Michael Slackman

Our international editor introduces Promises Made, a new series that investigates whether those in power did what they said they would.

Journals have long been a way for The Times’s foreign correspondents to bring readers with them as they explore a distant land. But they have needed a reboot, our international editor writes.

President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday offered no concessions to ease the grip on public life exercised by his authoritarian regime.

The resignation came ahead of a speech President Bashar al-Assad is expected to give to the nation on Wednesday that may offer other concessions.

In the fight for influence between Saudi Arabia and Iran, the United States may end up the loser.

The movement for change in the Arab world is not necessarily over, but it has run up against dictators willing to use lethal force to preserve their power.

Iran has already benefited from the ouster or undermining of Arab leaders who were its strong adversaries and has begun to project its growing influence, analysts say.

More than 100,000 protesters poured into Pearl Square in the biggest antigovernment demonstration yet.

Protesters surged back into the square, and the monarchy called for peace after two days of violent crackdowns.

Security Forces in Bahrain Open Fire on Protesters (Published 2011)