Babak Dehghanpisheh's Slant

Fighters loyal to Muammar Gaddafi stormed the oil port city of Brega before dawn last Wednesday. They came, heavily armed, in a convoy of some 50 military vehicles and SUVs. “They were shooting at us with anti-aircraft guns,” says Rabiya Mesmari, a 28-year-old soldier-turned-rebel whose glazed e .. submitted 05/21/12

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From left: Omar Suleiman, Mohammed Hussein Tantawi, and Ahmed Shafik.In its address to the nation following the announcement that President Hosni Mubarak was stepping down, Egypt’s military cautiously expressed admiration for the many “martyrs” who died in the weeks of protest. But having the .. submitted 05/21/12

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The change of atmosphere in Cairo couldn’t be more dramatic. Last night, protestors in Tahrir Square were peacefully strumming guitars and chanting anti-government slogans. Tonight, the square is a warzone. Gunshots ring out regularly and Molotov cocktails fly through the air. Small fires have bro .. submitted 05/21/12

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Photos: The Keystroke RevolutionOne by one, the lines of communication that connected Egypt to the 21st century shut down. Twitter, Facebook, and eventually all Internet access were cut off; text messaging became impossible, and then millions of mobile phones went silent across the country. But the .. submitted 05/21/12

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad doesn’t falter in public. But a letter written by a parliamentary committee that was made public on Sunday has surely given the confident leader some pause. The 20-page letter noted that the Majlis, or Parliament, had “refrained from the questioning and impe .. submitted 05/21/12

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