Experts say the recent assaults are being driven more from the political left than ever before.
Read moreBy Max Matza
BBC News, Washington

Bashar al-Assad has won a fourth term in office, in a poll branded a farce by the opposition.

Bashar al-Assad has won a fourth term in office, in a poll branded a farce by the opposition.

The Human Rights Council will examine the recent conflict, but the US and Israel condemn the move.

It comes after years of restoration and cataloguing by the National Library of Israel.

President Hassan Rouhani says the energy-consuming activity must be halted for four months.

The secretary of state announces plans to reopen a consulate in Jerusalem and to help rebuild Gaza.

Judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi is seen as the frontrunner after several leading rivals are barred.

Five years after Giulio Regeni's body was found in Cairo, a judge says four Egyptians should be tried.

Bashar al-Assad has won a fourth term in office, in a poll branded a farce by the opposition.

The Human Rights Council will examine the recent conflict, but the US and Israel condemn the move.

It comes after years of restoration and cataloguing by the National Library of Israel.

President Hassan Rouhani says the energy-consuming activity must be halted for four months.

The secretary of state announces plans to reopen a consulate in Jerusalem and to help rebuild Gaza.

Judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi is seen as the frontrunner after several leading rivals are barred.

Five years after Giulio Regeni's body was found in Cairo, a judge says four Egyptians should be tried.

The Human Rights Council will examine the recent conflict, but the US and Israel condemn the move.

It comes after years of restoration and cataloguing by the National Library of Israel.

President Hassan Rouhani says the energy-consuming activity must be halted for four months.
By Max Matza
BBC News, Washington

Ahmed Rouaba
BBC News
A male politician in Algeria has been widely criticised for referring to female candidates running in the legislative election as "strawberries".
Aissa Belhadi, the Righteous Governance party leader, made the comments while dismissing the calibre of candidates in the 12 June poll.
He also referred to female candidates as "beauties".
The Righteous Governance is a small party and does not enjoy wide support.
Mr Belhadi's critics have called him a "clown" saying his comments insulted Algerian women. Others have called on him to withdraw from the poll.
"It is not acceptable to refer to female candidates as beauties," Asrar Setti, a female candidate from the Belhadi’s party said.
By BBC Monitoring
Essential Media Insight
A Storyville documentary that goes inside the dark and mysterious world of spies, special forces and political insiders as they race to find Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s billions.
By Paul Adams
BBC Diplomatic Correspondent, Jerusalem