 | John Burns and Dexter Filkins Answer Questions on McChrystal's Dismissal |
John Burns and Dexter Filkins answer readers' questions about President Obama's dismissal of Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal.
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| 9 Policemen Killed in Bombings Around Iraq |
A series of attacks in northern Iraq and in Baghdad added to an already tense spring and summer.
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| Trial of Iran's 'Blogfather' Begins in Tehran |
More than a year and a half after he was arrested in Tehran, Hossein Derakhshan, an influential Iranian-Canadian blogger also known as Hoder, was put on trial on Wednesday.
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| Ask John Burns: General McChrystal's Dismissal |
John Burns is taking readers' questions on President Obama's dismissal of Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, following comments the general made in a Rolling Stone interview.
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| One Goal, No Cheers |
The Times's Stephen Farrell checked in from Baghdad during the United States' World Cup match on Wednesday, where Iraqis found unity in backing a fellow Arab nation, Algeria.
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| World Briefing | Middle East: Iraq: Insurgent Group Says It Bombed Bank |
The Islamic State of Iraq claimed responsibility for the bombing attack on the Trade Bank of Iraq on Sunday that killed at least 18 people.
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| Car Bombs Hit Crowds Outside Bank in Baghdad |
Two bombs detonated outside Iraq’s Bank of Trade, killing 26 people in the second attack on a major financial institution in eight days.
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| Israeli Criticizes Plans to Raze Palestinian Homes |
In a statement released by his office, Defense Minister Ehud Barak said that authorities were “not demonstrating any common sense or any sense of timing — and it is not the first time.”
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| World Briefing | Middle East: Israel: Spy Satellite Is Launched |
The new satellite, known as Ofek-9, will help Israel more efficiently monitor the region, including Iran, said Chaim Eshed, the director of Israel’s military space program.
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| N.Y.U. Abu Dhabi Scours Globe for Its First Students |
The new four-year university in Abu Dhabi drew more than 9,000 applicants and has accepted fewer than 200.
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| East Jerusalem Building Plan Advances |
The decision came a day after Israel won unusual praise from Washington for easing the blockade of Gaza, and amid other signs of progress.
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| People in Gaza Await Easing of Israeli Blockade |
Many people said that life would be only marginally improved if more goods crossed the border.
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| Iraqi Minister Forced Out Over Power Shortages |
Iraq’s electricity minister abruptly resigned Monday evening because of growing public outrage over the relentless power shortage crisis in the country.
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| Mosul Journal: In Mosul, Iraq, Violence Resists a Timetable |
Despite American efforts to root out insurgents, attacks continue around a neighborhood in Mosul as the United States prepares to draw down its troops.
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| Iran Bars Nuclear Inspectors In Response to Sanctions |
The restriction was apparently the first step in what the Iranian government has said will be a series of actions in response to the latest round of Security Council sanctions.
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| Alexandria Journal: A Draft of the Past Remains on Tap in Egypt |
A neighborhood bar, an outpost of the diversity and tolerance of cosmopolitan old Alexandria, has resisted the conservative social forces of modern Egypt.
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| Israeli Easing of Blockade of Gaza Draws Praise of U.S. |
While Israel’s announcement did not signal an end to the naval blockade of Gaza, it earned some unusual praise from the Obama administration.
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| Yemen Arrests Suspect in Gun Attack |
Yemen said it had arrested the suspected mastermind of the attack on its security headquarters in Aden that left 11 people dead and reportedly freed some detainees from Al Qaeda.
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| Iran Executes Sunni Rebel Leader |
Abdul-Malik Rigi was hanged on Sunday morning after a revolutionary court found him guilty of 79 criminal charges, the ISNA news agency reported.
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| Baghdad Nights Glitter, Behind Shatterproof Glass |
Night life has returned in Baghdad with a restaurant that is part Beirut, part Dubai, part Miami circa “Scarface.”
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| Turks and Kurdish Rebels Clash |
Tensions have been escalating along Turkey’s border with Iraq, with at least 130 rebel fighters and 43 members of the Turkish security forces killed since March.
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| Thousands Protest Electricity Shortage in Iraq |
One person was killed when the police opened fire on the demonstrators, who were throwing rocks at the provincial headquarters in Basra.
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| 11 Killed as Militants Storm Yemen Jail |
Heavily armed militants thought to belong to Al Qaeda stormed a jail used by the intelligence services in Aden, killing at least 11 people, security officials said.
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| Iraq Killings Point Up Persistence of Militants |
An ambush killed seven Iraqi soldiers near the Syrian border, and at least nine died in a car bombing in Salahuddin Province.
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| Iran Security Officials Call West’s New Sanctions Illegal |
Iran condemned as “illegal” sanctions imposed on it by the United Nations, saying the resolution proved that the body cannot be an appropriate source to protect people’s rights and security.
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| U.N. Leader Criticizes Israel’s Panel on Flotilla |
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said that the investigation of Israel’s attack on a flotilla headed for Gaza lacked international credibility.
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| Abroad: Soap Operas in the Arab World Yield Their Own Soft Power |
Soap operas filmed in Turkey with Muslim characters hold influence over many viewers in the Arab world.
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| Israel to Ease Gaza Land Blockade |
Israel promised to ease the importation of some goods by land, a move seemingly designed to quell criticism.
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| Gunmen Kill Iraqi Sunni Leader and His Family |
Gunmen with automatic weapons stormed a house outside Falluja, killing an Awakening Council member, his wife and three of his children.
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| Hasidic Jews in Israel Protest Ruling on School |
Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews took to the streets to support Hasidic parents refusing to comply with a ruling against ethnic segregation in schools.
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| Victory for WikiLeaks in Iceland's Parliament |
Iceland's Parliament voted unanimously in favor of a package of legislation aimed at making the country a haven for freedom of expression by offering legal protection to whistle-blower Web sites like WikiLeaks.
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