In Middle East, public rejects arming Syrian rebels: poll
A Pew Center poll found that large majorities worry that an influx of arms — from Western or Arab sources — will increase violence and instability in the region.
Ariel Zirulnick
Egyptians begin to take back their clunker classrooms
Egypt’s beleaguered educational system has long been run by Cairo, with poor results. Only Mongolia and Honduras rank lower among comparable economies. Egyptians now demand better.
For Syrian rebels, a relentless game of cat-and-mouse
The Free Syrian Army attacks regime positions on Syria’s southern border, but only holds them long enough to rush supplies and fighters in from Lebanon. Such tactics won’t break a grim stalemate.
