List of Middle East and North Africa articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Watch: ‘Erdowie, Erdowo, Erdogan’ — The Video That Made Turkey Mad Enough to Summon the German Ambassador
The video shows footage of Erdogan’s most absurd public moments, intercut with crackdowns on protesters.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Are men qualified to operate unmanned vehicles, especially in low-intensity ops?
That’s the implicit challenge in this comment by an Air Force colonel.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Who Would Bibi Vote for?
AIPAC, the Iran deal, Israel’s recent outreach to Russia — which of the presidential candidates is going to corner the vote on Middle East policy and tackle the legacy of the current administration?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 ‘How Happy Is the One Who Says, I Am a Turk!’
The war between the military and Kurdish insurgents is really a conflict over what it means to be a citizen of Turkey. That’s why there’s no end in sight to the bloodshed.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Hillary Clinton, Neocon?
With terror in Brussels swamping the news cycle last week, speeches delivered to AIPAC’s Policy Conference by four leading U.S. presidential candidates, outlining their approaches to the Middle East, received less attention than they might have. That’s too bad.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Just Say No to Another Failed State in Africa
It is never a good idea to make broad generalizations about Africa.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Islamic State Didn’t Do As Much Damage to Palmyra As We Feared
Drone footage and photos from the ground show that the ancient city of Palmyra is around 80 percent intact.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Lahore Blast Caps Deadly Week, From Asia to Europe
At least 144 were killed in terror attacks last week that showed the vast reach of extremists' targets.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Fearing Trump, U.N. Embraces the Art of the Deal
Diplomats are racing to ink international agreements — from migration to the Middle East — that a President Trump would deem: “Terrible! Bad!”
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Eagles of the Whirlwind
A militia allied with the Syrian government is gaining ground and popularity. But it’s not just fighting to preserve President Bashar al-Assad’s state — it’s trying to redraw the borders of the Middle East.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Can Europe Connect the ISIS Dots?
The Brussels attacks expose yet again the bureaucratic walls that prevent European agencies from sharing intelligence on terror threats.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 This Is What Yemen Looks Like After a Year of Airstrikes
After a year of airstrikes, much of Yemen has been decimated to rubble and dust.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Saudi Arabia Is Committing War Crimes in Yemen
How can the United States, Britain, and France keep shipping Riyadh arms when its pilots are dropping bombs on innocent civilians?