Russia mulls Mali strategy after failed coup attempt

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.

Anton Mardasov

Shrinking Shar'iyyah

[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…

Youssef Cherif

Turkey's Ticking Time Bomb

[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,…

Stephen Starr

Axes of Fable

[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…

Hussein Ibish

France Takes the Lead

[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,…

Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

Netanyahu, Denim, and The Bomb

[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…

Ataollah Mohajerani

Erdoğan’s Mandatory Measures

[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…

Mehmet Solmaz

Sadat’s Example for Egypt

[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…

Mahmud El-Shafey

Libya’s Power Play

[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…

Tasbeeh Herwees