List of Middle East and North Africa articles
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trump-crop Obama’s Last Words, Trump’s First, and Also Confirmation Hearings: The Weekend Behind, the Week Ahead
Here's what's going on in the world this week.
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MOBILE, AL - DECEMBER 17: President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a thank you rally in Ladd-Peebles Stadium on December 17, 2016 in Mobile, Alabama. President-elect Trump has been visiting several states that he won, to thank people for their support during the U.S. election. (Photo by Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images) Trump Doesn’t Know What He Doesn’t Know About Foreign Policy
The president-elect sometimes says the right things, but always does the wrong ones.
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NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 14: President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with technology executives at Trump Tower, December 14, 2016 in New York City. This is the first major meeting between President-elect Trump and technology industry leaders. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) To Crush ISIS, Will Trump Send U.S. Troops Into Syria?
Trump has made some overblown promises. "Quickly" wiping out the Islamic State might be the biggest.
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Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn arrives for a meeting with US President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower December 12, 2016 in New York. / AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images) SitRep: Trump Looking to Rework CIA Structure; Intel Chiefs Testify On Russian Hacks
U.S. Troops Enter Mosul; Russia’s NATO Reset; Democrats Talking With Mattis; Syria Ceasefire Woes; And Lots More
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NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 01: Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, speaks at the United Nations General Assembly on October 1, 2015 in New York City. Netanyahu spoke at length about the nuclear deal with Iran. World leaders gathered for the 70th session of the annual meeting. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) Bibi’s Revenge at U.N. Risks Israel’s Bid for Security Council Seat
Israel’s dream of a seat on the 15-nation body is dimming as Netanyahu retaliates against countries that opposed settlement expansion.
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TOPSHOT - US President Barack Obama leaves after an event celebrating the Villanova Wildcats men's basketball 2016 NCAA championship win in the East Room of the White House May 31, 2016 in Washington, DC. / AFP / Brendan Smialowski (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images) Barack Obama’s Shaky Legacy on Human Rights
For all his promises — and a Nobel Peace Prize — the Obama presidency delivered more hope than change.
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A Syrian man carries two girls covered with dust following a reported air strike by government forces on July 9, 2014 in the northern city of Aleppo. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, by May some 2,000 civilians including 500 children had been killed in the daily air strikes, which rights groups have condemned as a "war crime" for failing to discriminate between military and civilian targets. AFP PHOTO /AMC/ZEIN AL-RIFAI (Photo credit should read ZEIN AL-RIFAI/AFP/Getty Images) Aleppo’s Survivors Have Nowhere to Go
They managed to escape a hellish warzone, but are now trapped in purgatory.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 05: Wikileaks founder Julian Assange prepares to speak from the balcony of the Ecuadorian embassy where he continues to seek asylum following an extradition request from Sweden in 2012, on February 5, 2016 in London, England. The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has insisted that Mr Assange's detention should be brought to an end. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) SitRep: BREAKING: Trump Says He Believes Assange; Rips U.S. Intel Community; Mattis to Capitol Hill, Voices Support for F-35
Carrier Heading to Pacific; Water Wars; Turkey and Russia in Syria; And Lots More
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corrupt-bibi Netanyahu Questioned on Corruption. What Now for Israeli Politics?
The Israeli prime minister says there's no there there. The opposition says "the largest things" are at stake.
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI - DECEMBER 9: President-elect Donald Trump looks on during a rally at the DeltaPlex Arena, December 9, 2016 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. President-elect Donald Trump is continuing his victory tour across the country. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Donald Trump: Making the World Safe for Dictators
For 100 years, the United States has championed democracies around the world. Trump is about to undo this pillar of American security and decency.
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mosul Reporting Behind Enemy Lines in Mosul
Omar al-Jubory believed the world needed to know what life was like under the Islamic State. He barely got out alive.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 As U.S. Stands Aside, Russia, Turkey Ink Cease-fire in Syria
Moscow and Ankara may have just done something Washington tried in vain to do. But it could ultimately mean victory for Assad.
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TOPSHOT - A member of the Syrian pro-government forces stands amid heavily damaged buildings in Aleppo's 1070 district on November 8, 2016, after troops seized it from rebel fighters. Syrian state media said government forces had advanced southwest of divided second city Aleppo, seizing the 1070 district from rebel forces. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor also reported the advance, saying it would allow government forces to protect areas already under their control on the southern outskirts of Aleppo. / AFP / GEORGES OURFALIAN (Photo credit should read GEORGES OURFALIAN/AFP/Getty Images) Syria Will Stain Obama’s Legacy Forever
The arc of history is long, but it won't ever judge the president's Syria policy kindly.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Kerry’s Mideast Peace Push Is Too Little, Too Late
The U.S. secretary of state’s speech laying out terms for a two-state solution is the final example of the Obama administration’s failure to move the needle on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 SitRep: Uncertain Ceasefire in Syria; American Troops on Raqqa’s Doorstep; Carrier Gap in the Gulf
Mosul Fight Back On; Corruption in the Chinese Army; And Lots More
