List of Middle East and North Africa articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Punished U.S. Navy Officer Believes He Prevented a War With Iran
The skipper of the boats captured by Iran this year says he should be commended and not penalized for averting a potential firefight in the Persian Gulf.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Hajj DIY: Apps Are Making the Pilgrimage Easier Than it’s Ever Been
More than ever before, navigating the Hajj by smartphone is a real option.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 House Passes Bill Allowing 9/11 Victims to Sue Saudi Officials
The White House has pledged to veto the bill if it passes in the House.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 SitRep: Latest on North Korea’s Nuke Test; New SEAL Raid in Afghanistan
Here’s Your Battle for Mosul; Kerry in Geneva; Russia Buying New Subs; And Lots More
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 My Top 5 Foreign-Policy Unicorns — and Why I Want to Kill Them
On magical creatures and the promises of politicians.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Russia Says It Will Host Peace Talks Between Israel and the Palestinians
Putin looks to succeed where Obama and Kerry have failed.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 An Actual U.S. Presidential Candidate: ‘What is Aleppo?’
Epicenter of Syria conflict? Ground zero of humanitarian crisis? Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson seems to have missed the last five years of U.S. foreign policy.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 SitRep: Clinton, Trump, and National Security Shorthand; Russia Buzzes U.S. Plane
Chemical Attack in Aleppo; Congress Moves to Shut Off Defense Package for Saudi; And Lots More
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Senators to Introduce Measure Opposing $1B Arms Sale to Saudis
A bipartisan push against a $1.15 billion arms deal to Saudi Arabia is gaining steam in protest of Riyadh’s bombing campaign in Yemen — but remains split on whether to oppose the sale or block it outright.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Assad’s Texas-Sized Victory
How the Lone Star State explains Assad’s war strategy — and why it's going to be so hard to defeat the regime in San Antonio. Er, Damascus.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Update: Conflicting Reports Over Whether ISIS Banned Face Veils in Iraq
The Islamic State was reportedly banning women from wearing full-face veils at security centers in Mosul.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A No-Fly Zone Doesn’t Mean a No-War Zone
And the politicians and pundits calling for one in Syria ought to remember how toothless and ineffective the U.S. air patrols were — for 12 long years — in Iraq.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 SitRep: No Deal With Russia on Syria; China Pushes into Scarborough Shoal
Turks Push ISIS Away from Border; Clinton on DNC Hacks and Russia; And Lots More
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Inside the Syrian Dust Bowl
The Assad family’s favorite international development organization tried to turn Syria into an agricultural powerhouse. Its failure sparked a civil war.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.S., Russia Talk Syria, But Pentagon Ready to Walk
Negotiations over a ceasefire in Syria drag on, but few believe they’ll lead anywhere.
