List of Middle East and North Africa articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Is the Islamic State Committing Genocide? The State Dept. Hasn’t Decided.
The Obama administration will miss a March deadline for declaring whether ISIS violence against Christians, Yazidis, and other minorities counts as genocide.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Washington Made It Easy for Iran to Fire Its Ballistic Missiles
A last-minute concession on Iran’s ballistic missile program comes back to haunt American policymakers.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Europe Doesn’t Owe Migrants Fairness
The EU may be on the brink of outsourcing its refugee problem to Turkey. But the continent shouldn’t feel guilty about making hard choices.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Mapped: The Islamic State Is Losing Its Territory — and Fast
In the last three months, the Islamic State has lost an additional 8 percent of its territory in Iraq and Syria.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.N. Refugee Chief: Western Leaders Stir Up ‘Hatred for the Stranger, for the Immigrant’
The U.N.’s refugee agency wants to resettle 400,000 Syrian refugees worldwide -- just as anti-immigrant rhetoric hits a generational high.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 He Came, He Saw, He Withdrew From Syria
Vladimir Putin got exactly what he wanted out of his Middle East adventure.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Do Jewish Grandchildren Solve Trump’s Israel Problem?
Pro-Israel activists don’t know what to make of Donald Trump. An upcoming AIPAC speech could calm their fears — or inflame them even further.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.S. to Maintain Russia Sanctions Despite Syria Pullout
Though Russia withdrew some of its military forces from Syria this week -- a development welcomed by many Western officials -- Moscow shouldn’t expect any relief from U.S. sanctions, according to America’s top diplomat to Europe.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Was a Fake War in the Saudi Desert a Dress Rehearsal for a Syrian Invasion?
Vladimir Putin’s abrupt Russian departure could open a door for Arab intervention against the Islamic State and Bashar al-Assad.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Let the Judging of the Obama Administration Begin
From the Islamic State to Libya, from China to Putin, can the sitting U.S. president offer real perspective while he’s still inside the White House?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Russian Withdrawal Could Set Stage for Assad’s Exit
Putin’s troops helped Damascus beat back Syria’s rebels. Now that Russia is on its way out, will Assad follow?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Europe Can Still Save Itself
The EU doesn’t stand a chance against global instability if it can’t control its borders.
