List of Middle East and North Africa articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Did the Pentagon Cook the Books on Its Afghanistan Intel?
The military has been accused of fudging the numbers in the fight against the Islamic State. Congress wants to know if it did with the Taliban too.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Obama Got It Right on the Islamic State
The United States can't defeat the jihadist group — it can only hope to contain it.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Syria’s Speed Freaks, Jihad Junkies, and Captagon Cartels
The chaos of the war against Bashar al-Assad is fueling the rise of a dangerous, new super-amphetamine across the Middle East.
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An Iranian woman walks past graffiti in a southwestern street of Tehran on June 29, 2015. Despite agreeing the outlines of a nuclear agreement on April 2, the final talks between Iran and six powers led by the United States on turning it into a binding accord have hit difficulties on reaching a deal which would lift sanctions, paving the way for foreign investment to flow back, in exchange for curbs on Iran's nuclear activities. AFP PHOTO/BEHROUZ MEHRI (Photo credit should read BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images) Dear Iran, Can I Please Come Home?
Relations between Tehran and Washington are better than ever, but for Iranian-Americans things have never been worse.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Will Convicted Israeli Spy Jonathan Pollard Become a Man Without a Country?
Questions remain over whether the spy will be allowed to move to Israel, or stay in the U.S. for the next five years.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Pakistan’s Middle East Problem
In the wake of IS’s deadly attacks on Paris and Beirut, Pakistan must rethink its position on the Middle East for the sake of its own stability.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 House Ignores Obama’s Veto Threat in Demanding Tougher Screening for Refugees
The House ignored presidential veto threats in passing a bill requiring tougher screening for Syrian refugees.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Bonjour, You Cheese-eating Bomber Monkeys
What ever happened to our soft-as-brie friends in France?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Clinton Promises a More Hawkish Approach to Islamic State Than Obama
Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton outlined her plans to defeat the Islamic State in a Thursday speech that both defended the Obama administration's current strategy against the militant group -- and proposed a range of hawkish military actions the president has long refused.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why Abdelhamid Abaaoud Wanted to Die
The battle against the Islamic State will not be won in Raqqa. It’s about giving young men with a death wish a reason to live.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Obama Vows to Veto Syrian Refugee Bill
The White House announced on Wednesday it will veto a Republican bill that will impose stricter requirements for refugees entering the United States from Syria. The bill, scheduled for a vote in the House on Thursday, wouldn’t provide any additional security and would “create significant delays and obstacles in the fulfillment of a vital program that satisfies both humanitarian and national security objectives," said the White House in a statement.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Russia Insults U.S. War Strategy With Weird Cat Metaphor
(As the bombs continue to fall in Syria.)
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Wednesday’s Craziest Ideas for Dealing With Syrian Refugees: Praise for Japanese Internment Camps and Calls to Bring Out the National Guard
A small town Virginia mayor invokes Japanese internment during World War II to argue against Syrian refugees.
