List of Middle East and North Africa articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.S. Navy Sends Two Aircraft Carriers to the Med in Throwback to Iraq Invasion
Two carriers, ready to bomb ISIS in Iraq, 13 years after the U.S. invasion
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Iran Deal, One Year In: Economic, Nuclear, and Regional Implications
In Washington, support is growing for the notion that the Barack Obama administration has failed to hold Tehran accountable for nuclear violations, downplayed Iran's economic windfall from sanctions relief, and ignored the deal's negative regional implications for state sponsorship of terrorism.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How to End the Massacre in the Med
Hundreds of thousands of refugees are at risk this summer, attempting a dangerous crossing from Libya to Italy. Here's how they can be saved.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 SitRep: Chinese Jets Intercept U.S. Plane; Fallujah Stalled
Saudis Pressure U.N.; Gaza Getting Ready for a Fight; Apache Helos to Qatar; and lots more
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Saudi Arabia Threatened to Break Relations With U.N. Over Human Rights Criticism in Yemen
Riyadh warned Turtle Bay it would pull hundreds of millions of dollars from U.N. programs if it was singled out for killing and maiming children in Yemen.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Saudi Arabia’s First Step Is Admitting It Has an Oil Problem
The heir to the Saudi throne just pushed through a bold package of reforms designed to free the kingdom from oil addiction by 2030. Here’s why it could backfire, badly.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Iran Won’t be Giving Visas to These Would-Be Republican Tourists
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif tells three Republican hawks they won't be visiting Iran anytime soon.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Hamas Is Ready for War with Israel
The Gaza Strip may still lie in rubble, but Hamas operatives are convinced that they are ready for another battle.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 If the Refugee Deal Crumbles, There Will Be Hell to Pay
It won’t just be the millions of refugees that will suffer. Liberal European democracy may be the ultimate casualty.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 SitRep: Paris Eyes South China Sea Role
Saudi Sinks U.N. Report; the Kurds and Raqqa; and lots more
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Riyadh Beats Back U.N. Accusations of Yemen Abuses
The United Nations had Saudi Arabia on a list of the world’s worst abusers of children. Riyadh just succeeded in getting itself taken off.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Blood Lapis: How Mining Funds Afghanistan’s Violence
A Global Witness report details how lapis has become a conflict mineral in Afghanistan.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Guess Who’s Coming to Muhammad Ali’s Funeral? Hint: a Strongman and a King.
Turkey's president and Jordan's king will pay tribute to their boxing idol in person.