List of Middle East and North Africa articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.N. Chief Faults Russia and Syria for Humanitarian Disaster in Aleppo
Ban Ki-moon says escalating violence in Syria could make peace impossible -- and is holding Moscow and Damascus responsible for much of the carnage.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 In Spat Between Turks and Kurds, U.S. Remains on the Sidelines
Faced with a tortuous choice between a longtime NATO ally and a vital proxy in the fight against the Islamic State, the Obama administration is trying not to take sides at all.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 If You’re an Unhappy Iraqi Asylum-Seeker, Finland Will Fly You Home
Finland is paying for Iraqi asylum-seekers to fly home if they decide they prefer Baghdad to Helsinki.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How Much of Libya Does the Islamic State Control?
More than you think -- and it’s growing. But putting boots on the ground could only make the situation worse.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Fighting for Aleppo, Abandoned by the World
My Syrian rebel group is desperately waging war against the Islamic State and Bashar al-Assad. But America is letting the Russians bomb us.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Latest Row Between Russia and Turkey Is Over a Putin T-Shirt
A Russian soccer player is facing suspension after he flashed a Putin t-shirt at a game in Turkey on Tuesday.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Making a War Zone Camera-Ready
2015 Global Thinkers Matthew Heineman and Johanna Schwartz discuss the challenges of making a film—and earning a subject’s trust—amidst guns, violence, and suspicion.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 In Syria, Washington Can’t Get Its Friends to Stop Fighting, Either
When it comes to implementing a Syrian ceasefire, the Obama administration is finding that sometimes its friends are just as much of a problem as its enemies.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Syria Cease-Fire Brings Turkey Closer to War
Russia has accelerated its brutal bombing campaign and is working with Turkey’s Kurdish enemies to seize as much land as it can — before peace breaks out.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Syrian MSF Hospital Kept Location Secret to Avoid Being Bombed
It was destroyed anyway.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Trump, the Teller of ‘Truths,’ Has a New Tune on Iraq
Sorry, Donald Trump: you just can't change history.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Mo’ Rials, Mo’ Problems
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is eager to open up the country's economy. Iranian hardliners are eager to stop him.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Problem With Saudi Arabia’s ‘Terrorist’ Re-education
The Mohammed bin Nayef Center for Counseling and Care is supposed to rehabilitate terrorists. It isn’t working — and it’s allegedly being used to imprison critics of the kingdom.
