List of Middle East and North Africa articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why Isn’t ISIS Claiming the Istanbul Airport Bombing?
Because the Islamic State is trying to keep Turkey's focus on the Kurds — and to do all it can to undermine Erdogan.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Islamic State Just Got Their Hands on More U.S. Weapons
The Islamic State seized a trove of weapons from U.S.-backed rebels, including U.S. ammunition, mortars, and a pickup truck.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Syria’s Refugee Children Have Lost All Hope
Young Syrians living in Lebanon are attempting suicide in ever greater numbers.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Inside the Democratic Party’s Showdown Over Israel-Palestine
How Democrats changed their decades-old approach to the Israel-Palestine conflict — and why the fight isn’t over yet.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Obama’s Noble Lie
History will judge the Obama administration’s style in advancing the nuclear deal to be as checkered as the deal itself.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Deadly Suicide Bombings Rock Istanbul Airport, But Unclear Who to Blame
The death toll is rising in an attack on Turkey's international airport in Istanbul.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 In Final Report, Benghazi Committee Finds No New Evidence of Clinton Wrongdoing
Neither of the dueling reports from the Democrats or Republicans had new revelations about Clinton's culpability, but they'll re-inject the issue into the 2016 campaign.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Top U.S. Official: Islamic State Has Lost 47 Percent of its Territory in Iraq
Despite mounting fears of new terror strikes at home, a senior U.S. official says the Islamic State was steadily losing both territory and fighters in Iraq and Syria as Washington and its allies press the group on the ground and from the air.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 SitRep: More Airstrikes, More Dead Civilians; Syria Train and Equip Numbers
Fragile States Index; Aussies Allegedly Pushing Around Neighbors; And Lots More
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Israel’s Reconciliation With Turkey Could Lead to New Energy Deals
Middle Eastern chaos helped heal a six-year rift between Turkey and Israel. But Israel’s big reserves of natural gas could fuel much closer ties in years to come.
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FS_topimage Fragile States Index 2016
In 2015, long-simmering crises crossed borders, even continents, in a reminder that it takes very little for regional instability to go global.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Bahrain Tightens the Screws
Years after promising democratic reforms, Bahrain’s government is going after its critics with a new vigor. How long will London and Washington hold their tongues?