World Mar 29, 2021
The network arises from Iraq's glacially slow bureaucracy, fractious politics, limited nonoil industry and endemic corruption.
World Mar 29, 2021
Mountain battles signal path to Yemen peace runs via more war
by Mohammed Hatem and Vivian Nereim
The war has spread death, disease and hunger for six years, fueled by the Middle East’s predominant feud between U.S. ally Saudi Arabia and foe Iran.
World / Social Issues Mar 28, 2021
To hear Jewish prayer out in the open is rare now in Baghdad, where there is but one synagogue that only opens occasionally and no rabbis.
World Mar 8, 2021
After a decade of violence and human tragedy that has made Syria the defining war of the early 21st century, the fighting has tapered off but the suffering hasn't.
World Mar 6, 2021
Pope and top Shiite cleric plead for peace in historic Iraq meeting
The meeting, on the second day of the first-ever papal visit to Iraq, marked a landmark moment in modern religious history.
World Mar 3, 2021
Civilian contractor dead after 10 rockets hit Iraq base hosting U.S. troops
The attack on the Ain al-Assad base comes after weeks of escalating U.S.-Iran tensions on Iraqi soil, and two days before a historic visit by Pope Francis.
World | FOCUS Mar 1, 2021
UAE steps back from foreign wars as Biden reasserts Middle East role
by Zainab Fattah, Lin Noueihed and Sylvia Westall
The U.S. president has sought to re-engage Iran, and has signaled he’ll be less tolerant of U.S. allies engaging in conflicts that undermine Washington’s objectives.
World Feb 26, 2021
U.S. conducts airstrikes against Iranian-backed militia in Syria
A U.S. official said the strikes were meant to send a signal that while the United States wanted to punish the militias, it did not want the situation to spiral into a bigger conflict.
World Feb 21, 2021
Israel secretly agrees to fund vaccines for Syria as part of prisoner swap
by Ronen Bergman, Andrew E. Kramer and Patrick Kingsley
To secure the release of an Israeli civilian held in Syria, Israel agreed to finance a supply of Russian-made COVID-19 vaccines for Damascus, an official said.
World Feb 19, 2021
The offer is a politically risky effort by Biden’s administration to move past the standoff that developed during Trump’s term.
Business Feb 16, 2021
Saudi Arabia pushes companies to move headquarters to kingdom
The bold ultimatum could intensify competition for business and foreign capital between the kingdom and other Gulf states.
World | FOCUS Feb 9, 2021
In Saddam strongholds that fought America, Iraqis fear a U.S. departure
by John Davison and Ahmed Rasheed
The U.S. troop drawdown is creating a security vacuum, security officials, former fighters and residents say.