Stanching Syria’s Bleeding: Inside a Rebel Triage Unit
A medical student who has spent months saving lives in makeshift trauma stations shares his harrowing tale
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Syria Opposition Sees Annan Failure as Vindication of its Armed Struggle
Absence of a political solution makes a military victory more urgent, say opposition leaders. But stability after Assad remains a daunting challenge
Is Syria’s Bashar Assad Going the Way of Muammar Gaddafi?
As his regime slowly crumbles and options for exile and reconciliation narrow, Syria’s embattled President Bashar Assad looks likely to cling grimly on to power, no matter the consequences
Teodorin Obiang: The Dictator’s Son with a Malibu Mansion and a Warrant for His Arrest
Wanted on money-laundering charges in France, Teodorin Nguema Obiang Mangue, son of the 70-year-old President of Equatorial Guinea, is the poster child of Africa’s kleptocratic political elites
Will Syria’s Conflict Spill Over into War-Weary Iraq?
As the violence in Syria spirals into an increasingly bloody maelstrom, Iraq’s Foreign Minister voices his country’s fears that the chaos is spilling across the border—and that Baghdad won’t be able to contain it
Meet Mahmoud Jibril: The Man Who May Be Libya’s First Elected Leader
Following landmark elections this past weekend in Libya, results point to a coalition of moderates and secularists winning the majority of votes. The head of that camp is Mahmoud Jibril, a man once at the heart of the Gaddafi …
Libya Releases ICC Lawyer, but Will Justice Follow?
Libya released a team of International Criminal Court lawyers detained in the town of Zintan for nearly a month for supposedly conniving with the imprisoned son of Muammar Gaddafi. But questions remain about the ICC mission and …
Extradition of Gaddafi Deputy Plunges Tunisia into Political Crisis
The extradition from Tunisia to Libya of Al-Baghdadi Ali al-Mahmoudi, former deputy to the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, may be cheered in Tripoli. But it has exposed the growing power struggle between Islamists and …
Palestinians Champion Jesus’ Birthplace to Boost Statehood Bid
A bid to have Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity declared a World Heritage site by Unesco may not be driven simply by cultural concerns
Can Gaddafi’s Son Receive a Fair Trial if His Lawyers Are Arrested?
The Libyan militia holding Saif al-Islam Gaddafi have arrested his ICC appointed lawyer and are refusing to cooperate with the central government
Controversial Tunisian Court Ruling Reflects Dilemmas of the Arab Spring
In a sign that conservative Islam could yet take hold in this modern, largely secular country—home to the Arab Spring’s first revolution—a feisty, blunt-talking TV executive was convicted on Thursday of airing an animated …