World & Nation
An American woman was fatally shot while participating in a protest in the West Bank. Witnesses said Israeli soldiers were responsible.
Sept. 6, 2024
After months of near-daily border skirmishes and escalating threats, a sense of fatalism seems to have set in in Israel and Lebanon.
Aug. 5, 2024
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Iran after attending the inauguration of the country’s new president, Iran and the militant group said early Wednesday. Hamas blamed an Israeli airstrike.
July 31, 2024
Obituaries
Fouad Ajami, a Lebanese-born scholar, author and commentator who helped shape American discourse on Middle Eastern affairs with lyrical portraits of the troubled region that illuminated Arab consciousness and politics, died of cancer Sunday at his home in Maine.
June 23, 2014
Entertainment & Arts
CAIRO -- His verses spoke of the sufferings of ordinary people. And they struck a powerful chord.
Dec. 3, 2013
Ahmed Fouad Negm’s political verses in colloquial Arabic sharply criticized the country’s leaders. His harshest barbs were aimed at Hosni Mubarak.
Lebanon’s parliamentary majority coalition agreed to nominate Prime Minister Fouad Siniora to form the country’s first government under newly elected President Michel Suleiman.
May 28, 2008
Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora won a new term Wednesday with the backing of a pro-U.S. coalition, angering the Hezbollah-led opposition that had pressed for a change in leadership.
May 29, 2008
Babylon & Beyond
This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links.
May 10, 2008