Glass is everywhere in Beirut, except where it’s supposed to be
BEIRUT — Broken glass seems everywhere in this city. It’s there in shiny, debris-filled mounds at the entrances to buildings. In single slivers lurking like...
For Iraqis, an unwanted conflict threatens their country once more
Behind the grim jokes is the very serious fear of an all-out war breaking out between Washington and Tehran, with Iraq as its chessboard, and...
The quiet man who harbored Islamic State leader al-Baghdadi
The animal feed wholesaler was friendly enough, Syrian neighbors said, but mostly kept to himself. So they were surprised to learn he commanded an extremist...
Baghdad, once a jewel among Arab capitals, is barely functional
The removal of concrete barriers lining major roads and buildings is another sign of a city shedding the vestiges of 15 blood-soaked years that made...
Seventeen years after Sept. 11, al-Qaida may be stronger than ever
Far from vanquishing the extremist group and its associated “franchises,” critics say, U.S. policies in the Mideast appear to have encouraged its spread.
Saudi Arabia’s women are allowed to drive, but not everyone is happy about it
Despite months of an intensely orchestrated feel-good campaign by the Saudi government, the smoldering remains of one woman’s car illustrated that not all are on...