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File photo dated May 1, 1998 of Oussama Bin Laden, with Ayman al-Zawahiri, his right hand man in Jamkha, Afghanistan. Zawahiri was killed in a counter-terrorism operation carried out by the CIA in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Sunday. Mr Biden said Zawahiri had "carved a trail of murder and violence against American citizens". "Now justice has been delivered and this terrorist leader is no more," he added. Zawahiri took over al-Qaeda after the death of Osama Bin Laden in 2011. He and Bin Laden plotted the 9/11 attacks together and he was one of the US's "most wanted terrorists". Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Al-Qaida after al-Zawahri

Daniel L. Byman

Wednesday, August 3, 2022

(L-R) Israeli President Isaac Herzog, US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid attend the Opening ceremony of the Maccabiah games in Jerusalem. Ilia Yefimovich/dpa

New polls: Democrats say Biden and members of Congress lean toward Israel more than they do

Shibley Telhami

Tuesday, August 2, 2022

U.S. President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attend an Arab summit, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, July 16, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Rights as realism in the Middle East

Steven Heydemann

Monday, July 25, 2022

US President Joe Biden (L) welcomed by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud ahead of their meeting at Al-Salam Palace.

Middle Eastern autocrats embarrassed Biden at will

Friday, July 22, 2022

FILE PHOTO: Gas prices are advertised at a Chevron station as rising inflation and oil costs affect the consumers in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 13, 2022. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo

Biden’s trip to Saudi Arabia is unlikely to lower oil prices

Thursday, July 14, 2022

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden sits with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) before a dinner at the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem March 9, 2010. Biden assured Israel on Tuesday of Washington's commitment to its security and preventing Iran from producing nuclear weapons. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (JERUSALEM - Tags: POLITICS)

Can Biden pivot to normalcy in the Middle East?

Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Israeli and American flags stand during the final rehearsal for the ceremony to welcome U.S. President Joe Biden ahead of his visit to Israel, at Ben Gurion International airport, in Lod near Tel Aviv, Israel July 12, 2022. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

It’s risky for Biden to go to the Middle East

Shibley Telhami

Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Flags of Saudi Arabia and Israel stand together in a kitchen staging area as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds meetings at the State Department in Washington, U.S., October 14, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Pool

How to understand Israel and Saudi Arabia’s secretive relationship

Monday, July 11, 2022

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris offers condolences to United Arab Emirates' President and ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan after the death of UAE's President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan at the Presidential Airport in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, May 16, 2022. United Arab Emirates Ministry of Presidential Affairs/Handout via REUTERS

Biden’s difficult task: Reviving US partnerships in the Middle East

Daniel L. Byman

Friday, July 8, 2022

FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators hold loaves of bread as they protest in opposition to a referendum on a new constitution called by President Kais Saied, in Tunis, Tunisia June 18, 2022. REUTERS/Jihed Abidellaoui/File Photo

Tunisia’s new constitution will only worsen its political crisis

Sharan Grewal, Salah-Dean Satouri, and Ian DeHaven

Wednesday, July 6, 2022