Türkiye fears spillover effects of US-Iran war

Ankara fears a refugee influx, economic disruption, and a Kurdish dimension as the US and Israel escalate their attacks

Omer Onhon

Egypt’s Persuasive Mouthpiece

[caption id="attachment_55245091" align="alignnone" width="594"] A pile of newspapers reporting on the ouster of Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi on July 4, 2013, in Cairo. (Mohamed El-Shahed/AFP…

Wessam Sherif

Syria's Deadly Bureaucracy

[caption id="attachment_55245087" align="alignnone" width="620"] Members of the Iraqi Red Crescent Society, volunteers and military personnel stack bags of rice as they gather supplies for Syrian…

James Denselow

Curiouser and Curiouser

[caption id="attachment_55245057" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A Yemeni soldier mans a checkpoint on the outskirts of Sana'a on May 16, 2012, amid tight security measures as the military…

James Spencer

Desert Fox 2

[caption id="attachment_55245021" align="alignnone" width="620"] A US Navy officer walks in front of a 5754 gun on the deck of the USS Milius DDG69, a multi-mission capable guided missile destroyer…

Alex Edwards

Erdoğan’s Deep Pockets

[caption id="attachment_55244987" align="alignnone" width="620"] (L-R) Somalian president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Turkish foreign minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, and Somaliland's president, Ahmed Siilaanyo,…

Barçin Yinanç

Brothers without Leadership

[caption id="attachment_55244978" align="alignnone" width="594"] Supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood take part in a demonstration in the district of Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo, on August 23,…

Alex Walsh

The Lion Chases Away the Dragon

[caption id="attachment_55244949" align="aligncenter" width="620"]An Iranian policeman holds up a package of seized Afghan-made drugs during a media tour in the southeastern city of Zahedan on July…

Ian Tanner

Witness against an Immovable World

[caption id="attachment_55244956" align="alignnone" width="620"] The US embassy in London. (Lefteris Pitarakis/AP)[/caption]Somewhere between 200 and 1,300 are said to have died in an alleged…

Tam Hussein

Feeding the Flame

[caption id="attachment_55244838" align="alignnone" width="620"] A Yemeni man holds up a banner during a protest against US drone attacks on Yemen close to the home of Yemeni President Hadi, in the…

Catherine Shakdam

A Dark Winter Ahead

[caption id="attachment_55244818" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Trucks and APCs beloning to the Egyptian riot police are parked in the main street leading to Egypt's landmark Tahrir Square on…

Andrew Bowen