Moderate candidate Hassan Rouhani has a big early lead in Iran's presidential election. Here's how to follow along with the count.
Category: Middle East
Election preview: Iran
Iran's presidential election looks as if it might be more exciting than anyone expected, with a surge in support for the most moderate candidate and the chance of a runoff next week.
Iran lurches further down the theocratic road
A presidential election in Iran looks like falling well short of a democratic exercise, but public opposition to the regime is by no means extinct.
Turkey hesitates between east and west
The recent days of protest crystallise the debate over whether Turkey has successfully synthesised its European and Middle Eastern elements. Is it really a democracy, or is it a place where governments have to be overthrown by force?
The world digs deeper into Syria
Syria descends further down the spiral of intervention and escalation. But there's no going back to the era of Mid-East autocrats.
Syrian peace talks not dead yet
The situation in Syria is looking bleak but not entirely hopeless, with Russia apparently trying to increase its leverage ahead of promised peace talks.
Another election roundup
Tying up some loose ends from recent electoral events, plus an advance look at next month's Iranian election.
Two concepts of racism
An interesting perspective on racism, and particularly on anti-Muslim feeling in Europe.
Hawking, boycotts and the settlements
Physicist Stephen Hawking has decided not to go to a conference in Israel. The Israelis think they're being unfairly picked on.
Better news at last for Syria
John Kerry goes to Moscow and emerges with some hopeful news for Syria. There's a long way to go, but at least the essential first step has been taken.
The World is Not Enough 