List of Middle East and North Africa articles
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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 24: President Donald Trump looks on after signing one of five executive orders related to the oil pipeline industry in the Oval Office of the White House January 24, 2017 in Washington, DC. Also pictured are White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus (L), White House Communications Director Hope Hicks (2nd R) and Senior Advisor Jared Kushner (R). (Photo by Shawn Thew-Pool/Getty Images) Trump’s Refugee Ban Has Ripple Effects Even Before It’s Issued
DHS has halted refugee interviews, Arab students complain of being barred from re-entry, and lawyers warn visa holders not to leave the country.
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aaaqwest SitRep: Trump and Putin to Talk; Sanctions Relief for Moscow; Washington Stumbling into China Crisis
More U.S. Troops in Syria; State Dept. Leaders Fired; Defense Budgets and Deficits: And Lots More
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gettyimages-1684233 5 Burning Nuclear Problems on Trump’s Desk
From North Korea to Russia to Iran, it's a dangerous world out there.
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TEHRAN, IRAN - APRIL 17: An Iranian surface to surface Ghasedak missile is driven past portraits of Iran's late founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ali khamenei (R), during the annual army day military parade on April 17, 2008 in Tehran, Iran. Ahmadinejad proclaimed today the country's army was a powerful deterrent to all enemies saying "No major power is able to jeopardize the Iranian nation's security and interests due to the Iranian people's power today, Iran's army, the Revolutionary Guards and the Basij would respond strongly to even the minimum aggression," (Photo by Majid/Getty Images) Iranian Hegemony Is a Figment of America’s Imagination
The Islamic Republic isn’t nearly as powerful as Washington and Tehran make it out to be.
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An Iraqi man and a girl fleeing the Islamic State (IS) group controlled Rashidiyah neighbourhood arrive to the Arabi neighbourhood north of Mosul on January 22, 2017 as a military operation against the jihadists continues. Iraqi forces retook two areas from the Islamic State group in Mosul, sealing their control of the east bank three months into an offensive to reclaim the city. / AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images) SitRep: SecDef Mattis Heads to Asia; Republican Defense Budget Fight Looms; Iraq Takes Eastern Mosul
NATO Moves East; Syria deal (Kind of); And Lots More
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iraq-crop Iraqi Forces Liberate Eastern Mosul from the Islamic State
But the fight for western Mosul may be even fiercer, commanders warn.
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trumpcapitol Trump Can Have This Iran Deal or No Iran Deal
The new president is an avowed enemy of the agreement with Tehran. But tearing it up is easier said than done.
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astana-crop Russian-sponsored Syria Peace Talks Stumble Out of the Gate
In Kazakhstan, Russia struggles to get delegates from Damascus and the opposition to talk, while the U.S. sits on the sidelines.
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A Russian Sukhoi Su-35 bomber lands at the Russian Hmeimim military base in Latakia province, in the northwest of Syria on May 4, 2016. Syria's conflict erupted in 2011 after anti-government protests were put down. Fighting quickly escalated into a multi-faceted war that has killed more than 270,000 people and forced millions from their homes. / AFP / Vasily Maximov / MOY (Photo credit should read VASILY MAXIMOV/AFP/Getty Images) Putin Signs Long-Term Basing Deal With Syria
Russia’s military foothold in Syria just got a lot firmer and will last for decades, boosting Moscow’s heft in the region.
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Israeli Merkava tanks drive near the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip as they return from the Hamas-controlled Palestinian coastal enclave on August 5, 2014, after Israel announced that all of its troops had withdrawn from the Gaza Strip. Israel completed the withdrawal of all troops from Gaza as a 72-hour humanitarian truce went into effect following intense global pressure to end the bloody conflict. AFP PHOTO / THOMAS COEX (Photo credit should read THOMAS COEX/AFP/Getty Images) Israel Plays its Trump Card
Right-wingers in Jerusalem are ecstatic; Palestinian leaders are apoplectic. Welcome to a new era of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
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on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. In todays inauguration ceremony Donald J. Trump becomes the 45th president of the United States. SitRep on Inauguration Day: Infighting Between Mattis, Trump Team; Obama Staffers Staying; Intel Agencies Investigating Trump/Russia Ties
Gitmo Dwindles; B-2 Hits ISIS in Libya; Ukraine’s Defense Industry; And Lots More
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President Barack Obama stands at rest during a tour in Egypt with the Great Sphinx of Giza (left) and the Pyramid of Khafre (right) in the background, June 4, 2009. (Official White House photo by Pete Souza) This official White House photograph is being made available for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photograph. The photograph may not be manipulated in any way or used in materials, advertisements, products, or promotions that in any way suggest approval or endorsement of the President, the First Family, or the White House. Obama’s Good Intentions in the Middle East Meant Nothing
History will remember the president’s landmark Cairo speech in 2009, but not the way he intended.
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obama-presser Obama’s Farewell to Journalists (and America): ‘Good Luck’
In his final press conference as president, Obama called for distinguishing between political disagreements and challenging the core values of society.
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khamenei Obama Can Strike One Last Iran Deal
The fate of two Americans detained in Iran's notorious Evin Prison could hinge on the final days of the Obama administration.
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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 11: U.S. President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks during an event to recognize emerging global entrepreneurs May 11, 2015 at the South Court Auditorium of Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC. Entrepreneurs from across the U.S. and around the world participated, ahead of President Obamas travel to the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Kenya this summer, in the event which focused on investing in women and young entrepreneurs. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Barack Obama Was a Foreign-Policy Failure
The 44th president of the United States promised to bring change but mostly drove the country deeper into a ditch.
