List of Middle East and North Africa articles
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Walid Jumblatt, the Druze former leader of Lebanon's Progressive Socialist Party (PSP), and his son and current party head Taymur Jumblatt meet with Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, interim prime minister Mohammad al-Bashir, and other Druze leaders during a visit to Damascus on December 22, 2024. Syrians Will Never All Get Along
Like elsewhere in the Middle East, sectarianism is baked into Syrian society.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian deliver a press statement following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow. Don’t Trust Russia to Mediate the Iran Nuclear Deal
Moscow’s interests go directly against Washington’s in the Middle East.
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A person on a motorcycle kicks up dust as it passes through a border fence opening. Smoke is seen in the distance as people mill about on the edges of the scene. State Commissions Have Probed Israel’s Worst Security Failures—But Not Oct. 7
Netanyahu fears the findings might end his political career.
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Three soldiers with their faces covered stand on a balcony. How Wagner Cut Its Teeth in Syria
Russian mercenaries weren’t always welcomed by the state, but their fighting on behalf of Bashar al-Assad was a prelude to Ukraine.
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Books-in-brief-foreign-policy- March The Novels We’re Reading in March
From a killing in the West Bank to horror in a postapocalyptic convent.
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A Palestinian flag flutters amid the ruins of buildings in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on March 4, amid the ongoing truce between Israel and Hamas. Who Will Rule Over Gaza After the War?
U.S. President Donald Trump, Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid, and Egypt have all made proposals on postwar governance in the enclave.
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An artisanal gold miner, digs at the bottom of a narrow gold shaft in the Kamituga artisanal mine, in the South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, on Sept. 20, 2024. The New Gold Rush
A tug-of-war between governments and illegal miners is igniting conflict. To avoid the worst, states must make room for legal artisanal mining.
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U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance greets President Donald Trump's nominee to be under secretary of defense for policy, Elbridge Colby during Colby's confirmation hearing on March 4 in Washington. Trump’s Pick for Key Pentagon Role Faces Off With GOP Hawks
Elbridge Colby’s hearing on Tuesday showcased fault lines in the party.
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People sit amid the ruins of a sports stadium in the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza during a funeral ceremony for Hamas commander Marwan Issa on Feb. 7 2025. Gaza Is the Land of No Good Options
Only an outside-the-box solution can avert the current trajectory.
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Basel Adra and Yuval Abraham, winners of the Best Documentary Feature award for "No Other Land," in Hollywood, California, on March 2. Documentary on West Bank Evictions Wins Big at Oscars
An Israeli co-director of the documentary said U.S. foreign policy was blocking peace.
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Police escort Rohingya Muslims back to their camp in Rakhine, Myanmar, on Nov. 30, 2018. The Rise and Fall of Human Rights
Kenneth Roth on why there’s a backlash against progressivism—and how to defend civil liberties.
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Abbas Alawieh, spokesperson for Listen to Michigan, a group that asked voters to vote uncommitted instead of backing Joe Biden in Michigan's 2024 U.S. Presidential primary election, on Feb. 27, 2024. How Democrats Can Win Arab American Voters Back
In times of Middle Eastern turmoil, policy commitments matter more than messaging.
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An Israeli soldier watches from a tank turret as Palestinians return from Egypt to the Gaza Strip on July 29, 2007 at the Israeli-controlled Erez border crossing. Israel’s Peace With Egypt Is Starting to Crack
The end of the countries’ historic peace deal was once unimaginable—but is now on the horizon.
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Lapid dressed in a black blazer and black shirt speaks at a lectern with the Israeli flag in the background. Israel’s Lapid Lays Out Alternative to Trump’s Gaza Plan
The opposition leader’s proposal would see Egypt take temporary control of the enclave and oversee its reconstruction.
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Family members mourn over the body of Ayman Nassar al-Haymouni, a 13-year-old killed in an Israeli raid, in Hebron, West Bank, on Feb. 22. Israel’s Actions Strike at the Foundations of International Law
Only collective state action can end impunity.
