Tel Aviv's Tahrir Square
Israeli protests over soaring housing prices echo demonstrations elsewhere in region.
Israeli protests over soaring housing prices echo demonstrations elsewhere in region.
New impetus given to non-violent campaign against Israeli occupation.
Belly dancing has long been an important cultural tradition in the Middle East but still is largely stigmatised as something seedy or to be seen mostly in films or on the stage.
Denying rights abuses could prove costly for Tehran, both economically and politically.
Change movement attempts to reach out to all voters in ethnically divided city.
Ruling marks an important development in international law - the first time the Genocide Convention has been applied at the ICJ.
Successive government bans on poppy production have had little impact on a deadly industry that blights lives across the world.
Families in Baghdad and in border camps complain of neglect.
Targeted sanctions likely to pose serious problems for the Tehran regime, but it remains defiant.
Opposition crowds seem to have shifted from passive protest to robust resistance to security forces.