Middle East & North Africa

A medic wearing protective gear stands inside a tent facility set up by Hezbollah to test for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in al-Ghaziyeh, southern Lebanon March 31, 2020. Picture taken March 31, 2020. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho

Pandemic politics: Fighting extremist groups during COVID-19

Wednesday, July 1, 2020

Israeli annexation and the future of Palestine

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM AST

Palestinian Americans and supporters demonstrate against U.S. President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., December 8, 2017. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook

What Americans think about the looming Israeli annexation and Trump’s Middle East plan

Shibley Telhami

Monday, June 29, 2020

Container ships wait to load and offload goods in port in Cape Town, South Africa.

Africa’s roadmap for long-term economic growth

Landry Signé and David Dollar

Monday, June 29, 2020

Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj of Libya's internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) wears a protective mask as he meets with Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio in Tripoli, Libya June 24, 2020. The Media Office of the Prime Minister/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

The next steps in Libya

Michael E. O’Hanlon and Federica Saini Fasanotti

Friday, June 26, 2020

Anti-government protesters celebrate inside Tahrir Square after the announcement of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's resignation in Cairo February 11, 2011. Egypt's Vice President Omar Suleiman said on Friday that Mubarak had bowed to pressure from the street and had resigned, handing power to the army, he said in a televised statement. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST IMAGES OF THE DAY)

For the Middle East, the Arab Spring was a rare chance to control its own fate

Daniel L. Byman

Friday, June 26, 2020

An employee examines recycled plastic flakes after a wet recycle process at the Mr.Green plastic recycling factory in Nairobi, Kenya, June 25, 2018. Picture taken June 25, 2018.REUTERS/Baz Ratner

L’Afrique est plus résiliente qu’on ne le croit

Thursday, June 25, 2020

An employee examines recycled plastic flakes after a wet recycle process at the Mr.Green plastic recycling factory in Nairobi, Kenya, June 25, 2018. Picture taken June 25, 2018.REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Africa is more resilient than you think

Thursday, June 25, 2020

A Jewish settler wearing a Jewish prayer shawl stands at the entrance to a temporary structure in the Jewish settler outpost of Maoz Ester in the Israeli-occupied West Bank June 23, 2020. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Israel is about to reveal its West Bank annexation plans. How will Congress respond?

Shibley Telhami

Thursday, June 25, 2020

Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam is seen as it undergoes construction work on the river Nile in Guba Woreda, Benishangul Gumuz Region, Ethiopia September 26, 2019. Picture taken September 26, 2019. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

What Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia must overcome to all benefit from the Grand Renaissance Dam

Addisu Lashitew

Wednesday, June 24, 2020