The turnout for Iran’s presidential election appears to be “extraordinarily high” reports the New York Times.

The Committee to Protect Journalists and the Journalistic Freedoms Observatory, both of which are media watchdog groups,

Writing for Jane’s, Christopher Boucek reports on the implications of a recent reshuffle of Saudi King Abdullah’s cabinet. Abdullah, Boucek reports,

The Foreign Relations Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011 (H.R. 2410) was approved yesterday by the House. This legislation, the first such bill introduced since 2002, aims to

Clamorous calls for secession are on the rise in southern Yemen, where violence intensified during May.

Mauritania’s strongest opposition movement, the Union of Democratic Forces (RFD)

The tension is palpable. An editorial in the Financial Times notes that challenger Mir-Hossein Mousavi has “mounted an unexpectedly menacing insurgent campaign that has galvanised reformists out of years of

Morocco’s new electoral laws are likely frame women to be the winners in tomorrow’s municipal elections, reports the National. A new quota for women’s seats (12%) makes Morocco the leader

While President Obama and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have praised the success of Lebanon’s elections in creating national consensus,

The Middle East Institute yesterday