List of Middle East and North Africa articles
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Kenner Farewell, Lebanon’s First Brewery
A derelict beer factory stirs social divides in Beirut.
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Syrian residents of the rebel-held town of Douma, on the outskirts of the capital Damascus, break their fast with the "iftar" meal on a heavily damaged street on June 18, 2017, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. / AFP PHOTO / Hamza Al-Ajweh (Photo credit should read HAMZA AL-AJWEH/AFP/Getty Images) Can Stories About Food Upend Familiar Narratives of War?
Refugees are often portrayed as helpless victims — reporting on culture and cuisine is one way to tell the whole story.
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A picture taken on July 5, 2017 shows a souvenir kiosk offering among others a drawing depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin holding a baby with the face of US President Donald Trump, based upon a propaganda poster showing late soviet leader Joseph Stalin holding a baby, in Moscow. It was a constant refrain on the campaign trail for Donald Trump in his quest for the US presidency: "We're going to have a great relationship with Putin and Russia." Now, weighed down by claims that Moscow helped put him in the White House, Trump is set to finally meet his Russian counterpart in an encounter fraught with potential danger for the struggling American leader. / AFP PHOTO / Mladen ANTONOV (Photo credit should read MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP/Getty Images) -
US President Donald Trump (L) and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson wait for a meeting with South Korea's President Moon Jae-in and others in the Cabinet Room of the White House June 30, 2017 in Washington, DC. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images) Trump Assigns White House Team to Target Iran Nuclear Deal, Sidelining State Department
Unhappy with Tillerson over Iran, the president is turning to trusted aides.
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TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump takes his place for the family photo on the first day of the G20 summit in Hamburg, northern Germany, on July 7, 2017. Leaders of the world's top economies gather from July 7 to 8, 2017 in Germany for likely the stormiest G20 summit in years, with disagreements ranging from wars to climate change and global trade. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) There Is No Trump Doctrine, and There Will Never Be One
Six months into the president’s term and it’s already clear that small wins and tactical deals do not amount to a strategy of any sort.
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An opposition fighter looks for government forces' positions in Syria's southwestern Quneitra province on June 28, 2017 during ongoing clashes for control of the city of al-Baath. / AFP PHOTO / Mohamad ABAZEED (Photo credit should read MOHAMAD ABAZEED/AFP/Getty Images) -
TOPSHOT - Iraqi forces deploy in the Bajwaniyah village, about 30 kms south of Mosul, on October 18, 2016 after they liberated it from Islamic State (IS) group jihadists. Tens of thousands of Iraqi forces were making gains on the Islamic State group in Mosul in an offensive US President Barack Obama warned would be a "difficult fight". / AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images) Iraqi Forces Carry Out Revenge Killings Against ISIS Suspects
As Iraqi forces gain upper hand, Sunni Muslims become the victims of further sectarian crimes.
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A Yemeni boy comforts an injured boy at a hospital in Sanaa after he was injured when two suicide bombers hit a Shiite mosque in the Yemeni capital in quick succession on September 2, 2015 in an attack reminiscent of previous bombings by the Islamic State group, sources told AFP. The Islamic State (IS) group claimed the twin bombing in a statement posted on Twitter. AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED HUWAIS (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP/Getty Images) War in Yemen Kills or Wounds 4,000 Children
Bombing raids on schools, hospitals, and markets have made daily life dangerous for Yemen’s youngest residents.
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AAAUdeid2 Can Trump Find a Better Deal Than the U.S. Air Base in Qatar?
It costs more to maintain the Pentagon’s military bands than to operate the al Udeid base.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel greets US President Donald Trump prior to the start of the first working session of the G20 meeting in Hamburg, northern Germany, on July 7. Leaders of the world's top economies will gather from July 7 to 8, 2017 in Germany for likely the stormiest G20 summit in years, with disagreements ranging from wars to climate change and global trade. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / IAN LANGSDON (Photo credit should read IAN LANGSDON/AFP/Getty Images) Rational Security on the E.R.: The “Wray of Sunshine” Edition
Can the president’s nominee for FBI director be heard over the noise that surrounds him?
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Donald Trump, Präsident der USA (M.), begrüßt Wladimir Putin, Präsident Russlands (r.), im Rahmen der Eröffnung des G20-Gipfels auf dem Messegelände. -
Israeli forces stand guard as Palestinian Muslim worshippers, who refuse to enter Al-Aqsa mosque compound due to newly-implemented security measures by Israeli authorities which include metal detectors and cameras, pray outside the Lions Gate, a main entrance to Al-Aqsa mosque compound, in Jerusalem's Old City on July 18, 2017. Israel reopened the ultra-sensitive holy site, after it was closed following an attack by Arab Israeli men in which two Israeli policemen were killed. / AFP PHOTO / AHMAD GHARABLI (Photo credit should read AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP/Getty Images) Tensions Rise in Jerusalem After Israel Installs Metal Detectors at Mosque
The new security measures spark clashes between Palestinians and Israeli forces.
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Jamila at her death bed. Hodeida Public Hospital. 2 May 2017 The Human Toll of Yemen’s Unending War
With the country's health services decimated by conflict, cholera is raging through the civilian population.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (R) arrive at the main hall of Pesti Vigado cultural center prior a joint press conference with V4 - Visegrad countries Prime Ministers in Budapest, Hungary, on July 19, 2017. As part of a landmark Hungary visit, Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu meets leaders of the so-called Visegrad group, whose nationalists stances have increasingly placed them at odds with the rest of the EU. / AFP PHOTO / PETER KOHALMI (Photo credit should read PETER KOHALMI/AFP/Getty Images) Hot Mic Catches a Fiery Bibi in Budapest
In a closed-door meeting, the Israeli prime minister talked tough on Syria — and even tougher on the EU.
