Middle East and North Africa

Tehran has been eager to make up for Russia’s newfound absence in the South Caucasus.

A former basketball player is changing the lives of African youth through the power of sports.

Robert Malley on the stalled nuclear deal and Washington’s plan to help Iran’s protesters.

Off the playing field, Iran’s protests and ongoing uranium enrichment have heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran.

How can the 2022 World Cup shed light on Iran’s domestic issues?

Migrant workers from South Asia and Africa have suffered for years under the Gulf nation’s kafala system. They deserve compensation for wage theft, injuries, and death.

Deep in the Algerian desert, a Sahrawi-run event puts Western Sahara’s struggle for liberation on the big screen.

Justice is unattainable without evidence. Documenting abuses by gathering and archiving this evidence must be a priority.

Critics of the World Cup host nation overlook the reforms the government has undertaken.

A soccer-loving nation is isolated from the global sport.

From Benin to Mozambique, President Paul Kagame is flexing his small country’s military muscle—and transforming the continent’s security landscape.

If the JCPOA really is dead, the United States will soon have to choose from a range of bad options.

A street vendor’s plight highlights violations that Washington would prefer to ignore.

Shipping workers abroad helps the North Korean leader evade sanctions and finance his nuclear weapons.

One reporter goes behind closed doors at the Libyan peace talks in Norway.