List of Middle East and North Africa articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Is the Islamic State Taking Its Fight to the Skies?
The militants who control much of Syria and Iraq may be taking a page from the al Qaeda handbook and trying to blow up passenger jets.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Syria Crisis Tests Newfound Détente Between Washington and Tehran
Obama personally assured Riyadh and other powers their interests would not be undermined in Syrian peace talks if Iran was at the negotiating table.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The U.S. Needs to Protect the Iranian Opposition in Iraq — and Counter Tehran in the Region
America can't allow another attack on the Iranian dissidents in Iraq.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A Long Road to Women’s Suffrage in Saudi Arabia
A landmark change in law has given the Kingdom’s women the right to vote. But a host of cultural and legal barriers will prevent strong turnout at the polls.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 GOP Chairman: Russia Bombing 8 Times More Than U.S. in Syria
Frustrated by the U.S. air campaign against the Islamic State, the House Foreign Affairs chairman on Wednesday said Russia launched eight times as many strikes in Syria during October than did the United States.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Battle for Libya’s Only Resource
Libya’s oil could help knit the country back together — or tear it apart for good.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.K.: Explosive Device May Have Downed Russian Charter Jet Over Egypt
Britain raises the chance that an explosive took down the Russian charter over Egypt.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Trouble on Holy Ground
Has Israel upset the centuries-old status quo at one of the holiest sites in Islam and Judaism?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Congress Shrugs Off Ahmad Chalabi’s Death
U.S. lawmakers spent more than a decade palling around with the infamous Iraq War promoter. Now they insist he was a nobody.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 What Would Have Happened if Yitzhak Rabin Had Lived?
I often find myself wondering if my friend the late prime minister could have saved Israel and the peace process.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Kentucky Fried Chicken ‘Shocked’ by Halal Knockoff in Iran
A knockoff KFC was shut down this week in Tehran. Now, the American brand wants to take legal action against the Iranian shopkeeper.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Trump Fires Off Hot Takes on GOP Rivals, Yellen, Putin, and Saturday Night Live
Donald Trump fires off hot takes on a host of issues while savaging the rest of the GOP field.