Middle East

Most recent

Participatory management is not universally viewed as effective
Our continuing look at Project GLOBE’s six leadership dimensions takes us now to “participatory leadership,” which refers to involving others in making and implementing decisions. Conceptually, it is the opposite of an autocratic style, in which...
Read more
Happy Birthday Israel....though you may be the only one celebrating
Officially it was May 15, 1948 when bible prophesy was fulfilled and Israel became the only nation to come back from utter destruction to become a nation again. Though it took nearly 2000 years, it was an amazing...
Read more
U.S. praises Algeria for defying Arab Spring
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton congratulated Algeria on this week’s election, a feat she described as a “welcome step” toward democratic reform.Algeria’s ruling party won handily, somehow weathering the Arab Spring’s...
Read more

Egypt elects new president
by Eric Kennedy
Egyptians choose new president in first democratic election.
See the photos
8 photos
Images from the Syrian Civil War
by Joseph Gilbert
Pertinent images from the Syrian Civil War and the regional actors impacting the fighting.
See the photos
14 photos
Mosaics, Chora Museum | Istanbul
by RD Foster
Mosaics, Chora Museum | Istanbul
See the photos
7 photos
Union for the Mediterranean: Revives to meet the challenges of a New Middle East
by Nicole Horrelt
"The Union for the Mediterranean is peace, and peace must come between Israel and the Palestinians" ~ Nicolas Sarkozy, Paris Summit 2008
See the photos
6 photos

Slideshow: Chaka Khan and Fantasia rocked the Idol stage in catsuits.

You decide: Fashionable or fails?
Slideshow: Check out these smoking hot Miss USA contestants.

Pretty ladies in bikinis
Why did the Bills WR tweet his STD test results to the world?

See if Clowney is clean
Slideshow: See some pickup lines that probably won't get you a date.

What not to say to chicks
These silly criminals had a plan to rob the Bellagio casino.

Flying wigs, chips and more
Slideshow: Who is a good fit for the steamy '50 Shades of Grey' film?

See stars who could pull it off
Some of your favorite stars have both beauty and brains.

Who's a celebrity Mensa member?
A "dying bride" was busted for scamming people out of money.

Why she faked an illness