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EU candidate Turkey’s new smoking ban follows a recent wave of similar bans in EU member states. But unlike the member states it hopes to join, Turkey faces a much higher incidence of smoking -- the highest reported incidence in more than 100 ...

Amid debate about the Obama administration’s reaction to Iran’s election dispute, Gallup polling reveals past skepticism among Iranians about the United States’ willingness to allow people in their region to fashion their own political future as ...

Approval of U.S. leadership among Muslims living in sub-Saharan Africa is higher than approval among residents living in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region.

Opinions of the United States among the Lebanese population have worsened dramatically since last summer's 34-day conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. Lebanese are now twice as likely to express a negative opinion of the United States (59%) as ...

For the first time since the Persian Gulf War in 1991, more than 6 in 10 Americans -- 63% -- say their sympathies in the Middle East situation lie more with the Israelis than with the Palestinians. Fifteen percent side more with the ...

Egyptians' confidence in their political system surged after the revolution, as did their enthusiasm for participating in it, though many express concern about a lack of jobs and an increase in crime.

The Obama administration faces an immense task in rebuilding the United States' brand in the Middle East/North Africa, where the regional median approval of U.S. leadership is 15%. Gallup Polls suggest Obama's plan to expedite withdrawal from ...

The authors of the book Who Speaks for Islam? What a Billion Muslims Really Think discuss findings that contrast the perception that Muslim women have been conditioned to accept second-class status.

Despite the United States giving Egypt roughly $2 billion in development assistance annually, Egyptians’ confidence in the sincerity of U.S. efforts to establish democracy in the region has only declined over the past three years.

Gallup Polls in Israel suggest Israelis’ zeal for peace with the Palestinians decreased somewhat between early 2006 and summer 2007. Though most Israelis still say they support the peace process, those who are more overtly religious are least ...