List of Middle East and North Africa articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 First Major Trials Begin for the Failed Turkey Coup
But post-coup crackdowns that worry international observers continue unabated.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Crisis Manager’s Cheat Sheet for 2017
It’s time to start setting priorities for the coming year of war and conflict.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Fallout from the U.N., Murder in Moscow? The Weekend Behind, the Week Ahead
What happened in the world over the long holiday weekend.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Dear Mr. Trump, Don’t Desecrate My American Bible
An open letter to the president-elect from a Middle Eastern immigrant who has become an American patriot.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.S. Abstains From U.N. Vote Condemning Israeli Settlements
The U.N. declares Israeli settlements illegal as United States defies its own past and calls from Trump and Netanyahu for a veto.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Trump Snubs Ban Ki-moon after Promising a Face-to-Face Meeting
The U.N. secretary-general thought he had a pledge for some face time with the new American leader. WRONG!
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Want a Third Intifada? Go Ahead and Move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem
Why Trump’s plan is a terrible idea for Israel, Palestine, and the wider Middle East.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 George Kennan Is Still the Russia Expert America Needs
The architect of Washington’s Cold War strategy offers President-elect Trump the best guide for managing Moscow.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 UNSC Vote on West Bank Settlements Delayed, Possibly Indefinitely
A delay would give the Trump administration time -- as welcomed by Tel Aviv -- to begin a dramatic shift from Obama’s Israel policies.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Battle to Retake Mosul Is Stalemated
Despite predictions that the Islamic State would soon be routed from Iraq’s second-largest city, the offensive is stuck, and casualties are piling up.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A Tale of Two Syrian Cities
In government-controlled Damascus and western Aleppo, the two rival centers of Syrian life seem destined for very different fates.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 SitRep: Leaked DoD Memo Says Trump Ignoring Russia; Republican Senate Fight Over Hacks
Moscow Replacing Washington as Middle East Power Broker; U.S. Bombing in Libya Ends; Syria and War Crimes; And Lots More
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Stop the Hand-Wringing About Aleppo
What’s happening in Syria is a tragedy – but nobody has ever been willing to do what’s necessary to stop it.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Can U.N. Monitors Stop the Slaughter in Aleppo?
The U.N. voted to send monitors to Aleppo. But some fear such moves could be too little, too late.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Trump’s New Ambassador to Israel Heralds a Radical Change in Policy
The appointment of David Friedman might be seen as a honeymoon in Jerusalem, but it’s a bold divorce from decades of U.S.-Israel policy.
