List of Middle East and North Africa articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Exclusive: Iran Teams With Taliban to Fight Islamic State in Afghanistan
Tehran and the Taliban have been at each other's throats for decades, but the Islamic State's rise has the two historical enemies teaming up like never before.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Beirut’s Lovable Losers
In a shocking turn of events, a new Lebanese political movement took on the status quo establishment and … well, lost. But the change it’s inspired could be profound.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A Deadly Shooting, a General’s Revolt, and the Rise of Israel’s New Right
The appointment of Avigdor Liberman as Israel's new defense minister is jolting the country’s politics and sparking fears of a "shoot first, and ask questions later" military policy.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Switzerland to Muslim Students: Shake Your Teacher’s Hand or Pay $5,000
Two Muslim students who refused to shake their female teacher's hand will be fined $5,000 if they don't do it.
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AS-TRL-86797 Report: ‘American Sniper’ Chris Kyle Lied About His Medal Count
Lies told by 'American Sniper' Chris Kyle continue to mount.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Magical Thinking of Killing Mullah Mansour
Why does anyone still think that bombing terrorist leaders still works?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 House Lawmakers Blast Saudi Arabia for Spreading Extremism
Several House lawmakers angrily accused the Saudi government of stoking extremism as they considered a new Senate bill Tuesday to allow victims of the 9/11 terror attacks to sue the oil-rich monarchy.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 ‘Nobody Wants Chicago 1968’: Democratic Convention Fight Looms Over Israel, Foreign Policy
From the founder of the Arab American Institute to a main negotiator of the Iran deal, the drafters of the Democratic Party’s 2016 platform have bigger differences than just Clinton vs. Sanders.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Liberation of Fallujah, the Fall of Baghdad
Securing the Iraqi capital won’t be easy, but keeping Baghdad safe from the Islamic State is the only way to ensure it doesn’t fall to Shiite militias.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Masters of Disasters?
The World Humanitarian Summit won’t solve the refugee crisis, but it’s an important first step to solving the really big problems.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Freed From the Islamic State, but Far From Free
Depression and PTSD are rampant among the Yazidi survivors of brutal captivity.