A coordinated attack by an Al-Qaida-linked group and Tuareg rebels was the most serious on Mali's Russian-backed military junta in years. After years of dominance, this puts Moscow on the back foot.
[caption id="attachment_55246110" align="alignnone" width="594"] An Egyptian doctor who is on strike carries a placard that reads "The funeral of Egypt's health" during a march in central Cairo on…
[caption id="attachment_55246086" align="alignnone" width="620"] Tunisia's ruling Islamist Ennahda party's leader Rachid Ghannouchi (R) signs documents during a meeting as part of the dialogue…
[caption id="attachment_55246072" align="alignnone" width="620"] Protestors use fireworks against policemen during a clash between Turkish police and protestors on Istiklal Avenue on September 10,…
[caption id="attachment_55246064" align="alignnone" width="594"] A woman holds a sign depicting US President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and Attorney General John Ashcroft as the "axis…
[caption id="attachment_55246042" align="aligncenter" width="620"] French Defense Minister Jean Yves Le Drian (L) sits near Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Sultan bin Salman during a meeting in Jeddah,…
[caption id="attachment_55246015" align="aligncenter" width="620"] An Iranian man looks at a pair of jeans at shop in Tehran on October 7, 2013. A campaign launched by young Iranians on internet…
[caption id="attachment_55245986" align="alignnone" width="594"] People of Reyhanlı (in southern Turkey) chant slogans as riot police block them on May 18, 2013, during the funerals of the victims of…
[caption id="attachment_55245974" align="alignnone" width="594"] Egyptian president Anwar Sadat attends the successful conclusion of the Sinai II negotiations in 1975 in Alexandria, Egypt. (David…
[caption id="attachment_55245966" align="alignnone" width="620"] Libyan prime minister Ali Zeidan arrives at the government headquarters in Tripoli on October 10, 2013, shortly after he was freed…
[caption id="attachment_55245930" align="aligncenter" width="620"] An Iranian couple walk past an anti-US mural painting outside the former United States' embassy in Tehran, 07 June 2005 (ATTA KENARE…
The standoff in the Hormuz is not simply a question of whether Tehran can survive economic pressure, but whether Washington can sustain the pressure at an acceptable cost.
The Strait of Hormuz is now poised to become the primary arena of confrontation, with Iran relying on speedboat-driven guerrilla warfare to confront the US navy.
Former regime soldiers are stuck in limbo, as their undocumented status prevents them from working, travelling, and curbs family members' access to education, healthcare and social services