water Forget about gas prices and start worrying about water Séamus Bellamy

politics Why Iran's regime survives every uprising: an insider explains Ellsworth Toohey

terrorism Princeton researcher on 903 days of torture and incompetent interrogators in Baghdad Ellsworth Toohey

trump Iran's Supreme Leader blames Trump for the protests and vows "maximum punishment" for demonstrators. Séamus Bellamy

russia Bashar al-Assad, responsible for 202,000 civilian deaths, now plays video games in Moscow luxury apartment Ellsworth Toohey

human rights British citizen sentenced to 10 years in Saudi prison over deleted tweet Ellsworth Toohey

politics Look at the Assad family's boring-ass bunker Ellsworth Toohey

photography Taliban bans all images of living things in Afghanistan Mark Frauenfelder

attacks 1 day after deadly pagers, walkie-talkies simultaneously explode in Lebanon, killing 9 and injuring 300 (video) Carla Sinclair

politics Jared Kushner suggests Israel remove Palestinians from Gaza Jason Weisberger

twitter Iran and Israel trade threats on Twitter Mark Frauenfelder

archaeology Review: Uncovering the layers of history and politics in Andrew Lawler's "Under Jerusalem" Gareth Branwyn

picks Russian warship 'aggressively approached' US Navy destroyer in Arabian Sea Xeni Jardin

middle east Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert sentenced to 10 years in Iran prison Mark Frauenfelder

russia United Nations: ISIS is regrouping Séamus Bellamy

late stage capitalism Mass protests against IMF austerity force Jordan's Prime Minister to resign Cory Doctorow

war Apple finally allowed drone strike alert app, then removed it again Andrea James

maps Map shows Middle East based on who actually holds territory Rob Beschizza

Business Uber gets $3.5 Billion from Saudi investors Xeni Jardin