6:53pm

Logic of sacrifice grinds on in Syria

Syrian soldiers carry the coffin of a killed comrade who was reportedly killed in recent violence in the country, outside a hospital in the western province of Tartous, Syria ©AP

Alawites fuse ideas of country, regime and community,

4:31pm

EU resists lifting Syria arms embargo

France and UK face uphill battle to supply weapons to rebels

11:07am

UK and France push to arm Syria rebels

Countries urge EU to loosen weapons embargo

9:55am

Obama says Iran nuclear bomb a year away

US president warns military strike possible if talks fail

From US & CANADA Mar 14, 2013

US sanctions magnate shipping Iranian oil

Greek company accused of clandestine operation

Ingram Pinn illustration ©Ingram Pinn Philip Stephens from COMMENT Mar 14, 2013

After hubris in Iraq, hesitation in Syria

The tough lessons from an invasion a decade ago do not apply today

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Mar 14, 2013

Poverty decreases sharply in developing world

UN report highlights surge in middle classes

Mar 14, 2013

IMF official to kick-start Egypt talks

Revised economic programme on agenda in Cairo meeting

Global Insight Mar 14, 2013

Syria pays price of Assad’s war to death

Two years on, the conflict is taking on a sectarian character; mainstream rebels appealing for help

Mar 14, 2013

Israel says Iran setting up army in Syria

Intelligence chief accuses Tehran of manoeuvring for Assad aftermath

Roula Khalaf Mar 14, 2013

Fortune favours the brave in Iraq

Entrepreneurs see Iraq’s desperate needs as a unique opening

Mar 14, 2013

Picture changes for wary Assad supporters

People are less keen to display affiliation to regime

Mar 14, 2013

Belaid funeral stokes Tunisian tension

General strike grips nation as murdered leader is buried

Mar 14, 2013

Netanyahu agrees coalition government

Four-party deal reached six weeks after Israeli election

Mar 13, 2013

US names new ambassador to Libya

Kerry insists Christopher Stevens’ killers will be brought to justice

Mar 13, 2013

Rebels mirror regime in Syria’s murky war

Citizens trapped between two sides guilty of theft and kidnap

Editorial from COMMENT Mar 13, 2013

Time is long past for action on Syria

International resolve needed for decisive end to conflict

Mar 13, 2013

Tunisian parliament approves cabinet

Secular and leftist opposition left out of government

Mar 13, 2013

Algeria security reassures energy industry

Hostage crisis fails to dent foreign interest

Mar 13, 2013

Caught in Tunisia’s labour market trap

Government policies impede efforts to create desirable jobs

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