List of Middle East and North Africa articles
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President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin before holding direct peace talks at the State Department September 2, 2010 in Washington. What Israel Means by a Two-State Solution
A closer look at the reforms that may be a prerequisite for Palestinian statehood.
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Benjamin Netanyahu speaks and gestures with his hands raised while standing in front of an Israeli flag and U.S. flag. He is standing behind a podium with the seal of the president of the U.S. Israel Conducts Deadly Strikes in Gaza
The fragile cease-fire is once again at risk of collapsing amid fresh Israeli airstrikes.
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A new mural by Italian street artist TVBoy titled Mi Gaza es tu Gaza in Rome, Italy, on Oct. 15th. How Trump Can Avoid ‘Owning’ Gaza
Expanding U.S. strategic ambiguity with both Israel and the Gulf states is the best bet for regional progress.
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Two kids stand in a dark room. For Syrian Refugees, U.S. Aid Cuts Have Been Devastating
Many face a tough choice—remain in squalid camps or return to a troubled homeland.
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U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the prime minister’s office in Jerusalem on Oct. 22. The Difficult Art of Bibi-Sitting
The Trump administration is working to uphold the fragile Gaza cease-fire.
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Palestinians walk along Al-Rashid road toward Gaza City on Oct. 10, after Israel agreed to a cease-fire and withdrew its forces from some positions in Gaza. The Road Ahead for Palestine
Former negotiator Diana Buttu on the need for accountability—from Israelis and Palestinians alike.
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Soldiers in combat gear are silhouetted as they stand along a fence overlooking a dirt training area. How the U.S. Failure in Iraq Haunts Trump’s Gaza Plan
The American-led trusteeship will command no legitimacy among Palestinians.
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Dozens of people walk along a packed-sand path along the edge of a camp filled with low white tents. Many of the people are women wearing full black-cloth burkas. The sky overhead is hazy with sand and a few scattered clouds. Iraq Is Leading the Way on al-Hol. The World Must Do Its Part.
Allowing Islamic State prisoners to languish in detention is a dangerous radicalization risk.
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Mona Ibrahim, a displaced Sudanese mother, and her children sit on the ground in the famine-stricken Zamzam camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) in northern Darfur, Sudan, on Jan. 21. Why Won’t the UAE End the War in Sudan?
An independent inquiry has established the complicity of external actors.
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Far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich displays a map of an area near the settlement of Maale Adumim, a land corridor known as E1, outside Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank. As the War in Gaza Winds Down, the West Bank Is a Flash Point
If Trump wants peace, he must block Israel’s annexationist policies.
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Trump gestures with his arms out wide behind a sculpture that reads "PEACE 2025." Trump’s Foreign Policy Is Not as Successful as You Think
Don’t fall into the trap of thinking that the Gaza deal proves Trump’s diplomatic chops.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa shake hands in Moscow on October 15. Buying the Hatchet
How arms deals are helping Sharaa to make up with Moscow.
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Ben Gurion International Airport before boarding his plane to Sharm El-Sheikh, on October 13, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel. The Peace in Gaza Won’t Last
Only the end of Israel’s special relationship with the United States would signal a true end of war.
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Lips are suspended from a neon structure with a sign lit up to read "Riyadh Comedy Festival" above it as three women in black gowns sit nearby on armchairs. What I Want the Comedians Who Went to Saudi Arabia to Know
There were only eight executions during the Riyadh Comedy Festival.
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A man in a red hat drives a motorbike with a woman passenger in a black bandana by a billboard in Iranian national colors on a busy street. Tehran’s Dual Strategy for Surviving Snapback
Unity at the top, repression below.
