Nov 19th, 2008 · Some experts are advising President-elect Barack Obama and his transition team to show early engagement in what they see as the region's core issue: the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. European officials have put the Middle East peace process at the top of their wish list for a new U.S. foreign policy approach.
Nov 4th, 2008 · More than 30 years after documenting a trip through Europe, the Middle East and Asia in The Great Railway Bazaar, Paul Theroux re-creates the voyage in Ghost Train to the Eastern Star.
Oct 27th, 2008 · Iranian-American journalist Farnaz Fassihi was stationed in the Middle East from 2002 until 2006, where she covered the Iraq war and the daily struggles of the Iraqi people. She recounts her experiences in her memoir, Waiting for an Ordinary Day.
Oct 2nd, 2008 · In his new book, The Devil We Know, former CIA operative Robert Baer argues that Iran is an up-and-coming — and often misunderstood — superpower, with strong influences throughout the Middle East.
Sep 18th, 2008 · Israel's foreign minister Tzipi Livni narrowly won an election to head the country's ruling party. Livni is likely to succeed Ehud Olmert as prime minister. He is leaving office in the midst of scandal. Mark MacKinnon, the Middle East correspondent for the Toronto Globe and Mail, talks with Steve Inskeep about the election.
Sep 11th, 2008 · Though the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks took place on U.S. soil, the weight of the massive tragedy was felt far outside this country, especially in the Middle East. Karim Makdisi, a professor at the American University of Beirut, explains how Sept. 11 is remembered throughout his region.
Jul 30th, 2008 · The Israeli prime minister's plan to leave office in September stalls the Middle East peace process in the final months of the Bush adminstration.
Jul 28th, 2008 · Sen. Barack Obama is back in his hometown of Chicago after his tour of Afghanistan, the Middle East and Europe. Renee Montagne talks with news analyst Cokie Roberts about Obama's trip and what Sen. John McCain was doing while Obama was out of the country.