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NYT Middle East
Apr 23, 2018

Wedding Is Hit by Airstrike in Yemen, Killing More Than 20
The attack by the Saudi-led military coalition also wounded dozens, including the groom, with children among many of the dead and injured, according to a local official.

NYT Middle East
Apr 22, 2018

ISIS Spokesman Calls for Attacks on Arab Nations
For years, ISIS called for attacks abroad. In the latest speech by its spokesman, the group is focusing on enemies closer to home.

NYT Middle East
Apr 22, 2018

He Played at Death in a Gaza Cemetery. Then He Was Buried There.
Muhammad Ayoub, 14, was said to have sneaked away from his mother to join the protests along the Gaza border before being shot dead.

NYT Middle East
Apr 22, 2018

Natalie Portman Backs Out of Israeli Award Ceremony
The latest celebrity to opt out of an event in Israel over disagreements with its government, Ms. Portman cited her distress over "recent events" in Israel.

NYT Middle East
Apr 21, 2018

Inspectors Examine Site of Suspected Chemical Attack in Syria
After repeated delays, international inspectors from the OPCW reached the site of a suspected chemical weapons attack near Damascus on Saturday.

NYT Middle East
Apr 20, 2018

Trump Criticizes OPEC, Calling Oil Prices ‘Artificially' High
The president's remarks came with gasoline prices at their highest point in three years after an effort by the oil cartel and Russia to restrain output.

NYT Middle East
Apr 20, 2018

Four Killed in Gaza, as Weekly Protests Shrink
Among those reported killed by Israeli snipers was a 15-year-old boy. Israel's defense minister said there were fewer people but more "terror activity."

NYT Middle East
Apr 20, 2018

Party City Offers Ramadan Decorations, a First for a Big U.S. Retailer
With Ramadan, the holiest month in Islam, on the way, many Muslims see the items as a welcome addition to their festivities.

NYT Middle East
Apr 19, 2018

Libyan Strongman's Illness Stokes Fears of a Succession Feud
Each day that Gen. Khalifa Hifter is absent from Libya with no clear report of his condition, concern grows of a violent fight to succeed him.

NYT Middle East
Apr 19, 2018

Trump Administration Seeks to Expand Sales of Armed Drones
A day after President Trump promised to slash red tape involved in weapons sales, the administration announced new policies, but experts said they would do little to speed exports.

NYT Middle East
Apr 19, 2018

Missile Strikes Are Unlikely to Stop Syria's Chemical Attacks, Pentagon Says
A military intelligence report found that the Syrian government is expected to resume its chemical weapons program, despite President Trump saying "mission accomplished." Here's how the strike unfolded.

NYT Middle East
Apr 18, 2018

Riyadh Journal: Cinema Ban Lifts as ‘Black Panther' Is Screened for Saudi Audience
A V.I.P. screening of the Hollywood blockbuster "Black Panther" in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, marked the end of a decades-old ban on movie theaters.

NYT Middle East
Apr 18, 2018

Pressed by Hard-Liners, U.S.-Trained Environmentalist Quits Post in Iran
The resignation of the environmentalist, Kaveh Madani, was a blow to President Hassan Rouhani, who has encouraged Iranian experts abroad to come home.

NYT Middle East
Apr 18, 2018

Gunmen Shot at U.N. Team Near Site of Reported Chemical Attack, Official Says
The head of the organization investigating the reported chemical attack in Douma, Syria, said it was unclear when investigators would visit the site.

NYT Middle East
Apr 17, 2018

Memo From Jerusalem: Israel Celebrates Its 70th Israeli Style: With Rancor and Bickering
Some said the ruckus over Israel's 70th anniversary party was crass and undignified. Others said it was perfectly, quintessentially Israel.

NYT Middle East
Apr 17, 2018

Saudi Arabia's Female Designers to Know
After the first fashion week in the desert kingdom, here are four names to watch.

NYT Middle East
Jan 31, 2018

Saudi-Backed Coalition in Yemen Upended in Deadly Factional Fighting
Three days of combat between factions of the Saudi-backed coalition in the southern Yemeni city of Aden has further complicated the war.

NYT Middle East
Jan 30, 2018

Syrian Peace Talks in Russia: 1,500 Delegates, Mostly Pro-Assad
With United Nations-sponsored talks to end the civil war getting nowhere, Russia staged its own. Neither has made much progress.

NYT Middle East
Jan 30, 2018

Iran Sentences American Art Dealer and Wife to Prison
The couple, arrested in 2016, were sentenced to lengthy terms for being Zoroastrians, a right group said.

NYT Middle East
Jan 30, 2018

Palestinian Protesters Disrupt Meeting With Visiting U.S. Officials
The protesters, angered by President Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, said they opposed the meeting with a Palestinian trade group in Bethlehem.

NYT Middle East
Jan 30, 2018

‘Beirut' Trailer Was Supposed to Thrill. Instead It Offended.
A trailer for the new movie, starring Jon Hamm, has been the subject of scathing criticism. Detractors say it stereotypes and dehumanizes Arabs.

NYT Middle East
Jan 30, 2018

ISIS Is Weakened, but Iraq Election Could Unravel Hard-Won Stability
Prime Minister Abadi is a national hero, but in Iraq's tricky sectarian system, that doesn't mean he will win the election.

NYT Middle East
Jan 30, 2018

Saudi Arabia Says Detainees Handed Over More Than $100 Billion
The kingdom released several prominent citizens from detention and appeared to wrap up what it framed as an anticorruption campaign. Others called it a shakedown.

NYT Middle East
Jan 30, 2018

Explorer: A Journey Into Iraqi Kurdistan
Ancient fortresses, crisp mountain streams, curious people and healing cities: Travelers are discovering the Kurdish Region of Iraq, a place of great beauty, haunted by war.

NYT Middle East
Jan 30, 2018

How Strava's Heat Map Uncovers Military Bases
Strava's online exercise-tracking map unwittingly reveals remote military outposts — and even the identities of soldiers based there. The situation shows how data collection can lead to unintended consequences.

NYT Middle East
Jan 30, 2018

Big Data, Big Problems: How Strava's Heat Map Uncovers Military Bases
Strava's online exercise-tracking map unwittingly reveals remote military outposts — and even the identities of soldiers based there. The situation shows how data collection can lead to unintended consequences.

NYT Middle East
Jan 30, 2018

Tired of Their Veils, Some Iranian Women Stage Rare Protests
Following the lead of a woman's protest in late December, six women in Tehran took off their head scarves in public Monday and waved them overhead on a stick.

NYT Middle East
Jan 29, 2018

Strava Fitness App Can Reveal Military Sites, Analysts Say
A global map published by the company shows users' movements and is said to expose data about bases and personnel, including those of U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria.

NYT Middle East
Jan 29, 2018

With Tour and White House Lunch, Trump Presses U.N. Envoys on Iran
The administration said it had shown Security Council diplomats proof that Iran was arming Yemen rebels. Iran dismissed it as "Iranphobic" fakery.

NYT Middle East
Jan 29, 2018

Female Kurdish Fighter Kills Turkish Troops in Likely Suicide Bombing in Syria
The Kurdish bomber, 20, fought for a part of the Syrian Democratic Forces, an important ally of the United States military in the battle against the Islamic State.

NYT Middle East
Jan 28, 2018

Iran Grants Baquer Namazi, 81, Four-Day Release From Evin Prison
A lawyer for Mr. Namazi, the oldest American known to be imprisoned in Iran, said he had been released temporarily because of poor health.

NYT Middle East
Jan 28, 2018

Sara Netanyahu's Aides Sued Over Her Tirades. Now, There's a Recording.
The Israeli premier's embattled wife can be heard screaming at a publicist over a gossip item that did not mention her college and graduate degrees.

NYT Middle East
Jan 28, 2018

Iranians Prayed for Rain, but Were Covered in Snow
The country has been gripped by a terrible drought, so a blizzard brought joy — although the relief was most likely only temporary.

NYT Middle East
Jan 28, 2018

Billionaire Saudi Prince, Alwaleed bin Talal, Is Freed From Detention
Saudi Arabia's most prominent investor, he had been detained in the Ritz-Carlton in the capital after a mass crackdown on corruption.

NYT Middle East
Jan 27, 2018

Israel Slams ‘Baseless' Holocaust Legislation in Poland
Legislation in Poland that would outlaw blaming Poles for the crimes of the Holocaust drew condemnation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli lawmakers.

NYT Middle East
Jan 27, 2018

Saudi Arabia Frees Media Mogul, but His Company's Fate Remains a Mystery
MBC's owner resisted a purchase offer from Saudi Arabia's crown prince. He was among those seized in what the Saudis called a corruption crackdown.

NYT Middle East
Jan 27, 2018

A Deadly Blast in Kabul
A bomb placed inside an ambulance exploded on a busy Kabul street on Saturday, killing at least 95 people and injuring at least 158 others. The explosion comes a week after another attack shook the city.

NYT Middle East
Jan 27, 2018

Foreign Fighters Back Kurdish Militia in Syria in Fight Against Turkey
Many Westerners who identify with the promise of a Kurdish state have joined the Y.P.G. militia, battling first the Islamic State and now Turkey.

NYT Middle East
Jan 26, 2018

Italian Student in Cairo Was Murdered Over His Research, Prosecutor Says
Giulio Regeni was killed because of his academic interest in Egypt's independent labor unions, Rome's chief prosecutor said in an open letter.

NYT Middle East
Jan 26, 2018

In Cave in Israel, Scientists Find Jawbone Fossil From Oldest Modern Human Out of Africa
The discovery could rewrite the migration story of our species, pushing back by about 50,000 years when Homo sapiens were thought to have first left Africa.

NYT Middle East
Jan 25, 2018

Allies or Terrorists: Who Are the Kurdish Fighters in Syria?
United States cooperation with the Kurdish group has complicated ties with Turkey, which views them as terrorists.

NYT Middle East
Jan 24, 2018

Trump Sharply Warns Turkey Against Military Strikes in Syria
In a phone call, President Trump urged President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to limit attacks against Kurdish militias, including some backed by American forces.

NYT Middle East
Jan 24, 2018

Defeated in Syria, ISIS Fighters Held in Camps Still Pose a Threat
American military officials fear the makeshift camps may repeat a security mistake of the Iraq war even as they have sought to avoid any major responsibility for addressing it.

NYT Middle East
Jan 24, 2018

Is Turkey's Syria Offensive Endangering U.S. Troops?
Turkey's president has said he wants his forces to take the Syrian city of Manbij. The problem is that the United States is already there.

NYT Middle East
Jan 24, 2018

White House Urged to Restore Aid to U.N. Palestinian Refugee Agency
In a letter, leaders of 21 aid organizations said they were "particularly alarmed" that the cuts announced last week appeared punitive and political.

NYT Middle East
Jan 24, 2018

And Then There Was One: Last Challenger to Egypt's Sisi Drops Out
Khaled Ali, the last major challenger in Egypt's presidential race, quit the race on Wednesday, clearing the field for President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

NYT Middle East
Jan 24, 2018

Botox for Camels? At Saudi Arabia Beauty Pageant, That's a Big No-No
Illicit injections to puff up lips and cheeks have led to a raft of disqualifications at the kingdom's prestigious annual festival.

NYT Middle East
Jan 24, 2018

Mixed Messages From U.S. as Turkey Attacks Syrian Kurds
To mollify Turkey, the White House said it was easing off its support for the Syrian Kurds, while the Pentagon said they were a critical partner in the war against the Islamic State.

NYT Middle East
Jan 23, 2018

Car Bombings Kill More Than Two Dozen People in Libya
The twin attacks were timed to cause mass casualties among emergency workers.

NYT Middle East
Jan 23, 2018

A Sea of Trash on Lebanon's Beaches
A winter storm in Lebanon has resurfaced a longstanding national problem, in the form of a swirling sea of garbage.

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