Middle East

I’ve been a little obsessed with the changes in the Arab blogosphere over the past year, and the Syrian blogs are among the most interesting ……Read More

As was foreboded, the situation in Iraq is deteriorating. It was feared that the Shia-Sunni rivalry in Iraq would flare up after the toppling of ……Read More

‘Authorities have no faith in people’s votes’  Iran’s forthcoming parliamentary race will be nothing more than “sham elections,” according to Mahdi Karroubi, a leader in ……Read More

‘We’re witnessing undeclared martial law’ Iranians are witnessing an “undeclared martial law” in their country, according to a group of political prisoners held in the ……Read More

A fired factory worker who had hurled a shoe towards Ahmadinejad has been arrested. On Monday judiciary spokesman Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje’i announced the news, describing the ……Read More

‘His only sin is speaking his mind’ A group of 101 Iranian journalists have called for the release of imprisoned freelance journalist Hassan Fathi. Fathi ……Read More