- Abigail Hauslohner
- Correspondent
Abigail Hauslohner is the Post’s Cairo bureau chief. Before joining the Post, she was a Middle East correspondent for Time magazine. She has been based in Cairo since 2009, and she has covered the revolutions in Egypt and Libya; politics and civil strife in Tunisia, Yemen and Gaza; and the war in Afghanistan.
Fueled by war in Syria, resurgent sectarianism tests Iraqi government
Iraqi Sunnis say the prospect of a regional power shift has emboldened them to confront their government.
Syria threatens ‘all options’ after Israeli airstrikes
Overnight raids reportedly conducted by Israel said to target military and research site near Syrian capital.
In Syria, ancient citadels once again serving as bunkers and barracks
Rebels and regime fight to control hilltop citadels and castles, whose strategic sites can alter front lines.
Car bomb hits downtown Damascus
The second bombing in two days underscores the vulnerabilities of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
- U.S. working hard to find political resolution to Syrian conflict
- U.N. chief urges Syria to allow inspections by chemical weapons experts
- Hezbollah’s role in Syrian civil war drives sectarian tension in Lebanon
- In Egypt, anger at Islamists brings calls for military to reclaim power
- Syrian rebels accuse government of massacre in Damascus suburb
- Egypt’s growing black market a sign of economic woes
- Syrian rebels say assertions of chemical weapons use unlikely to curb violence
- Mubarak’s retrial delayed after judge recuses himself




