Here we go again – weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East. If Syria has really started using them, that's a big problem.
Category: Middle East
Netanyahu not interested in peace – what a surprise
Another disappointment in the quest for Middle East peace as Israel refuses to engage with a fresh offer from the Arab League.
Not all religion is fundamentalist
An exciting and uplifting story about the rescue of the treasures of Timbuktu (yes, it's a real place). But there's also a moral to it.
Another look at Israel vs. Iran
Israel, Iran and North Korea. Different nuclear programs, very different reactions.
Obama magic still works
Those who thought Obama had failed to deliver on his Middle East tour spoke too soon. The rapprochement between Israel and Turkey is a significant step.
News Limited still at it ten years on
News Limited appears to have learned nothing and forgotten nothing in ten years. Then it was Iraq, now it's media regulation.
Israel finally gets a government
Benjamin Netanyahu has used the full amount of time available, but he appears to have finally put together a new right-wing coalition.
Peace hopes for Kurdistan
There are renewed hopes this morning for peace prospects in one of the world's most significant ethnic conflicts.
The continuing saga of nuclear Iran
The supposed Iranian nuclear crisis never goes away, perhaps because it's in some people's interests for it not to go away.
Netanyahu gets an extension
Benjamin Netanyahu has another 14 days to try to put together a new government. For the first time, there seems a real chance that he might not succeed.
The World is Not Enough 