As war rages, Assad runs in an election he is sure to win
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Flags adorn the streets of Damascus as the government prepares for a vote critics call a sham.
As war rages, Assad runs in an election he is sure to win
Flags adorn the streets of Damascus as the government prepares for a vote critics call a sham.
Syrians in Lebanon throng embassy to cast ballots
The turnout, which pleased the government, suggests Assad’s rule is unlikely to end anytime soon.
Voting begins in Syrian presidential election
Syrians abroad rushed to cast absentee ballots for the June 3 election that is expected to favor President Assad.
U.S. entrepreneurs test the waters in Iran
As tensions begin to ease, one visitor says that to ignore Iran “is to ignore the way the world is going.”
Saudi-U.S. tensions over Syria persist
The longtime allies have worked hard to mend the rift, but differences over arming Syria’s rebels remain.
Pope Francis visits the Holy Land
The pontiff calls for an end to Syria’s civil war during his three-day trip, which includes stops in Jordan, Israel and the West Bank.
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Voting begins in Syrian presidential election
Syrians abroad rushed to cast absentee ballots for the June 3 election that is expected to favor President Assad.
Egyptians vote in presidential election
Two candidates are vying for the top office after Egypt’s first democratically elected president was ousted last year.
Pope Francis visits the Holy Land
The pontiff calls for an end to Syria’s civil war during his three-day trip, which includes stops in Jordan, Israel and the West Bank.
Protests erupt after mine disaster in Turkey
Riot police used tear gas and water cannons against anti-government demonstrators in Istanbul and other cities.
Hundreds killed in Turkey mine disaster
Many more were reported missing after an explosion and fire.
Aftermath of the besieged Syrian city of Homs
The city of Homs lies in ruin following a nearly two-year-long clash between rebels and Syrian forces.
Car bomb attacks kill 28 in Baghdad
The bombings are the latest in a surge of violence that has been the most serious challenge to the government’s efforts to achieve stability.
Bulgaria grapples with influx of refugees
The poorest country in the E.U. has experienced a surge of displaced people entering its borders, many from war-torn Syria.
Drug-addicted women seek treatment in Iran
The center is one sign that attitudes are changing as Iran begins to confront an uncomfortable problem that long went ignored.
The struggle for control of Anbar province in Iraq
The Iraqi army is fighting a resurgence of jihadists and hostile tribesmen.
Iraqis vote in parliamentary elections
As the country votes in its first parliamentary elections since the withdrawal of U.S. troops, violence remains.
Holocaust Remembrance Day
Israel held its annual memorial for victims of the Nazi genocide on Monday, and other nations joined in remembrance.
The child merchants of Beirut
Thousands of Syrian refugee children work in Lebanon, selling flowers, tissues, chewing gum or shoe shines.
Supporters of Turkey’s leader rally in Istanbul
Hundreds of thousands of supporters demonstrated for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan at an election rally Sunday.
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