Tech We’re Using How Syrians Pioneered Digital Tools to Stand Up to Authorities Smartphone video, now used to document abuses across the globe, has been crucial in telling the outside world about Syria’s war, says Anne Barnard, Beirut bureau chief for The Times. By ANNE BARNARD
ISIS Bombings Shatter Quiet in Southern Syria, Killing Dozens In a series of attacks in Sweida Province, jihadists from the Islamic State proved that they could still inflict damage, despite having lost territory. By BEN HUBBARD
Fact-Checking Pompeo on Iran The secretary of state, in a speech to Iranian-Americans, sought their support in an indictment of Iran’s leaders, whom he likened to Mafia gangsters. By RICK GLADSTONE
Palestinians to Lead U.N.’s Biggest Bloc of Developing Countries The largest bloc of developing countries at the United Nations has chosen Palestine, an observer state, as its next leader. By RICK GLADSTONE
Israel Downs Syrian Fighter Jet Over Golan Heights The Syrian jet crossed into Israeli-controlled airspace, Israel said, in a rare incursion. Israel last shot down a Syrian warplane in 2014. By ISABEL KERSHNER
Should We Be Anticipating War With Iran? No, but It Could Get Nasty The military capabilities of the United States dwarf those of Iran, and the Iranians know it. Still, they will not back down from a confrontation. By RICK GLADSTONE
Court Orders U.A.E. to Let Expelled Qataris Back In The U.N. court is the most prominent international body to rule in a bitter feud dividing the Persian Gulf. By DECLAN WALSH
Trump Threatens Iran on Twitter, Warning Rouhani of Dire ‘Consequences’ President Trump threatened Iran after the country’s president, Hassan Rouhani, himself warned of a confrontation that would be the “mother of all wars.” By AUSTIN RAMZY
Israelis Protest Denial of Surrogacy Rights to Same-Sex Couples The government extended surrogacy rights to single women, but rejected an amendment that would have included same-sex couples. By DAVID M. HALBFINGER and JONATHAN ROSEN
The Interpreter Israel Picks Identity Over Democracy. More Nations May Follow. Israelis are less alone than they once were in questioning the half-century-old consensus that democracy should always prevail over national identity. By MAX FISHER
Israel Aids Evacuation From Syria of Hundreds of ‘White Helmets’ and Families The Israeli government facilitated the passage of the rescue workers and their families through its territory to Jordan so that they could be resettled abroad. By BEN HUBBARD
News Analysis Hamas and Israel Are in a Perilous Cycle. Is War a Miscalculation Away? They stepped back from the brink of all-out conflict on Saturday, but none of the underlying tensions have been resolved. By ISABEL KERSHNER
Israel Cements Right-Wing Agenda in a Furious Week of Lawmaking Parliament moved aggressively to push through a series of polarizing measures, piling up points at the expense of its already weakened foes. By DAVID M. HALBFINGER
Israel Launches Broad Air Assault in Gaza Following Border Violence A Palestinian sniper killed an Israeli soldier along the border fence during a day of escalating hostilities. Israel responded with a fierce assault against Hamas military targets. By ISABEL KERSHNER
Inside That Black Sarcophagus in Egypt? 3 Mummies (and No Curses) A sarcophagus found in a pit in Alexandria last week was opened after much speculation over who, or what, was inside. By MEGAN SPECIA
American Accused of Being ISIS Fighter in Syria Faces Prosecution in U.S. Ibraheem Musaibli, who is from Michigan, is being held in Syria. So is an Indiana woman whose husband died fighting for ISIS. The U.S. is bringing them home. By RUKMINI CALLIMACHI, ERIC SCHMITT and CHARLIE SAVAGE
A Cobra Strikes. A Magician Is Stricken. Middle Eastern Foes Unite. After an Egyptian cobra bit a famous Turkish illusionist, officials scrambled to get him to Cairo for treatment. It was a rare instance of cooperation between the countries. By DECLAN WALSH
Israeli Law Declares the Country the ‘Nation-State of the Jewish People’ Critics say that by giving a special status to Jews — and downgrading the status of the Arabic language — the legislation diminishes non-Jewish citizens. By DAVID M. HALBFINGER and ISABEL KERSHNER
Israel Passes ‘National Home’ Law, Drawing Ire of Arabs The legislation alters the status of Arabic from an official language to a “special” one, and says the right to national self-determination rests solely with the Jewish people. By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Iran Says Trump Sought Meeting With President 8 Times at U.N. Last Year The claim, if confirmed, suggests that President Trump was far more interested in talking with Iran’s president than had been previously disclosed. By RICK GLADSTONE
Tech We’re Using How Syrians Pioneered Digital Tools to Stand Up to Authorities Smartphone video, now used to document abuses across the globe, has been crucial in telling the outside world about Syria’s war, says Anne Barnard, Beirut bureau chief for The Times. By ANNE BARNARD
ISIS Bombings Shatter Quiet in Southern Syria, Killing Dozens In a series of attacks in Sweida Province, jihadists from the Islamic State proved that they could still inflict damage, despite having lost territory. By BEN HUBBARD
Fact-Checking Pompeo on Iran The secretary of state, in a speech to Iranian-Americans, sought their support in an indictment of Iran’s leaders, whom he likened to Mafia gangsters. By RICK GLADSTONE
Palestinians to Lead U.N.’s Biggest Bloc of Developing Countries The largest bloc of developing countries at the United Nations has chosen Palestine, an observer state, as its next leader. By RICK GLADSTONE
Israel Downs Syrian Fighter Jet Over Golan Heights The Syrian jet crossed into Israeli-controlled airspace, Israel said, in a rare incursion. Israel last shot down a Syrian warplane in 2014. By ISABEL KERSHNER
Should We Be Anticipating War With Iran? No, but It Could Get Nasty The military capabilities of the United States dwarf those of Iran, and the Iranians know it. Still, they will not back down from a confrontation. By RICK GLADSTONE
Court Orders U.A.E. to Let Expelled Qataris Back In The U.N. court is the most prominent international body to rule in a bitter feud dividing the Persian Gulf. By DECLAN WALSH
Trump Threatens Iran on Twitter, Warning Rouhani of Dire ‘Consequences’ President Trump threatened Iran after the country’s president, Hassan Rouhani, himself warned of a confrontation that would be the “mother of all wars.” By AUSTIN RAMZY
Israelis Protest Denial of Surrogacy Rights to Same-Sex Couples The government extended surrogacy rights to single women, but rejected an amendment that would have included same-sex couples. By DAVID M. HALBFINGER and JONATHAN ROSEN
The Interpreter Israel Picks Identity Over Democracy. More Nations May Follow. Israelis are less alone than they once were in questioning the half-century-old consensus that democracy should always prevail over national identity. By MAX FISHER
Israel Aids Evacuation From Syria of Hundreds of ‘White Helmets’ and Families The Israeli government facilitated the passage of the rescue workers and their families through its territory to Jordan so that they could be resettled abroad. By BEN HUBBARD
News Analysis Hamas and Israel Are in a Perilous Cycle. Is War a Miscalculation Away? They stepped back from the brink of all-out conflict on Saturday, but none of the underlying tensions have been resolved. By ISABEL KERSHNER
Israel Cements Right-Wing Agenda in a Furious Week of Lawmaking Parliament moved aggressively to push through a series of polarizing measures, piling up points at the expense of its already weakened foes. By DAVID M. HALBFINGER
Israel Launches Broad Air Assault in Gaza Following Border Violence A Palestinian sniper killed an Israeli soldier along the border fence during a day of escalating hostilities. Israel responded with a fierce assault against Hamas military targets. By ISABEL KERSHNER
Inside That Black Sarcophagus in Egypt? 3 Mummies (and No Curses) A sarcophagus found in a pit in Alexandria last week was opened after much speculation over who, or what, was inside. By MEGAN SPECIA
American Accused of Being ISIS Fighter in Syria Faces Prosecution in U.S. Ibraheem Musaibli, who is from Michigan, is being held in Syria. So is an Indiana woman whose husband died fighting for ISIS. The U.S. is bringing them home. By RUKMINI CALLIMACHI, ERIC SCHMITT and CHARLIE SAVAGE
A Cobra Strikes. A Magician Is Stricken. Middle Eastern Foes Unite. After an Egyptian cobra bit a famous Turkish illusionist, officials scrambled to get him to Cairo for treatment. It was a rare instance of cooperation between the countries. By DECLAN WALSH
Israeli Law Declares the Country the ‘Nation-State of the Jewish People’ Critics say that by giving a special status to Jews — and downgrading the status of the Arabic language — the legislation diminishes non-Jewish citizens. By DAVID M. HALBFINGER and ISABEL KERSHNER
Israel Passes ‘National Home’ Law, Drawing Ire of Arabs The legislation alters the status of Arabic from an official language to a “special” one, and says the right to national self-determination rests solely with the Jewish people. By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Iran Says Trump Sought Meeting With President 8 Times at U.N. Last Year The claim, if confirmed, suggests that President Trump was far more interested in talking with Iran’s president than had been previously disclosed. By RICK GLADSTONE