Middle East

Middle East’s First Female Photo Collective Focuses on Gender

Arts, Culture & Media

The first all-women’s Middle Eastern art collective has a touring photography exhibit that puts gender in the foreground. 

Strait of Hormuz: 5 key facts

Conflict

Strait of Hormuz Photos

Conflict

US sells F-15s to Saudi Arabia, worth $30 billion

Politics

US-based non-profits raided by Egyptian forces

Politics

New Red Sea island formed

Lifestyle

A volcanic eruption has created a new island in the Red Sea between Yemen and Eritrea.

China: Overdue for a people’s revolt?

Commentary

Opinion: Freedom is too strong to be held in check forever. Even in China.

Syria: Protesters clash with troops during Arab League’s stay

Conflict

Despite the Arab League’s presence, Syrian troops reportedly fired into crowds of thousands of protesters.

Syria: Was Al Qaeda really to blame for the Damascus suicide bombings?

Commentary

Syria blamed Al Qaeda for twin suicide bombings in Damascus — an unlikely story.

A crew chief completes a post flight inspection of a Predator drone on Sept. 15, 2004 at Balad Air Base, Iraq.

Top 5 most groundbreaking stories of 2011

Conflict

A look at some (just some) of GlobalPost’s best work of 2011.