List of Middle East and North Africa articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Ankara Shattered by Deadly Terrorist Bombing
Questions abound over who was behind the twin bombings at a peace rally that killed almost 100 Saturday in the Turkish capital, further roiling an already destabilized country.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why Tunisia Absolutely, Totally Deserves the Nobel Peace Prize
Even as the Arab Spring was falling apart around them, Tunisians opted for the difficult path of dialogue and compromise. Now their persistence has been rewarded.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Who Is a Better Strategist: Obama or Putin?
Pitting a former KGB agent against a former community organizer and seeing what happens in Syria.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.S. Acknowledges Reality and Scraps Failed Syria Training Program
The Obama administration set aside $500 million to train rebels to take on the Islamic State. With just five of them still in the fight, the White House is pulling the plug.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Snap Poll: Will China, Iran, and Russia Cooperate With the United States?
We asked IR scholars about the refugee crisis, the Iran deal, presidential reputations, and whether economic sanctions actually make a difference.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Tunisia Celebrates Its Big Norwegian Triumph
The past five years haven’t been all great for Tunisia, but Friday’s Nobel Peace Prize is a welcome recognition of the achievements of a young democracy.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Promise and Peril of Cheap Oil
Everyone likes $2 gasoline. But what if it's bad for the long-term growth of the U.S. economy — and for global stability?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Tunisian Quartet Wins Nobel Peace Prize as Lone Standout in Violence-Wracked Region
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to a quartet of Tunisian civil society groups that mediated political talks there.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Turkey Slams Russia for Syria Attacks, Warns Could Sever Energy Ties
A year ago, Russia and Turkey were preparing a "strategic partnership" cemented by energy. Now, after Russian military strikes in Syria and violations of Turkish airspace, the relationship is getting a whole lot chillier.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Clinton’s TPP Paradox: Why Is the Trade Pact Worse than the Iran Deal?
The democratic presidential contender is using the same logic to oppose the the trade deal that she excoriated in the critics of the nuclear agreement.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Russia to Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst: You’ll Always Have a Home in Crimea
The lead singer of Limp Bizkit loves Russia, and officials there think he'd like Crimea too. They're urging him to feel free to move there.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Citing Benghazi Gaffe, McCarthy Withdraws From House Speaker Race
McCarthy's suggestion that the Benghazi probe is political cost him the House speaker post.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Mali’s Voice of Reason
Broadcasting from this war-torn country’s capital, a remarkable radio station is bringing implacable enemies together for dialogue.