List of Middle East and North Africa articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Could a Dutch Volunteer Be Charged with Murder for Killing Islamic State Militants?
A Dutch man could face murder charges if he's found guilty of killing Islamic State militants in Syria.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Unfounded Fears About Iran’s Oil Sparks Steep Global Losses
World markets are tanking amid misplaced fears about Iran's oil flooding an already oversaturated market.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.N. Chief Strafes U.S. and Saudi Arabia Over Airstrikes on Medical Facilities
Ban Ki-moon delivers a grim take on the state of the world to the U.N. General Assembly as starvation stalks besieged Syrians.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Islamic State Hits Turkey Where It Hurts
The terror group is ramping up its fight against Ankara. Its latest battleground: the Turkish economy.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 To Understand Why the Islamic State Just Hit Jakarta, Don’t Look to Paris — Look to Indonesia
Despite the ISIS connection, the Jakarta assault showed evidence of motivations and patterns particular to Indonesia.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 What It’s Like to Live in the Capital of the ‘Caliphate’
Religious sermons, air strikes, and itchy mandatory beards -- just another normal day in Raqqa.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Meet China’s Killer Drones
From Iraq to Nigeria, countries looking for cheap, armed drones are increasingly turning to China — and leaving the United States behind.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 This Tiny African Nation Just Cut Ties With Tehran. It Also Used to Be an Iranian Trading Post.
Comoros's rich yet little-known historical links with Iran haven't stopped it from joining Saudi Arabia's campaign to isolate Tehran.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Pentagon’s Special Ops Chief to be Nominated to Run Middle East Wars
If confirmed by the Senate, Gen. Joseph Votel would be the first Special Operations leader to run a combatant command.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Saudi-Iran War Is America’s Fault
And now it’s Washington’s job to make sure it doesn’t spin out of control.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The War Over Syria’s War Dead
Assad is routinely accused of murdering 250,000 of his own people. The only problem is that there’s no proof he did.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Al Jazeera America Fumbles Attempt to Compete With U.S. Media
Al Jazeera America, unable to break into the U.S. media market, will close its doors.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Kerry After Sailors Released: Thanks, Tehran
Secretary of State John Kerry began a wide-ranging speech on foreign policy Wednesday with a special shout out to the Iranian government for returning 10 American sailors even as Tehran and Washington quibbled over whether an apology was issued over the incident.