2015-01-12 Calm in Middle East Not Likely in 2015
It has been four years since uprisings in the Middle East ended a long period of stability. Most observers believe 2015 will be another violent year there. They say political…
2014-09-05 Conflicts Affecting Christians in Middle East
The study found an increase in conflicts based on religious disputes. It also found that Christians faced oppression in a growing number of countries in the Middle East. Experts say…
2014-07-15 Middle East Cease-Fire Fails
Israeli forces and Palestinian militants intensified attacks on each other Tuesday. Earlier, the Palestinian group Hamas rejected an Egyptian cease-fire plan. Hamas governs the Gaza area from which militants launch…
2013-03-21 Women peacekeepers in the Middle East
From VOA Learning English, welcome back to AS IT IS. I’m Mario Ritter. Women are half the world’s population. But they can face barriers to economic independence and security. Today…