Saturday, November 7, 2009

Middle East

More than half a million Iraqi families have left their homes since 2003, and one international group has identified fewer than 60,000 who have returned.

Yemeni Rebels and Saudis Clash at Border

Saudi military and Yemeni rebels both claimed to have inflicted casualties and captured enemy soldiers as border clashes continued.

Group Documents Sexual Assaults in Iran Postelection Crackdown

Human Rights Watch says one of the cases appeared in an official report, but was dropped by the government.

U.N. Panel Accuses 2 Iranians of Breaking Darfur Arms Embargo

Two businessmen were linked to video surveillance devices that were sold to Sudan and used by drones.

Lebanon’s Opposition Said to Agree to Government

Lebanon’s opposition, including Hezbollah, agreed to join a unity government proposed by Saad al-Hariri, a senior opposition source said.

Recent Features on the Middle East

Top Palestinian Rules Out Race for Re-election

Mahmoud Abbas has threatened to resign before, but his statement showed his frustration with the state of Mideast diplomacy.

Dissidents Mass in Tehran to Subvert an Anti-U.S. Rally

Protesters in Tehran tried to turn a government rally into a protest against the election.

Iraq Swears by Bomb Detector U.S. Sees as Useless

Iraqi security forces at hundreds of checkpoints have been relying on a hand-held wand.

News Analysis

Iran’s Politics Stand in the Way of a Nuclear Deal

The equivocating by Iran may be as much a product of a political crisis as it is a negotiating tactic, experts said.

Thirsty Plant Dries Out Yemen

Even as a water crisis threatens the very survival of Yemen, farmers are turning increasingly to growing a narcotic called qat because it is the only way to make a profit.

Fanciful Gardens Emerge in a City of Tan and Gray

Topiary gardens are emerging in Baghdad as fanciful displays of foliage amid concrete blast walls and security checkpoints.

At War

Notes from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and other areas of conflict in the post-9/11 era.

The Lede Blog

Video of Protests in Iran on Anniversary of Embassy Seizure

State-sponsored demonstrations marking the 30th anniversary of the seizure of the United States Embassy in Tehran were met today by opposition protests, which in turn were broken up by police and paramilitaries.

Opinion

The Hinge of History

Iran is experiencing a brutal clampdown, but memories of 1989 suggest that the dam must break when a repressive regime and the society it rules march in opposite directions.

From Week in Review

From Iraq, Lessons for the Next War

A longing to find in another country a mirror of ourselves can push aside the stark reality.

Multimedia
A Moderate Path in a bin Laden Birthplace

What Western media have portrayed as Osama bin Laden's ancestral homeland is a historic center of Sufism, a mystical strand within Islam.

Iran: The Nuclear Question

The Times's David E. Sanger discusses the issues surrounding the discovery of the Iranian enrichment site near the holy city of Qum.

Fervent Believers

Some Israeli settlers believe that there is a divine plan requiring them to hold the land, many of them armed. They live by the slogan “Never forget! Never forgive!”

Times Topics in the News

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