List of Middle East and North Africa articles
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WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 05: U.S. President Donald Trump and King Abdullah II of Jordan participate in a joint news conference at the Rose Garden of the White House April 5, 2017 in Washington, DC. President Trump held talks on Middle East peace process and other bilateral issues with King Abdullah II. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) SitRep: Washington Rattles Swords On Syria; Bannon Out, But Still In; Changes in Rhetoric, But Not Policy
Russia Pushes Back on Washington; Chinese Ships Pushing Out; Russian Spy Deported; Pentagon Wants Cheaper Drones
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Syrian immigrants living in Bulgaria hold a photo showing the bodies of men, women, and children allegedly killed in a chemical attack east of Damascus as they protest against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and the use of chemical weapons, on August 23, 2013, in front of the Syrian Embassy in Sofia. Horrific images of an alleged chemical weapons attack in Ghouta, east of Damascus, in Syria have shocked the world this week. An opposition alliance says 1,300 people were killed and that chemical gases were unleashed by the Syrian regime, while the government denies any responsibility. AFP PHOTO / DIMITAR DILKOFF (Photo credit should read DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/Getty Images) It’s Time for Action on Syria’s Chemical Weapons, Not Pointing Fingers
Casting blame will not save a single child’s life.
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king of jordan The King of Jordan Meets the King of Queens
Experts say a heavy burden rests on Abdullah's shoulder.
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haley crop Russia Rejects Trump Administration’s U.N. Bid To Condemn Syrian Chemical Weapons Attack
Nikki Haley warns of possible U.S. action against Syria if the Security Council fails to respond to Tuesday's chemical weapons attack.
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A Syrian child receives treatment at a small hospital in the town of Maaret al-Noman following a suspected toxic gas attack in Khan Sheikhun, a nearby rebel-held town in Syrias northwestern Idlib province, on April 4, 2017. Warplanes carried out a suspected toxic gas attack that killed at least 35 people including several children, a monitoring group said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said those killed in the town of Khan Sheikhun, in Idlib province, had died from the effects of the gas, adding that dozens more suffered respiratory problems and other symptoms. / AFP PHOTO / Mohamed al-Bakour / ADDING INFORMATION IN CAPTION (Photo credit should read MOHAMED AL-BAKOUR/AFP/Getty Images) SitRep: Syria Chemical Weapons Attack; White House on Pyongyang; Drones Getting Closer to Fight
U.S. Pilots Go On Strike; Pentagon, White House Meet Middle East Allies; North Korean Hackers
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US House Speaker Paul Ryan addresses the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference in Washington, DC, on March 27, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / NICHOLAS KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images) The Failure of Trumpcare Is Good News for the Iran Deal
While Trump railed against the Iran deal during the campaign, he rarely called for undoing it.
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syria cw Chemical Weapons Attack Ramps Up Washington Debate on Syria
While the White House blames Obama’s policies for the attack.
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Screen Shot 2017-04-04 at 1.27.25 PM What We Know and Don’t Know About the St. Petersburg Metro Bomber
Important details begin to emerge about the 22-year-old suicide bomber.
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state dept crop Would-Be Trump Official Tries to Whitewash His Pro-Clinton Past
By strong-arming a news site into deleting his past columns critical of Trump.
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Smoke billows from buildings following a reported air strike carried out by the Saudi-led coalition in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on October 5, 2016. / AFP / MOHAMMED HUWAIS (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP/Getty Images) SitRep: Blackwater Founder And Trump-Putin Go Between; Chemical Attack in Syria; U.S. Bombards AQAP in Yemen
Russian Hack Attack; Jared in the Sandbox; Moscow Blocks U.N. Staffer in Libya
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qaboos The Omani Succession Envelope, Please
Sultan Qaboos is ailing, and nobody knows who might take over his role as mediator in the Middle East's most explosive conflict.
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sisi crop For Trump and El-Sisi, Counterterrorism Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
Trump voices unqualified support for El-Sisi. Egyptian leader compliments Trump’s “unique personality.”
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Libyan troops loyal to Khalifa Haftar, a retired general and former chief of staff for Moamer Kadhafi, sit on an amoured personnel carrier (APC) during a demonstration calling on the international community to arm the Libyan army on August 14, 2015 in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi. The Tobruk-based government (recognised by the international community) said in a statement that world powers were using "double standards" by fighting IS in Syria and Iraq and "turning a blind eye" to the presence of the jihadists in Libya. AFP PHOTO / ABDULLAH DOMA (Photo credit should read ABDULLAH DOMA/AFP/Getty Images) Russia Nixes Former White House Aide for Top U.N. Job in Libya
The Trump administration’s torpedoing of a former Palestinian prime minister as U.N. envoy to Libya may have boomeranged on the White House.
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kushner Jared Kushner Goes to Iraq
The highest-profile trip yet for the president's son-in-law turned amateur diplomat.
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A Syrian man reacts while standing on the rubble of his house while others look for survivors and bodies in the Tariq al-Bab district of the northern city of Aleppo on February 23, 2013. Three surface-to-surface missiles fired by Syrian regime forces in Aleppo's Tariq al-Bab district have left 58 people dead, among them 36 children, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on February 24. AFP PHOTO/PABLO TOSCO (Photo credit should read Pablo Tosco/AFP/Getty Images) The United States Is Bombing First, Asking Questions Later
In the U.S. air war against al Qaeda militants, the civilian casualties are mounting — while accountability is becoming murkier.
