List of Middle East and North Africa articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Mercenaries Are the Silent Majority of Obama’s Military
The president’s "light footprint" approach to war has relied on thousands of Americans paid to fight — and die — in the shadows.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 5 Things You Need to Know About Israel’s New Putin-Loving Defense Minister
Here are five things to know about Avigdor Lieberman, the Moldovan-born former nightclub bouncer now charged with overseeing the Middle East’s most powerful military.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Perilous Work of Clearing Bombs Left by ISIS
An Australian mine-clearing specialist died Tuesday while trying to defuse a bomb planted by ISIS in an Iraqi village.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Senate 9/11 Bill Could Sour Saudi Relations for Obama’s White House — and the Next
The legislation could allow families of the victims of 9/11 to sue Saudi officials, but the White House says Obama won’t sign. The 2016 candidates may be relieved.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 In Morocco, a New Kind of Bedouin Businessman
Morocco showcases its tribal traditions and art -- and looks to attract investment -- amid U.N. tensions over the disputed Western Sahara.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 SitRep: White House Threatens Veto of Defense Bill
Rhodes says no; U.N. moving on arming Libya; more U.S. Navy ships headed for the South China Sea; and plenty more
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Donald vs. the Blob
The foreign-policy establishment is backing Hillary Clinton. And that may not be such a bad thing for Trump.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 For Middle East Peace, Look to Israel’s Arab Partners
Obama should focus on facilitating the burgeoning relations between Israel and America’s most important Arab friends.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 SitRep: China Blasts Pentagon Report; Ash Carter’s Tech Plan Rebooted
Big Navy conference kicks off; sunken drone pods; and lots more
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A Hundred Tiny Hezbollahs
In Assad-controlled regions of Syria, the Lebanese group is making friends, influencing militias, and developing a new model of asymmetric warfare.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Cambridge Researchers Find World’s Youngest Mummy
A CT scan on an old artifact revealed the remains of a tiny mummified fetus.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Don’t Blame Sykes-Picot for the Middle East’s Mess
The focus on the century-old accord is a product of bad history and shoddy social science -- and it’s surely not the cause of the region's dysfunction.
