List of Middle East and North Africa articles
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GettyImages-1166640 Israeli Travel Ban Draws Fire
The new law would stop some pro-Israel groups from visiting the Jewish state if they have publicly called for boycotts of Israel’s settlements.
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A portrait of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad hangs alongside the colours of the Russian flag during a pro-regime rally in Damascus on April 12, 2012, as a UN-backed ceasefire went into effect. Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad shot dead a civilian in the central province of Hama, a monitoring group said, hours after a deadline to implement a ceasefire aimed to end 13 months of bloodshed. AFP PHOTO/LOUAI BESHARA (Photo credit should read LOUAI BESHARA/AFP/Getty Images) U.S.-Russia Competition in the Middle East Is Back
And the Trump administration needs a strategy to deal with it.
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South Korean protesters hold placards showing a caricature of US President Donald Trump during a rally against the planned deployment of the US-built Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-ballistic missile system, outside the Defence Ministry in Seoul on February 28, 2017. Residents living near a South Korean golf course on February 28 sued to stop it becoming the site of a controversial US missile system loathed by Beijing, their lawyers said as Chinese media poured scorn on the plan. / AFP / JUNG Yeon-Je (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images) SitRep: BREAKING: U.S., Russian, Turkish Generals Meet Over Syria; U.S. Missile Defense Rushed to South Korea; Tehran Tests Missiles
Iran Harasses U.S. Ship; ISIS Underground; EU Training Mission; SecState Rex Tillerson Continues to be MIA; And Lots More
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The Middle East Welcomes Trump, Warily
With a new Trump administration changing policy from Israel to Yemen, the volatile region could be in for a wild ride.
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ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - FEBRUARY 1: Protestors rally against President Donald Trump's recent executive order halting refugee admissions for 120 days and banning entry to the U.S. for citizens of seven predominantly-Muslim nations, at Reagan National Airport, February 1, 2017 in Arlington, Virginia. Despite the immediate controversy the executive order has sparked, a recent poll by Reuters/Ipsos shows 49 percent of Americans agreeing with the order and 41 percent disagreeing. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) A Tale of Two Refugees
After Trump's travel ban, vastly different fates have become simply a matter of chance.
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A convoy of US forces armoured vehicles drives near the village of Yalanli, on the western outskirts of the northern Syrian city of Manbij, on March 5, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / DELIL SOULEIMAN (Photo credit should read DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP/Getty Images) SitRep: Trump Missile Test; U.S. Moves in Syria; Chinese Defense Budgets; U.S. Allies Rebuff Russians
White House’s Anti-Leak Tech; Civilian Casualties in Iraq and Syria; And Lots More
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Fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces gather near a village north-east of Raqa on February 3, 2017, during their advance on the jihadists' de facto capital in Syria. / AFP / DELIL SOULEIMAN (Photo credit should read DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP/Getty Images) Trump’s Promises to Defeat ISIS ‘Quickly’ Run Into Syria Buzzsaw
The agonizing decision whether to arm the Kurds to beat ISIS, or defer to Turkey’s sensibilities, is Trump’s first big test.
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gettyimages-146517565 Designating the Muslim Brotherhood as a Terrorist Organization Is a Bad Idea
Designating the Muslim Brotherhood, a non-state, multinational, and multifaceted organization, would be imprudent and hasty.
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TOPSHOT - Yemeni men check the site of an air raid that hit a funeral reception in the Arhab district, 40 kilometres (25 miles) north of the capital Sanaa, on February 16, 2017. Eight women and a child were killed and at least 10 other women were wounded. / AFP / Mohammed HUWAIS (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP/Getty Images) SitRep: U.S. Strikes Pound Yemen Under New Plan; Pentagon Looking at Somalia; Mattis, White House Lock Horns
ISIS and Iraq in Drone War; McMaster to the Hill; Trump’s Budget Wishlist; And Lots More
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mubarak-crop Former Egyptian President Mubarak Acquitted of Killing Arab Spring Protesters
And that’s that for the Arab Spring.
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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 12: Members of the US Secret Service stand guard as Marine One carrying U.S. President Barack Obama takes off from the south lawn of the White House, March 12, 2015 in Washington, DC. President Obama is traveling to Los Angles, California to appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live television show, and attend a DNC roundtable. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) SitRep: Huge New Russia Revelations; U.S. Forces Almost Hit by Russian Bombs; McMaster Making Changes; Trump Wants Critic in His Inner Circle
More Questions Over SEAL Yemen Raid; House Intel Probing Kremlin Meddling; And Lots More
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 28: Widow of Fallen Navy Seal, Senior Chief William Owens, Carryn Owens (2ndL), first lady Melania Trump and White House Senior Advisor to the President for Strategic Planning Jared Kushner attend a joint session of the U.S. Congress with U.S. President Donald Trump on February 28, 2017 in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. Trump's first address to Congress focused on national security, tax and regulatory reform, the economy, and healthcare. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) A Day in the Life of a Disgraceful Commander in Chief
From blaming his subordinates for a failed mission to using a slain sailor’s family as a prop, Donald Trump is already proving unfit to lead the military.
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A Syrian man rides his motorcycle past collapsed buildings in the northern Syrian town of Manbij as civilians go back to their homes on August 14, 2016 more than a week after the Arab-Kurdish alliance, known as the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), pushed the Islamic State (IS) group out of the city. The last remaining IS fighters abandoned the city of Manbij near the Turkish border on August 12, 2016 after a rout the Pentagon said showed the extremists were "on the ropes". The retreat from the city which IS captured in 2014 was the jihadists' worst defeat yet at the hands of the SDF backed by US air power. / AFP / DELIL SOULEIMAN (Photo credit should read DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP/Getty Images) Russians Hit U.S.-Backed Syrian Rebels, As Hostile Groups Converge Within ‘Grenade Range’
The top U.S. general in Iraq and Syria says the situation in northern Syria remains chaotic.
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china-crop The Islamic State Pledged to Attack China Next. Here’s Why.
ISIS tries to curry favor with China's repressed Muslim minority groups.
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AT SEA - JULY 22: In this handout provided by the U.S. Navy, Aviation Machinist's Mate Airman John Galicia, from Hayward, Calif., cleans the windshield of an F/A-18E Super Hornet on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower and its carrier strike group are deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Third Class Nathan T. Beard/Released) SitRep: GOP Senator: Trump Budget “Dead on Arrival,” Presidential Speech Wrapup; Turkey Threatens U.S. Allies in Syria
Iraqi Forces Push Forward in Mosul; New Travel Ban Coming; Chinese Drones Coming; and Lots More
