As the year of revolution draws to a close, a new "parallel revolution" against corruption is emerging in Yemen. Over the past two weeks strikes have spread across the country and are proving effective, leading to the hope that this Yemeni uprising of 2011 can truly bring change to the... More

　　As a daily drum beat of violence continues to reverberate across Iraq, people here continue to struggle to find some sense of normality, a task made increasingly difficult due to ongoing violence and the lack of both water and electricity. 　　During the build-up to the US-led invasion of Iraq, the... More

　　Iraq has been one of the deadliest countries in the world for journalists since 2003. 　　While scores of newspapers and media outlets blossomed across Baghdad following the removal of Saddam Hussein's regime in the spring of 2003, the media renaissance was also met with attacks on both local and international... More

　　The human rights situation in Iraq is worse now than it was a year ago, Human Rights Watch argues in a new report out Sunday. 　　Human Rights Watch says it uncovered a secret Iraqi prison where detainees were beaten, hung upside down and given electric shocks to sensitive parts of... More

　　When he got in the taxi, the Syrian worker unwittingly walked into the hands of kidnappers. Dumped blindfolded in a graveyard eight days later, he was glad to be alive. 　　Abu Ahmed, a 35-year-old house painter, is one of hundreds in the Syrian city of Homs who have fallen prey... More

　　In the early years of Bashar al-Assad's presidency, he was seen as a reformer, and was popular with everyday Syrians. 　　The slow pace of political change was often blamed on an "old guard" of aides, inherited from the era of his father, Hafez al-Assad. 　　But amid an uprising against his... More

　　Last week, Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich was sentenced to a reduction in rank but no jail time for leading his squad in a rampage known as “The Haditha Massacre.” Wuterich, who was charged with nine counts of manslaughter, pled guilty to dereliction of duty. Six other Marines have had their... More

　　The number of civilian casualties in the war in Afghanistan rose for the fifth year in a row in 2011, according to the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) which put the number of civilians killed at 3,000 over the past year. 　　Fighters fighting occupation forces and the corrupt Karzai... More

　　Less than two months into 2012, the Iraqi government has executed at least 65 prisoners, as the country continues to slip into dictatorship with continued support from the U.S. 　　Many aspects of the government in Baghdad have spiraled out of control since the end of the U.S. military occupation, but... More

　　The Syrian city of Homs has been under attack for nearly a week, as government forces allied to President Bashar al-Assad try to regain control of opposition-held areas. 　　The city, in the centre of the country, has emerged as the capital of the uprising and its Revolutionary Council runs a... More

　　Destruction of Palestinian homes and settlements on Palestinian land are hitting record highs in recent years. 　　Israel on Wednesday approved the construction of 695 new housing units in and around the West Bank settlement of Shiloh, north-east of Ramallah. 　　Up to 121 of the housing units already exist – 93... More

　　Most American media accounts and commentary about the ongoing violent anti-American protests in Afghanistan depict their principal cause as anger over the burning of copies of the Noble Quran, except that Afghans themselves keep saying things like this: 　　Protesters in Kabul interviewed on the road and in front of Parliament... More

　　Palestinians are under increasing attacks from Israeli settlers, especially in the last few years, reports have found. 　　Fadi Quran is little different from any other Palestinian living in the West Bank, where violence from Israeli settlers is part of daily life. Hailing from the town of Al-Bireh, less than one... More