Tying up some loose ends from recent electoral events, plus an advance look at next month’s Iranian election.

An interesting perspective on racism, and particularly on anti-Muslim feeling in Europe.

Physicist Stephen Hawking has decided not to go to a conference in Israel. The Israelis think they’re being unfairly picked on.

John Kerry goes to Moscow and emerges with some hopeful news for Syria. There’s a long way to go, but at least the essential first step has been taken.

Here we go again – weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East. If Syria has really started using them, that’s a big problem.

Another disappointment in the quest for Middle East peace as Israel refuses to engage with a fresh offer from the Arab League.

An exciting and uplifting story about the rescue of the treasures of Timbuktu (yes, it’s a real place). But there’s also a moral to it.

Israel, Iran and North Korea. Different nuclear programs, very different reactions.

Those who thought Obama had failed to deliver on his Middle East tour spoke too soon. The rapprochement between Israel and Turkey is a significant step.

News Limited appears to have learned nothing and forgotten nothing in ten years. Then it was Iraq, now it’s media regulation.