Middle East & North Africa

Turkey-backed Syrian rebel fighters walk together in the border town of Akcakale in Sanliurfa province, Turkey, October 11, 2019. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi - RC151BCB1700

What Israel can learn from yet another tremor in the Middle East

Eyal Tsir Cohen

Friday, October 11, 2019

A man gestures at U.S military vehicles driving in the town of Darbasiya next to the Turkish border, Syria April 28, 2017. REUTERS/Rodi Said TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC15AC3FC730

Turkey attacks Syria: Trump didn’t have to withdraw troops to fulfill campaign promises

Michael E. O’Hanlon and Ömer Taşpınar

Thursday, October 10, 2019

A Kurdish fighter from the People's Protection Units (YPG) fires a 120 mm mortar round in Raqqa, Syria, June 15, 2017. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC174C20EA30

Around the halls: Brookings experts’ reactions to Turkey’s incursion into Syria

Amanda Sloat, Kemal Kirişci, Michael E. O’Hanlon, Ömer Taşpınar, Jeffrey Feltman, and Suzanne Maloney

Thursday, October 10, 2019

A man looks at a billboard with the image of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, October 11, 2019. The billboard reads "Our Justice motto should be love, respect and anchor of morality for all human beings." REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri - RC1FE40221D0

Africa in the news: Abiy’s Nobel Prize, Rwanda’s new smartphone factory, and Zimbabwe’s rate hikes on power

Thursday, October 10, 2019

A U.S. soldier oversees members of the Syrian Democratic Forces as they demolish a YPG fortification and raise a Tal Abyad Military Council flag over the outpost as part of the security mechanism zone agreement, in Syria September 21, 2019. Picture taken September 21, 2019. U.S. Army/Staff Sgt. Andrew Goedl/Handout via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC1745C73700

The US played down Turkey’s concerns about Syrian Kurdish forces. That couldn’t last.

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

A Chinese construction labourer works at the site of the future Iconic Tower skyscraper, at its foundations in the business district, being built by China State Construction Engineering Corp (CSCEC) in the New Administrative Capital (NAC) east of Cairo, Egypt May 2, 2019. Picture taken May 2, 2019. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh - RC143E9C90F0

Figure of the week: Foreign direct investment in Africa

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Workers are seen at the damaged site of Saudi Aramco oil facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia, September 20, 2019. REUTERS/Hamad l Mohammed - RC11F07A18E0

GCC News Roundup: Saudi oil fields attacked, Qatar welcome fans from blockading countries (September 1-30)

Sunday, October 6, 2019

A general view of Firdos Square, one of the main squares of Baghdad April 29, 2014. Iraq is now gripped by its worst violence since the heights of its 2005-2008 sectarian war, and Sunni Islamist insurgents who target Shi'ites have been regaining ground in the country over the past year. But despite the instability, daily life continues in poor Shi'ite neighbourhoods of Baghdad such as Al-Fdhiliya and Sadr City - a sprawling slum marred by poor infrastructure and overcrowding. Reuters photographer Ahmed Jadallah spent time documenting the community and their daily life. Picture taken April 29, 2014. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY POLITICS)ATTENTION EDITORS: PICTURE 01 OF 32 FOR PACKAGE 'SOCCER, SALONS AND SWIMMING IN SADR CITY'. TO FIND ALL IMAGES SEARCH 'SADR JADALLAH' - GM1EA5T16KX01

Getting reconstruction right and wrong: Lessons from Iraq

Hideki Matsunaga

Tuesday, October 1, 2019

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo takes part in a meeting with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, September 18, 2019. Mandel Ngan/Pool via REUTERS - RC19B9A95FE0

Congress: Respect Jamal Khashoggi’s legacy by ending support for the Saudi war in Yemen

Friday, September 27, 2019

Members of a heritage tour group, who are traveling to Ghana to explore their ancestral roots, look at a mobile phone outside the palace of Nana Boakye Yam Ababio II, Chief of Nkwantakese, in Ashanti region, Ghana August 10, 2019. Picture taken August 10, 2019. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko - RC1775814300

Figure of the week: Africa’s growing mobile economy

Thursday, September 26, 2019