| Killing Taints Iraqi Kurdistan’s Image The slaying of a journalist is underscoring the limits of free expression and igniting debate about what issues could cost others their lives. feeds.nytimes.com |
Turkey Barring Israeli Military Flights From Its Airspace The new measures were part of the diplomatic fallout over Israel’s deadly raid last month on a Turkish ship. feeds.nytimes.com |
Music: Arabian Night: Distant Heat Music Show in Jordan The Distant Heat show, an overnight rave by the Red Sea in Jordan, plays the dance music while playing down cultural differences. feeds.nytimes.com |
Iran to Free American Hiker on Bail A prosecutor said that an American woman held with two friends on espionage charges for more than a year would be freed, state news agencies reported. feeds.nytimes.com |
The Lede: Beirut Festival Pulls Film About Iran Under pressure from Lebanon's government, the Beirut International Film Festival dropped plans to show a film about the protests in Iran last year during a visit to the country by Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. feeds.nytimes.com |