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Erdogan displays political prowess in deflecting Trump threat

Israeli elections

Intel: Why Israel is treating its new army chief as royalty

Iran

Iranian FM ‘maneuvers’ in Iraq as rivalry with US heats up

Iraq

Kurdistan flag row threatens to reignite Kirkuk powder keg

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Kurds in Turkey unite to take aim at Ankara in elections

Before talks with Palestinians, Israel must fulfill agreements

Syrian jihadist group’s takeover of Idlib undermines Turkish plans

Cultural heritage

Can part of Palmyra's lost heritage be saved?

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Egypt

Egyptians decry Pompeo's 'ode to Israel' from Cairo

Syria’s Kurds seek outside help to negotiate with regime

Egypt

Egypt pledges continued crackdown after bomb attacks

Egypt

Christians rejoice as Egypt forms committee to combat sectarianism

Gulf

Bahraini opposition in Iraq stirs crisis between Baghdad and Manama

Gulf states slowly warm to Damascus

Women’s rights

Gulf women activists still face persecution despite hopes of reform

Gulf

Kuwait breaks from GCC on warming up to Israel

Iran

Iranian FM ‘maneuvers’ in Iraq as rivalry with US heats up

Why Iran must shake up its approach to state-owned enterprises

Iran

Iran says Poland conference divides Europe

Iran

US sanctions hit Iranian students seeking bank accounts in Europe

Iraq

Bahraini opposition in Iraq stirs crisis between Baghdad and Manama

Kurdistan flag row threatens to reignite Kirkuk powder keg

Iraq

Anger among Iraqi Kurds as Syria adds Masrour Barzani to terror list

Iraq

If US backtracks in Syria, Iraq hopes to fill its shoes

Israel

Before talks with Palestinians, Israel must fulfill agreements

Outgoing IDF chief of staff praised as calm, resilient leader

Israel

Veteran Likud member must raise integrity banner against Netanyahu’s rule

Israel

Israeli right likely to maintain support for Netanyahu if indicted

Jordan

Report slams Jordanian governments for gross failure

Pompeo heads to Mideast to stress 'US not going anywhere'

Lebanon

Will Lebanon’s support of UN compacts benefit Syrian refugees?

Jordan

Jordan’s civil society fights for more rights in Personal Status Law

Lebanon

3D maps in Beirut tell story of Nakba

What’s next for Lebanon’s yellow vests?

Lebanon

"We’re here, we exist": Sidon’s poets break new ground

Lebanon

Will Lebanon’s support of UN compacts benefit Syrian refugees?

North Africa

Ethnic/Religious Minorities

Activist’s murder in Tunisia attests to racism’s grip

House spending bill repudiates Morocco on Western Sahara

Washington

Intel: Why Bolton’s Africa comments must be freaking out Morocco

'Red Vests' flood Tunisian streets on 8th anniversary of revolution

Palestine

Egypt closes crossing to Gaza as Abbas tightens noose

Hamas, PA suspicious of Israel's new webcast

Palestine

Iran ups rhetoric with talk of training Palestinian fighters

Palestine

Will Abbas go through with legislative elections without Hamas?

Syria

Cultural heritage

Can part of Palmyra's lost heritage be saved?

Syrian jihadist group’s takeover of Idlib undermines Turkish plans

Washington

Intel: How Trump's tweet is sparking debate over a new Syrian ‘safe zone’

Syria

Is Turkey losing ground in Idlib?

Turkey

Turks unite to condemn Trump's threat to 'devastate' economy

Jihadis rout Ankara's allies, complicating Turkey's Idlib mandate

Turkey

Turkey’s crisis-hit soccer clubs face bitter pills in rescue plan

Turkey

Debate over Syrian refugees gathers steam in Turkey

Breaking News

2019-01-16T12:45:02

Iran Guards chief insists no withdrawal from Syria

2019-01-16T10:05:02

North Syria must be under regime control: Russia's Lavrov

2019-01-16T08:55:02

Foreign troops in Iraq cut by a quarter in 2018: PM

2019-01-16T08:15:00

Syria Kurds reject 'security zone' under Turkish control

2019-01-15T22:55:00

American caught in Syria says curious about Islamic State: report

2019-01-15T21:25:02

US says satellite attempt shows Iran threat

2019-01-15T19:35:17

Jewish minor to be charged over killing of Palestinian woman

2019-01-15T18:25:12

Saudi teen refugee, now in Canada, wants to fight for other women

2019-01-15T17:25:05

Abbas at UN says Israel blocks Middle East development

2019-01-15T17:25:02

Jordan jails Salafist leader for 9 years over protest

Featured Location:

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The wreckage of a Boeing 707 military cargo plane that crashed into buildings near Fath airport, Karaj, Iran, Jan. 14, 2019.

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US ELECTIONS

Washington

Midterms revamp Middle East policymaking in Congress

Washington

Democratic newcomers challenge pro-Israel status quo

Washington

Trump policies fire up evangelicals but divide Middle East Christians

CULTURE

Art and entertainment

3D maps in Beirut tell story of Nakba

Start-ups / entrepreneurship

Cairo food carts get street of their own

Art and entertainment

Turkey's 'horse whisperer' races ahead at the box office

RUSSIA MIDEAST

Russia in Syria

As US exits Syria, what will define Moscow's Mideast policy in 2019?

Russia in Syria

Iran, Russia remain skeptical about US exit from Syria, Afghanistan

Russia in Syria

Russia eyes options for northern Syria

WASHINGTON

Turkish-Kurdish conflict

Intel: How Trump's tweet is sparking debate over a new Syrian ‘safe zone’

Intel: Bolton’s Iran strike plans leaked after he elevated longtime associate

Intel: How the Syria pullout highlights Pentagon-Bolton tensions

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