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.
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.
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.