List of Middle East and North Africa articles
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The Israeli Iron Dome missile defense system intercepts rockets fired from Gaza into southern Israel on May 14. Israel Needs Weapons to Stop Iran’s Bomb
Jerusalem needs help from Washington to prevail in a terrible conflict.
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Algerians take part in a protest rejecting the results of a widely boycotted vote that brought Abdelmadjid Tebboune, a former ally of deposed Algerian leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika, to power in Algiers on Dec. 13, 2019. Algeria Needs a Second Liberation
This time, from its aged rulers.
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Supporters of Moqtada al-Sadr celebrate in Baghdad. The Biggest Loser of Iraq’s Election Could Be Iran
Pro-Iran parties lost support, say they’ll reject the results, and are threatening violence.
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עבדאללה הראשון, מלך ירדן (במרכז) מול כיפת הסלע בירושלים, 17 ביוני 1948. לאחד מחדש את ירדן ופלסטין
עמאן צריכה לספח את הגדה המערבית ועזה לירדן - כדי לשים סוף לכיבוש הישראלי הבלתי חוקי, להביא שלום ושגשוג ולהעניק זכויות דמוקרטיות לפלסטינים.
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hebrew-king-abdullah1 وحدوا الأردن وفلسطين – مرة أخرى
على عمان أن تضم الضفة الغربية مرة أخرى من أجل إنهاء الاحتلال الإسرائيلي غير الشرعي ، وتحقيق السلام والازدهار ، ومنح الفلسطينيين حقوقهم الديمقراطية
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Houthi rebel fighters inspect damage. Yemen’s Most Pressing Problem Isn’t War. It’s the Economy.
International agencies are fixated on the humanitarian crisis instead of the economic conditions that caused it.
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A smiling Bashar al-Assad faces a crowd of journalists with microphones. Biden’s Inaction on Syria Risks Normalizing Assad—and His Crimes
The world is gradually accepting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad back into the fold.
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Portraits of Islamic clerics hang in an Iranian library. Tehran’s Harvard Incubated Iran’s New Government
The school’s mission is to find the most talented Iranians willing to serve the state—and give them access to power.
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Two men sit behind a sign on a table that reads "Iran, Islamic Republic of." The View From Iran: What the Raisi Administration Wants in the Nuclear Talks
President Ebrahim Raisi doesn’t consider reviving the nuclear deal a top priority.
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Turkey's Defense Minister Hulusi Akar looks on as he arrives for a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, on June 26, 2019. Erdogan’s Heir Apparent Isn’t a Problem
Turkey’s minister of defense is a staunch nationalist—but that doesn’t mean he’s anti-Western.
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Orthodox Christian worshippers pray. In Hamas-Run Gaza, the Last Arab Christians Are Hanging On
An ancient community bears witness to its own purging—and recalls a more tolerant time.
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Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives to address the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly on September 21, 2021 in New York. Erdogan Might Be Too Sick to Keep Leading Turkey
Evidence is growing that Turkey’s president is ailing—and that could be bad news for the country’s politics.
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Iraqis attend a conference organized by the U.S. think tank Center for Peace Communications in Erbil, Iraq, on Sept. 24. A Pro-Israel Summit in Erbil Breaks New Ground
At great personal risk, Iraqi civil society leaders gather to demand entry into the Abraham Accords.
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Protesters hold Arabic signs and wave Tunisia's flag during a demonstration. The Clock Is Ticking for Tunisia’s Saied
Most Tunisians still support the president, but time is limited.
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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi remotely addresses the 76th session of the U.N. General Assembly. Iran Seeks to Fill a Middle East Power Vacuum
The United States and Israel worry the “Afghanistan effect” allows Tehran to covertly pursue nuclear capability.