Iran

Iran hangs 16 after Baluch border clash

Sixteen accused militants were hanged in Iran’s Baluchistan provinceā€”in apparent retaliation for the deaths of at least 14 border guards in an ambush just the night before.

Afghanistan

Malala Yousafzai: still a hero!

Malala Yousafzai has not been co-opted by international accolades, as evidenced by her protests against US drone strikesā€”to President Obama’s very face.

Greater Middle East

Egypt: clashes in Cairo, insurgency in Sinai

While the new deadly street clashes in Cairo made international news, near-daily insurgent attacks on Eyptian security forces in the Sinai Peninsula continue with little notice. 

Afghanistan

Pakistan stock market soars on terror wave

Over the past year of growing violence and chaos in Pakistan, the Karachi Stock Exchange surged more than 44%, placing it among the world’s top-performing stock markets.

Greater Middle East

Syria: civil wars in the civil war

As the Free Syrian Army now battles jihadist rebels as well as the regime, the two biggest jihadist factions are fighting each other for control over oilfields in Syria’s north.

Greater Middle East

Are you ready for World War 5?

The fearful synergy of regional sectarian war and Great Power rivalries holds the menace of the looming Syria intervention setting off a new global conflagration.

Greater Middle East

Syria: ‘sectarian cleansing’ on both sides?

A Syrian rebel offensive targeting Alawite villages in the coastal governorate of Latakia has seen some 200 people killed and left nearly 3,000 families displaced this month.