Sophia Jones
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CAIRO — When Ben Judah, a writer currently based in London, penned an article for Politico Magazine earlier this month entitled “Why Russia No Longer Fears the West...
Hundreds of Syrians cross the border into Jordan every day on foot. Some are the elderly walking with children and grandchildren, leaving a lifetime behind them. Others...
ANTAKYA, Turkey — Azur Havre stands over a lunch of steaming meatballs in a courtyard owned by Sister Barbara Kallash, a quirky German nun who runs a guesthouse in th...
CAIRO — Egypt’s leaders have lately managed to make themselves punchlines in the national conversation. First, police arrested the so-called “spy stork,” a bird...
REYHANLI, Turkey — Three years ago, Abu Ameen’s fleet of trucks regularly crossed the border into Syria with ease, carrying everything from vegetable oil to heavy m...
ISTANBUL — In a high-profile meeting in Moscow this week, Russian President Vladimir Putin gave his full-fledged support for Egypt’s military leader to run for pres...
CAIRO — One year ago, Umm Fattih felt destined to live out her life in poverty. As a single, middle-aged woman with no means to support herself, she relied on charity...
CAIRO — When Egyptians rose up against their government three years ago, it wasn’t just dictator Hosni Mubarak’s reign that crumbled. The mass protests, political...
CAIRO — His crime was passing out fliers urging Egyptians to vote against a new constitution championed by the military. His punishment was swift and decisive: Securi...
CAIRO — On Friday, just one day before the third anniversary of the 2011 revolution here, four bombs ripped through the city, killing six and injuring scores, in an a...
TUNIS, Tunisia — Mohamed Ikbel has grown accustomed to the phone calls at seemingly every hour of the day. Parents plead with him to help track down sons who have gon...
CAIRO — Ahmed Ammar figures it is only a matter of time before the Egyptian government comes looking for him. Three weeks ago, soldiers arrested his 17-year-old broth...
CAIRO — Amid massive troop deployment Tuesday, Egyptians lined up outside polling stations around the country to cast their votes at the start of a two-day referendum...
SIDI BOUZID, Tunisia — Three years ago, a 26-year-old street vendor named Mohamed Bouazizi stood in front of the municipal headquarters in this dusty central Tunisian...
CAIRO — When you first wade into the Dead Sea, it feels like you’re drifting in outer space. Your body floats with ease in the ancient lake, eerily devoid of plant ...