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Azerbaijan and Eurovision: The sound of music
May 24th 2012, 3:10 from Print edition
Europe’s song contest has not brought change to Azerbaijan. What could?(6)
Politics this week
May 24th 2012, 3:10 from Print edition(0)
The week ahead: May 18th 2012: Television debates replace tear gas
May 17th 2012, 11:53 from Newsbook
EGYPTIANS begin voting for a new president, markets eye Greece with anxiety, Nato and G8 summits in America, and nuclear talks with Iran(0)
Iran and nuclear weapons: Sticks now, carrots later
May 17th 2012, 3:05 from Print edition
Iran is back at the negotiating table. But trust in its diplomacy and in its theological utterances about nuclear weapons (see <a href="http://www.economist.com/node/21555541">article</a>) is fragile(123)
Iran’s nuclear theology: Bombs and truth
May 17th 2012, 3:05 from Print edition
Muslim theological objections to nuclear weapons—real and imagined(10)
The presidential election in Egypt: Egypt’s second republic
May 17th 2012, 3:05 from Print edition
The country’s new president, whoever he is, will face political and economic challenges aplenty(46)
Protest in Russia: A walk in the park
May 15th 2012, 4:57 from Eastern approaches
Russia's protestors are trying out some new tactics(49)
Israel and Palestine: An opportunity for an opportunist
May 14th 2012, 9:33 from Newsbook
ISRAEL'S prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, has convinced the biggest opposition party, Kadima, to join his coalition, which could reset relations with the Palestinians(8)
Politics this week
May 10th 2012, 3:06 from Print edition(0)
Israeli politics: Can Binyamin Netanyahu do a somersault?
May 10th 2012, 3:06 from Print edition
A dramatic reshaping of Israel’s ruling coalition could change society and reboot relations with the Palestinians(373)
Israel and Palestine: An opportunity for an opportunist
May 10th 2012, 3:06 from Print edition
A sudden change in the shape of Israel’s government offers a flicker of hope(54)
The Palestinians: Can good come of it?
May 10th 2012, 3:06 from Print edition
The Palestinians eye Binyamin Netanyahu’s latest démarche warily(28)
Israeli politics: Changes at the top
May 9th 2012, 6:22 from Newsbook
In Israel a midnight revolution, or a shadowy power-play by two cynical old pros?(93)
Israeli politics: Go to the country?
May 3rd 2012, 3:00 from Print edition
Binyamin Netanyahu is being urged to take an early election plunge(16)
Persians v Arabs: Same old sneers
May 3rd 2012, 3:00 from Print edition
Nationalist feeling on both sides of the Gulf is as prickly as ever(144)
Iran: Ever-resilient but maybe more malleable
May 3rd 2012, 3:00 from Print edition
As a new round of nuclear talks looms, is the mood in Tehran, Iran’s capital, becoming less hostile?(57)
Afghanistan and the United States: Agreement, at last
Apr 26th 2012, 3:02 from Print edition
A long-awaited deal, though thin on detail, is welcomed in a vulnerable country(73)
The week ahead: April 20th 2012: A momentous occasion
Apr 20th 2012, 4:21 from Newsbook
FRANCE holds the first round of its presidential elections, Egypt's election campaign gets under way, the International Criminal Court rules on Liberian ex-president Charles Taylor's case and Aung San Suu Kyi makes her parliamentary debut in Myanmar(0)
Life in Iran: Non-nuclear families
Apr 19th 2012, 3:09 from Print edition
Ordinary Iranians quietly hope for relief from sanctions and isolation(25)
Justice for dictators: History rules
Apr 19th 2012, 3:09 from Print edition
A verdict is imminent in the case of Charles Taylor, pictured below, the first former head of state to be judged by an international court since the Nuremberg trials(51)
Iranian cinema: Nouvelle blague
Apr 19th 2012, 3:09 from Print edition
A government-backed blockbuster gets a lot of laughs(3)
Egypt’s presidential race: Falling prophets
Apr 19th 2012, 3:09 from Print edition
The barring of some candidates will make for a duller but safer race(15)
Egypt confirms ban on candidates: The transition to democracy
Apr 19th 2012, 12:42 from Newsbook
EGYPT'S electoral commission has upheld a ruling banning nearly half of the presidential candidates from running, including three of the front-runners. Our correspondents ask what the decision means for the future of Egyptian democracy(1)
Iraq: No better with no Uncle Sam
Apr 12th 2012, 3:07 from Print edition
Sectarian tensions have gone from bad to worse(6)
Politics this week
Apr 12th 2012, 3:07 from Print edition(3)