The long road to Damascus
There are signs that the Syrian regime may become still more violent(15)
Friday February 10th 2012
Syria
African resources
Wish you were mine
African governments are seeking higher rents and bigger ownership stakes from foreign miners(2)
Iran
Closer to take-off
Momentum is growing for an Israeli airstrike on Iran—with or without American support(44)
Egypt
It goes on and on
Egypt's newly elected Islamists struggle to keep up with events
Economics of the Arab spring
Unfinished business
Revolutions have hurt the wallets of bosses and workers alike(4)
South Africa
Still an issue
Mixed-race citizens remain uneasy about black rule(28)
Health care in Africa
It’s up to you
In Sierra Leone when it comes to health care, substitutes for traditional foreign aid are hard to find(3)
Nigeria
The terror they dare not name
Globalisation and jihadism intersect in the little-known metropolis of Kano(14)
Reading the Arab spring
Revolution between hard covers
What Arabs are writing about the Arab spring(3)
The new Libya
Better than it sounds
Llibya's new government is making progress even if things are still messy(3)
Kenya and the International Criminal Court
Brace yourself
Kenyan politics is shaken up by the indictment of several heavyweights(6)
Feature
Palestinian reconciliation
Try, try, try again
The Palestinians strike yet another unity deal-but will it come to anything?
What we're reading
Whose Egypt?
(Adam Schatz at the London Review of Books)
Israel-Palestine peace talks: working hard at treading water
(Daniel Levy & Leila Hilal at Foreignpolicy.com)
What Iraq can teach us about Iran
(Stephen Walt at Foreignpolicy.com)
100 years on: what has happened to the ANC?
(Richard Dowden at African Arguments)
The impact of the ICC proceedings on Kenya
(International Crisis Group)
Highlights
Eyeing the Arab spring
Gloom and bloom
What Israelis are making of the yearlong racket on their border
Islam and homosexuality
Straight but narrow
A debate about homosexuality in Islam is beginning. But in Muslim lands persecution—and hypocrisy—are still rife
Political violence and trauma
Beaten but unbowed
Violence such as that in Syria seems to scar some more than others
Art in Saudi Arabia
The picture is changing
Saudi artists and comedians are enjoying a thin breath of freedom
Shia Islam
A growing sense of bloody isolation
Shia Muslims, in Iran and beyond, are feeling increasingly nervous and lonely
The haj
Journey of faith
Putting on the West’s first big exhibition about the haj has been a challenge
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