Middle East

Hamas Takes a Step Away from Isolation, With a Long Way Left to Go

By Jared Malsin

The Referendum Vote That Could Fracture Iraq

By Jared Malsin

Qatar Settles In for a Long Standoff

By Jared Malsin / Al-Khor, Qatar

At Jerusalem's Holiest Site, the 'Status Quo' Is Breaking Down into Open Conflict

By Ilene Prusher / Jerusalem
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Battle Tales From Mosul

'My mind will stay there forever' Photographers recount their battle tales from Mosul By ANDREW KATZ This was always going to be a bloodbath. There was perhaps no other way to wrest Iraq’s second-largest city...

The Startling Rise of the Brash Young Man Who Would Be King of Saudi Arabia

Mohammed bin Salman, favored son of the Saudi King, has come a very long way in a very short time. His father, who only became King in 2015 at age 81, quickly named him Defense...

By Ian Bremmer

How the Meaning of Old Age Is Changing

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By The Aspen Institute

Jared Kushner in Israel to Kickstart Peace Efforts

The Trump Administration begins an intensive round of Middle East peacemaking with the arrival in Jerusalem this week of President Trump’s personal envoys Jason Greenblatt and Jared Kushner, the first of what the White House...

By Matthew Kalman / Ramallah, West Bank

Middle East Rifts Are Widening Amid a Global Power Vacuum

The lack of clear, uncontested international leadership is everywhere we look these days. This power vacuum is evident in the hollowing of the Western alliance, Europe’s fragmenting politics, the fast-shifting balance of power in Asia...

By Ian Bremmer

This Kuwaiti Anti-Terror Ad Is Going Viral in the Middle East

The controversial ad was released during Ramadan

By Kate Samuelson

The 6 Biggest Questions Facing President Trump in Israel

The U.S. President is to meet Israelis and Palestinians on their home ground on May 22-23

By Matthew Kalman / Jerusalem

Watch Live: President Trump Appears With Jordanian King Abdullah II

The two are expected to discuss ISIS and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

By Zamira Rahim

Palestinian Envoy to U.S. Ready for Trump's 'Ultimate' Deal

The new chief Palestinian envoy to the United States says authorities in the West Bank stand ready to be the “ultimate partners” in a peace deal between Israelis and Palestinians.Speaking to media in Ramallah minutes...

By Mark Leftly / Ramallah

Banksy Opens Dystopian Hotel Near Bethlehem Separation Wall

This is the artist's first major project since his 2015 Dismaland theme park

By Tara John

In Memoriam: David Rubinger, Israel's Iconic Photographer, Has Died

Think of a photograph from Israel, and chances are it was taken by David Rubinger.

By Karl Vick

Let's Talk About a One-State Solution Where Israelis and Palestinians Are Equal

You could almost hear the collective gasp in the echo-chamber of Washington-based Middle East policy circles when President Donald Trump made comments backing away from the “two-state solution,” which has been a centerpiece of peace...

By Yousef Munayyer

How Trump's Presidency Could Divide the Middle East

Tens of thousands of visas were revoked last week by President Donald Trump’s executive order than bans the citizens of seven Muslim-majority nations from entering the U.S.The revelation illustrates the scale of the disruption caused...

By Jared Malsin / Cairo

'It's Tearing Families Apart.' 6 Stories of Lives on Hold Due to Trump's Visa Ban

When President Trump ordered the government on Jan. 27 to temporarily ban the citizens of seven majority-Muslim countries, chaotic scenes unfolded at America’s international airports. Distraught spouses waited while their husbands and wives sat in...

By Jared Malsin

Trump Had a 'Very Good' Conversation With Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Trump's team denied reports that the U.S. would immediately move its embassy to Jerusalem

By Zeke J Miller

In the Trump Era, Israelis and Palestinians Must Find Their Own Path to Peace

International consensus on a two-state solution will likely be shattered by a Trump presidency

By John Lyndon
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