The Economist changes its online Middle East coverage
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/10/03/farewell-to-pomegranate
America and its allies launch an attack on Islamic State in Syria. Without boots on the ground, how much will an air offensive achieve?
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/09/23/terrible-swift-sword
Turks and Syrians speculate about Turkey’s relationship with Islamic State
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/09/22/murky-relations
Why the Houthis have returned to violence
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/09/21/houthis-get-huffy
A new film is too close for comfort
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/09/14/highlighting-the-lot-of-journalists
Not all is going to plan for Bashar Assad
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/09/12/is-the-regime-rattled
Syrians continue to take huge risks to escape their country
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/09/08/a-harrowing-journey
The Palestinian Islamist group returns to the West Bank
Libya's highest religious authority is accused of being too sympathetic to devout Islamists
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/09/03/a-comment-too-far
A prominent rights activist is arrested
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/09/02/a-movement-behind-bars
A new microbrewery opens in Lebanon
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/09/02/pour-me-another
Joining the international criminal court is harder than it looks
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/09/01/will-they-wont-they-join-the-dance
Yazidis are training in Syria to fight in Iraq
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/09/01/getting-ready-to-fight-back
The airport changes hands but more violence is likely
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/08/25/is-civil-war-likely
The Islamic State has hitherto relied on others to provide services
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/08/25/can-it-govern
Hardliners intensify their attempts to undermine Hassan Rohani
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/08/22/making-mischief
It is a year since the regime launched a chemical attack that left hundreds dead
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/08/21/a-sad-anniversary
The Houthis are calling for a revolt against the government in Sana'a
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/08/20/trouble-is-brewing
Lebanon starts to enforce its visa rules
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/08/19/show-us-your-papers
THE jihadists of the Islamic State are no match for American firepower, but Barack Obama could be signing up for a long and difficult fight
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/08/14/if-at-first-you-dont-succeed
The country is making progress, but problems persist
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/08/14/a-work-in-progress
The Islamic State’s gains are threatening water and food supplies
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/08/11/another-threat
Extremists continue to trouble the government
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/08/11/still-there
Extremist groups in Syria take over a Lebanese border town
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https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/08/07/gaza-abacus
It remains unclear where Iran’s foreign policy is going
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/08/07/a-debate-at-home
The Islamic State is chasing out Iraq's minorities
Why is Iran clamping down on journalists again?
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/08/04/under-the-cosh
OUR correspondent reports on the mood in Israel and asks whether this time Gaza can look forward to life beyond the blockade
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/08/02/bargaining-and-bombs
Diplomats are grappling with the mechanics of a ceasefire in Gaza
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/08/01/how-to-get-a-long-term-ceasefire
Accidents from unexploded ordinance have increased
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/07/31/still-a-danger
Amid the violence, Iraqis celebrate the end of Ramadan
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/07/29/making-the-most-of-it
As fighting worsens, diplomats are leaving
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/07/29/can-it-pull-back-from-the-brink
A popular soap opera fails to please
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/07/27/the-end-of-an-affair
Why Egypt will struggle to broker a ceasefire
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/07/23/no-longer-a-true-mediator
After ten months of talks, the distance between the two sides is still gaping
Libya is not officially at war—but it feels like it
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/07/21/getting-worse
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https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/07/21/the-bloodshed-continues
Hamas needs to find a way out of the current conflict before it runs out of missiles
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/07/16/while-stocks-last
Gulf governments appear to be using ever more sophisticated spyware to keep activists in check
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/07/16/were-watching-you
Libya experiences some of the worst fighting since the revolution
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/07/15/fighting-flares
A Syria journalist describes her life in the rebel-held part of the northern city
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/07/15/life-in-aleppo
How will the president deal with rebels in the country's north?
The prime minister and the foreign minister end a deal to work together
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/07/07/falling-out
Lebanon blocks the flight of desperate Palestinians from Syria
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/07/07/from-fire-to-frying-pan
Violence derails the promise of better communal relations in the holy city
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/07/04/going-off-the-rails
The death of a prominent activist casts a deep shadow over Libya's troubles
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/06/26/a-courageous-woman-is-slain
As general and presidential elections approach, old-timers are re-emerging
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/06/24/the-dealmaking-begins
Harsh sentences against journalists bring Egypt’s courts into further disrepute
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/06/24/shooting-the-messenger
America’s capture of a top militant makes waves
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/06/20/seaside-kandahar
More Iranians appear to be being pardoned
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/06/19/a-softer-touch
A new camp is designed to address Jordanian security concerns
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/06/18/carefully-watched
The Arab world’s poorest country is in an economic quagmire
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/06/17/unable-to-balance-the-books
Militias are providing security in Lebanese towns on the border with Syria
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/06/15/taking-charge
People are no longer afraid to speak out
PALESTINIANS' latest attempt to reconcile their divided territories faces daunting obstacles at home and abroad
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/06/10/olive-branches-and-old-scars
New immigration policies are worrying Syrians
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/06/10/a-gathering-storm
The court decides who is prime minister
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/06/09/too-many-leaders
Reconciliation between Palestinian factions is faltering
The Syrian regime's forces have gained the upper hand against rebel groups in the country's bloody civil war. A current increase in foreign aid is not enough to change that
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/06/05/down-but-not-out
Locals in Idleb are still fearful of the extremist group
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/06/05/gone-but-not-forgotten
Private companies take the lead
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/06/04/making-space
Local communities in the far south want a bigger slice of the oil action
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/06/03/that-well-is-ours
A slideshow of life in one Baghdad district
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/06/02/getting-harder
Journalists are increasingly nervous, as an outstanding editor is gunned down
Western governments want Palestinian reconciliation, but Israel’s does not
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/05/29/warily-groping-towards-a-deal
Pope Francis was greeted more warmly by some than others in the Holy Land
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/05/28/a-mixture-of-moods
Gulf and Western charities are learning to work together
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/05/28/doing-it-our-way
Can the head of the catholic church succeed where America has failed?
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/05/25/pope-for-peace
Tensions are rising in the run-up to the pope’s visit to the Holy Land
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/05/24/no-ordinary-visit
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who will almost certainly be Egypt's next president, is not as popular as he thinks
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/05/22/shifting-sands
Nuri al-Maliki won most seats. Now for the wrangling over a new coalition
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/05/22/the-incumbent-digs-in
Two anniversaries highlight Yemen's lack of unity
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/05/22/simmering-discontent
WOMEN in Saudi Arabia have to adhere to restrictive social codes based on an extreme interpretation of Islam. But as calls for reform increase, their lot is starting to change
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/05/20/driving-change
Kish tries to attract visitors to work and play
A former general goes rogue in Benghazi
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/05/18/things-fall-apart
A controversial swap of prisoners is causing diplomatic worries
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/05/14/tit-for-tat
How Syrians see the rebel withdrawal from the "capital of the revolution"
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/05/12/the-fall-of-homs
The pope’s visit comes at a time of rising tension
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/05/12/caught-in-the-middle
More Yemenis are turning against al-Qaeda
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/05/09/this-time-people-support-the-war
Conservatives are pushing for segregation between men and women
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/05/08/pulling-them-apart
Nuri al-Maliki’s chance of staying in power depends a lot on his fellow Shias
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/05/07/shia-v-shia
The country finds it hard even to choose a prime minister
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/05/06/whos-for-prime-minister
A controversial plan for an old Crusader city
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/05/05/renovation-or-destruction
An annual Jewish pilgrimage sparks debate in Tunisia
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/05/01/causing-a-fuss
The president has made a bold move. But people may not stay patient for long
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/04/30/cut-those-subsidies
Polls this year have inspired a new opposition movement
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/04/29/new-opponents
Palestinians in Jerusalem find it hard to promote their wares
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/04/28/billboard-battles
President Bashar Assad plans his pointless re-election
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/04/24/a-bit-of-theatre
Saudi Arabia is starting to get worried as cases of MERS increase
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/04/22/virulent-fears
One of the biggest attacks against al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/04/21/an-ongoing-battle
Syrians have a tough time in the Gulf
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/04/21/vulnerable-to-abuse
The ailing president is reelected, inevitably
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/04/19/quelle-surprise
An ambitious push for full parliamentary democracy
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/04/17/a-reawakening
Relations between Palestinian and Israeli leaders are steadily worsening
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/04/15/the-final-fizzling-of-negotiations
The army faces increasing hostilities at home
The UN's work increasingly relies on Gulf aid
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/04/13/deep-pockets
Even the most peaceful of dissenters may now be jailed
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/04/09/the-stifling-of-opposition
Lebanon struggles with how to teach its past
https://www.economist.com/pomegranate/2014/04/09/a-hard-history