Recently by Robert Zeliger
Egypt's Mubarak Could Face Death Penalty
May 24, 2011 | Egypt's former leader Hosni Mubarak and two of his sons will face trial -- with a potential death sentence -- for the killing of civilians in protests earlier this year that ultimately led to Mubarak's resignation, Egypt's public prosecutor announced...
Syria: An Inconvenient Revolution
May 17, 2011 | After Egypt and Libya, the White House doesn't plan on inserting itself into another Arab uprising with an uncertain outcome, analysts say. Despite weeks of protests and escalating violence in Syria, the White House is not ready to call for...
Analysts: A 'Make or Break' Moment for Syria's Assad
April 19, 2011 | For nearly five weeks President Bashar al-Assad faced growing unrest in Syria without giving any significant ground. His security forces cracked down -- often violently -- on protesters. His Interior Ministry this week described the protests as an insurrection by...
Iraq Has a New Government ... at Last
December 21, 2010 | Iraqi Parliament members vote for the new Iraqi Cabinet (Photo by Iraqi Prime Minister Office via Getty Images) The Iraqi people cast their votes on March 7. More than nine months later, after months of political turmoil, deal-making, and...
'Historic' Meeting of Mideast Adversaries Takes Place in Lebanon
July 30, 2010 | Syrian President Bashar al-Assad speaks (right) with Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdel-Aziz at al-Shaab palace in Damascus on Thursday, on the eve of a joint mission to Lebanon aimed at containing political tensions there. Photo by Louai Beshara/AFP The...
Iran's Opposition 'Hibernating' One Year After Disputed Election
June 17, 2010 | Last summer, huge crowds clogged the streets of Tehran and other cities after a disputed election gave Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a second term as president. A year later, protests have faded. In June 2009, the losing candidates -- including leading reformists...
Iran to Put American Hikers on Trial, Official Says
December 14, 2009 | Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Monday that three American hikers who "illegally" entered Iran in July would go on trial, though he did not specify when. Shane Bauer, 27, Sarah Shourd, 31, and Josh Fattal, 27, were arrested on...
Students Carry Out Protests in Iran Despite Arrests
December 7, 2009 | It's late afternoon in Iran and protesters are clashing with security forces in downtown Tehran and on university campuses. Hadi Ghaemi, the director of the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, who is in contact with people there, says...
