List of Middle East and North Africa articles
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A doctor carries a young wounded boy at a hospital in Syria's northern city of Aleppo, who was injured when a shell, released by regime forces, hit his house on August 24, 2012. Syrian forces blitzed areas in and around the Aleppo , activists said, as Western powers sought to tighten the screws on embattled President Bashar al-Assad. AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS (Photo credit should read ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/GettyImages) Trump Travel Ban Threatens to Silence Voices on Atrocities at U.N.
A Syrian doctor and nurse have borne witness to Syrian war crimes. But they can’t travel to the U.N. to talk about it.
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(FILES) A picture dated September 21, 2012, shows a Raad air defense system carrying Taer missiles being displayed by Iran's Revolutionary Guard, during an annual military parade which marks Iran's eight-year war with Iraq, in the capital Tehran. Iranian forces have carried out what they called cyber warfare tactics for the first time as the Islamic republic's naval units staged manoeuvres in the key Strait of Hormuz, media reports said on December 31, 2012. AFP PHOTO/ATTA KENARE (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images) SitRep: White House Mulls Iran, Muslim Brotherhood Terror Nods; Yemen Bans U.S. Commandos; Trump Slams France, NATO
Iran Scrubs Missile Launch; Pentagon Revolving Door; Bannon’s Reading List
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Several hundred people, holding up portraits of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin (L), gather near the Russian embassy in Damascus on October 13, 2015 to express their support for Moscow's air war in Syria, just before two rockets struck the embassy compound sparking panic among the crowd. AFP PHOTO/LOUAI BESHARA / AFP / LOUAI BESHARA (Photo credit should read LOUAI BESHARA/AFP/Getty Images) The Strategic Suicide of Aligning With Russia in Syria
Cutting a bargain with Moscow to cooperate in the fight against the Islamic State would be a disaster for U.S. security and influence.
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netanyahu The Scandals that Could Topple Netanyahu
A new friend in the White House and no real opposition at home should make Bibi very happy. But three brewing investigations could lead him in search of new enemies.
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US President Donald Trump (L) shakes hands with CENTCOM Commander Joseph Votel (R) as he arrives on stage to speak following a visit to the US Central Command and Special Operations Command at MacDill Air Force Base on February 6, 2017 in Tampa, Florida. President Donald Trump on Monday paid his first visit to US Central Command, meeting officers who will form the tip of the spear in implementing his new strategy to defeat the Islamic State group. / AFP / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) SitRep: Mattis, Bannon, and the Pentagon; Trump Misleads on F-35, Terror Attacks; Chinese Ships Cruising
Pentagon Wish List; al Qaeda Raid Gone Wrong; Syrian Executions; And Lots More
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NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 28: Protestors rally during a demonstration against the Muslim immigration ban at John F. Kennedy International Airport on January 28, 2017 in New York City. President Trump signed the controversial executive order that halted refugees and residents from predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images) For Iraqi Military Interpreters, Trump Travel Ban Chaos Is ‘Life and Death’
In Washington, it’s bureaucratic infighting. In Baghdad, it’s betrayal.
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police-turkey-crop Turkey Rounded Up Over 800 Islamic State Suspects in Massive Anti-Terror Op
Turkey tries to push the terror group back on the defensive.
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iraqkenner The Women Who Could Save Mosul
A group of female parliamentarians have developed a plan to mend the post-ISIS fabric of Iraq's second-largest city.
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US President Donald Trump holds an executive memorandum on defeating the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria after signing it in the Oval Office of the White House on January 28, 2017, in Washington, DC. US Vice President Mike Pence (L), National Security Advisor Michael Flynn (C) and Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway (R) joined Trump. / AFP / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) In Syria, Trump Faces a Tough Balancing Act Between Turks and Kurds
There are few good options left in Syria.
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US Defense Secretary James Mattis (C) attends a meeting with Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida (not pictured) in Tokyo on February 3, 2017. Any nuclear attack by North Korea would trigger an "effective and overwhelming" response, US Defence Secretary James Mattis said February 3 as he sought to reassure Asian allies rattled by President Donald Trump's isolationist rhetoric. / AFP / POOL / DAVID MAREUIL (Photo credit should read DAVID MAREUIL/AFP/Getty Images) SitRep: Trump Defends Putin, but Moscow Pushes Back; White House Moves Ukrainian Border; U.S. Targets Iran in Yemen
Trump to Centcom; China’s Tech Push; and Lots More
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aaaranger Yemen Is the First Battleground in Trump’s Confrontation With Iran
The administration has its sights set on checkmating Tehran’s ambitions across the region. Iran’s proxies in Yemen are in the crosshairs.
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TOPSHOT - A Palestinian man sits near Israel's controversial separation barrier dividing the Palestinian neighbourhood of Al-Tur in the Israeli annexed East Jerusalem with the West Bank, on February 11, 2016. / AFP / THOMAS COEX (Photo credit should read THOMAS COEX/AFP/Getty Images) Trump Sounds Like Obama on Israeli Settlements
In the hall of mirrors that is Middle East peacemaking, this seeming rebuke of Israel may, in fact, have been coordinated with Netanyahu after all.
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CLEVELAND, OH - JULY 21: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump walks on stage after his daughter, Ivanka Trump, introduced him during the evening session on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention on July 21, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump received the number of votes needed to secure the party's nomination. An estimated 50,000 people are expected in Cleveland, including hundreds of protesters and members of the media. The four-day Republican National Convention kicked off on July 18. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Trump’s First Casualty Is U.S. Counterterrorism
America's success on the battlefield requires Muslim partners. But the president’s travel ban only alienates them.
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A picture taken on January 20, 2017 shows the exterior of the US Embassy building in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv, coinciding with the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States. Outgoing US President Barack Obama warned his successor against any "sudden, unilateral moves" on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, in an apparent reference to his plan to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. / AFP / JACK GUEZ (Photo credit should read JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images) Here’s How Trump Can Make a Deal With Israel
The new president has a chance to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, but to avoid conflict he’ll have to act very carefully.
