List of Middle East and North Africa articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Hungary FM: Unchecked Migration Increases Risk of Terror
In an exclusive interview with Foreign Policy, Budapest’s top diplomat assesses the impact of terror in Europe.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Erdogan: Washington’s Closest Allies in Fight Against Islamic State Are Just as Bad as the Islamic State
The Turkish president maintains that the Kurdish militants receiving arms from the U.S. are terrorists — and that the West is wrong to see them any differently.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 One Saudi’s Protest, Through The Viewfinder
A photography exhibit in Washington by a Saudi doctor-turned-artist casts a critical eye on Riyadh’s relationship with big oil and Mecca.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How Tunisia’s Islamists Embraced Democracy
The Ennahda party was widely seen as a threat to Tunisia's democratic transition. Instead, it helped drive it forward.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 SitRep: Turkish President Rips Obama as Qatar Waits for its F-15s
Also: new drone numbers in America's wars; more new weapons in Yemen; and lots more
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Putin’s Attack Helicopters and Mercenaries Are Winning the War for Assad
Taking advantage of a ceasefire, the Russian strongman is doubling down in Syria — not withdrawing.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Is the International Community Out of Ideas to Combat Terrorism?
After every attack, officials cry out for more intelligence sharing and hard security measures. Maybe it’s time for something else.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The War on ISIS Now Comes With Medals
The more medals the better, in the world of the Pentagon
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Liberation of Mosul Has Begun
But who’s going to lead the fight to take Iraq’s second city back from the Islamic State?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Qatar Wants to Buy Dozens of U.S. Warplanes. Why Won’t Washington Sell Them?
The White House can’t decide whether to sign off on a multibillion-dollar arms deal with the Persian Gulf kingdom, a sometime ally that has close ties to Islamist militants and Iran.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Syrian Revolution Against al Qaeda
An unexpected turn after a clash between Free Syrian Army forces and Jabhat al-Nusra fighters offers a window into who’s really winning hearts and minds.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Sometimes a Hijacking Means a Free Stopover in Beautiful Cyprus
Egyptians are joking on social media that a hijacked flight with a happy ending isn't anything to complain about.