Israel is becoming a fortress. Fences along the borders with Egypt, Lebanon, and Syria. Richard Engel borderegyptfence Change image and share on social
Egypt has a presidential system. The president runs the state. Who the president is matters profoundly. Richard Engel egyptmatterpresident Change image and share on social
When students and liberals initially occupied Tahrir Square, it looked like it might be a passing thing. Richard Engel initiallyliberallook Change image and share on social
Syrians need to prepare for the aftermath if the Assad regime falls. Atrocities that could be considered war crimes have been committed in this country, and Syrians should rightly demand that the perpetrators be held accountable. Richard Engel accountableaftermathassad share on social
Many governments are quick to condemn Assad, but a dwindling number of them would celebrate a rebel victory in Damascus. Richard Engel assadcelebratecondemn Change image and share on social
On one level, bombing ISIS is easy. The U.S. knows where the group operates. There's no need for a ten-year hunt like the one for Osama bin Laden. The terror group has two capital cities: Mosul in Iraq and Raqqa in Syria. Al-Qaeda never had such an obvious home address. Richard Engel addressbinbomb share on social
When you look at - when you talk to people in Africa and across the Middle East, they're not satisfied with the way things are going. Sure, this idea of democracy was injected into the region, but it has brought mostly chaos. Richard Engel africabringchaos share on social
Under Islamic law, adoption is difficult. Richard Engel adoptiondifficultislamic Change image and share on social
Egypt is the most populous Arab nation, the seat of Sunni Islamic doctrine, and has tremendous political, religious and social influence on the rest of the region. For better or worse, it will lead the rest of the Middle East by example. So goes Egypt, so goes the region. Richard Engel arabbadlydoctrine share on social
There is no Afghan Awakening Movement. Richard Engel afghanawakenmovement Change image and share on social
