Lebanon front opens up amid US-Iran war

Attacks by Hezbollah and an Iraqi militia appear to be a calculated step by Tehran to widen the arena of conflict in a bid to raise the costs for its adversaries

Elie Kossaifi and Fayza Diab

Friendly Ties, Lost at Sea

[caption id="attachment_55250129" align="alignnone" width="620"] The Mavi Marmara approaches the southern Israeli port of Ashdod on May 31, 2010, after the Israeli navy raided a flotilla of aid ships…

Barçin Yinanç

Fixed Poll, Mixed Support

[caption id="attachment_55250104" align="alignnone" width="620"] A young Syrian boy holds a poster of Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad during a pro-regime demonstration in conjunction with the…

Antonia Roupell

Rallying around the General

[caption id="attachment_55250061" align="alignnone" width="620"] Libya Special Forces Commander Colonel Wanis Abu Khamada (L2) announces that his forces will join Khalifa Haftar's cause, Benghazi,…

Tasbeeh Herwees

Juggling East and West

[caption id="attachment_55250056" align="alignnone" width="618"] Iranian President Hassan Rouhani attends a press conference at the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia …

Alex Vatanka

Bigger is Better

[caption id="attachment_55250034" align="alignnone" width="620"] An Iranian boy stands among Shi'ite Muslim worshipers attending the weekly Friday prayer on May 16, 2014, at the University of Tehran…

Arash Aramesh

Tatbi' in the New Tunisia

[caption id="attachment_55250023" align="alignnone" width="620"] Jewish pilgrims from Tunisia, Europe and Israel perform the annual pilgrimage to the Ghriba synagogue, the oldest Jewish monument in…

Youssef Cherif

Approaching the Finishing Line

[caption id="attachment_55249990" align="alignnone" width="620"] Abbas Araqchi (C), Iran's chief nuclear negotiator arrives at the Austria Center Vienna after another rounds of talks between the EU…

David Patrikarakos

Abandoned Underground

[caption id="attachment_55249973" align="alignnone" width="620"] A man kisses his son, who was rescued from Soma coal mine after an explosion inside the mine on May 13, 2014. (Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty…

Ahu Özyurt