Student protests test France's Republican promise

Education reform is at the heart of the demonstrations shaking Paris and beyond, with thousands already arrested, but the government's ability to meet learners' demands is limited

Elie Kossaifi

Sweet-Talking in Tehran

[caption id="attachment_55248847" align="alignnone" width="620"] Qatari Foreign Minister Khalid Bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah (L) and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (R) hold a joint press…

Alex Vatanka

A Dictator behind the Scenes

[caption id="attachment_55248814" align="alignnone" width="620"] A picture taken in Gaza city on May 11, 2011, shows Libyan state TV showing footage of strongman Muammar Gaddafi in a meeting. (Mahmud…

Hannah Lucinda Smith

A Forgotten Revolution

[caption id="attachment_55248824" align="alignnone" width="620"] Syrians hold candles during a vigil outside the Egyptian embassy in Damascus in support of anti-Mubarak protestors on January 29, 2011…

Stephen Starr

Democracy in the Making

[caption id="attachment_55248711" align="alignnone" width="620"] Tunisia's new Prime Minister, Mehdi Jomaa, addresses the handover ceremony in Tunis on January 29, 2014, after the North African…

Youssef Cherif

Grasping the Nettle

[caption id="attachment_55248795" align="alignnone" width="620"] US Secretary of State John Kerry arrives at Queen Alia International Airport on January 5, 2014 in the Jordanian capital, Amman. …

Robert E. Hunter

Turkey's Leaky Ship of State

[caption id="attachment_55248733" align="alignnone" width="620"] Turkish riot police use a water cannon to disperse protesters during a demonstration against new legislation tightening control of the…

Nicholas Birch