List of Middle East and North Africa articles
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A worker cleans a bus to avoid the spread of the coronavirus in Tehran on Feb. 26. How an Iranian Airline Tied to Terrorism Likely Spread the Virus (and Lied About It)
Why is Iran the flaming epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in the Middle East? One of the primary suspects is Mahan Air.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu The Political Wizardry of Benjamin Netanyahu
In one stroke, the Israeli leader has extended his term and weakened an opponent.
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Pump jacks draw crude oil in California Is the U.S. Also to Blame in the Oil Price War?
Congress is accusing Saudi Arabia and Russia of waging “economic warfare” on the United States. But companies in the United States, the biggest oil producer in the world, aren’t slowing down yet.
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A woman wearing a mask in Iran Democrats Push Back on Sanctions, Citing Coronavirus Fears
They want waivers to speed medical supplies and humanitarian aid to Iran and other sanctioned nations hit hard by the pandemic.
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Syrian children try improvised gas masks Syria’s Revenge on the World Will Be a Second Wave of Coronavirus
The pandemic will soon magnify the threats festering in the Middle East’s longest-running war.
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A Palestinian couple wed amid the coronavirus epidemic Palestinians Brace for an Outbreak in One of the World’s Most Densely Populated Territories
The first coronavirus cases in the Gaza Strip portend a calamity.
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A policeman wearing a mask in Herat province, Afganistan As if Afghans Didn’t Have Enough Trouble, Now Comes the Pandemic
Thousands have crossed over the border from badly afflicted Iran, and authorities in the neighboring province of Herat say they’re not close to ready.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leader Benny Gantz in Jerusalem on Sept 19, 2019. Israel’s Double Curse: Politics and the Pandemic
A Supreme Court decision threatens Netanyahu’s grip on power and augurs a constitutional crisis.
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Iranians, some wearing protective masks U.N. Calls for Rolling Back Sanctions to Battle Pandemic
Secretary-General Guterres says it’s time for “solidarity not exclusion.”
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani The Untold Story of How Iran Botched the Coronavirus Pandemic
The government learned early on about the outbreak—but, from a combination of cynicism and ideology, decided not to do anything about it.
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A member of the Syrian relief group Violet Organization disinfects tents The Next Wave
U.N. and relief agencies warn the coronavirus pandemic could leave an even bigger path of destruction in the world’s most vulnerable and conflict-riven countries.
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The al-Nour refugee camp in Arsal, Lebanon, on June 10, 2019. Our Top Weekend Reads
The limits of social distancing, the Middle East’s lackluster coronavirus response, and the dark underbelly of whistleblowing.
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Syrian refugees You Can’t Practice Social Distancing if You’re a Refugee
Around 70 million people are suffering displacement in crowded camps, awaiting the arrival of the coronavirus pandemic.
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An Iranian woman walks past an anti-American mural on the wall of the former U.S. embassy in Tehran on May 8, 2018. Iran Knows Who to Blame for the Virus: America and Israel
The regime’s ideological army is spinning conspiracy theories even as it helps spread the virus among Iran’s long-suffering people.
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worldleadersvirusmap040220 Coronavirus in the Corridors of Power
Which Politicians and Senior Officials Have the Coronavirus?
