Middle East & North Africa

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin arrive at Manama's Four Seasons hotel, the venue for the U.S.-hosted "Peace to Prosperity" conference, in Manama, Bahrain, June 25, 2019. REUTERS/Matt Spetalnick - RC12ABEFD000

Trump puts the cart before the horse in Palestine

Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Agnes Callamard waits for a news conference to start in San Salvador, El Salvador, February 5, 2018. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas - RC18B7C8DB30

U.N. report firmly blames Saudi Arabia for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

A technician cleans solar panels, part of the BBOXX and EDF solar energy system used to provide electricity to Sikpe Afidegnon village, Togo May 16, 2019. Picture taken May 16, 2019. REUTERS/Noel Kokou Tadegnon - RC123FE24560

Figure of the week: Progress on SDGs in Africa

Genevieve Jesse and Dhruv Gandhi

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Syrian refugee Omayma al Hushan, 14, who launched an initiative against child marriage among Syrian refugees, speaks to her friends about her initiative at a school in Al Zaatari refugee camp in the Jordanian city of Mafraq, near the border with Syria, April 21, 2016. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed - GF10000397998

Forced displacement and child marriage: A growing challenge in MENA

Omer Karasapan and Sajjad Shah

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

A handout photo made available by the Norwegian shipowner Frontline of the crude oil tanker Front Altair after the fire onboard the ship in the Gulf of Oman, June 13, 2019. Frontline/NTB Scanpix/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NORWAY OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN NORWAY - RC19F9982870

Why aren’t oil markets reacting to the attacks on tankers in the Persian Gulf?

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi greets his lawyers and people from behind bars after his verdict at a court on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt June 16, 2015. An Egyptian court sentenced deposed President Mohamed Mursi to death on Tuesday on charges of killing, kidnapping and other offences during a 2011 mass jail break.The general guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, Mohamed Badie, and four other Brotherhood leaders were also handed the death penalty. More than 80 others were sentenced to death in absentia. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - GF10000129302

The tragedy of Egypt’s Mohamed Morsi

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Jordan's King Abdullah reviews the guard of honour during a ceremony celebrating the country's 73rd Independence Day in Amman, Jordan, May 25, 2019. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed - RC122FB03AE0

Jordan’s King Abdullah is facing new risks—from his own friends

Friday, June 14, 2019

A view showing the tower and departure sign outside the Murtala Mohammed International airport in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos, May 11, 2017. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye - RC1A51F62B00

Figures of the week: International trade in services

Thursday, June 6, 2019

Demonstrators hold flags and banners during peaceful anti-government protests in Algiers, Algeria, May 3, 2019. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC17A25952E0

The cancellation of Algeria’s elections is an opportunity for democratization

Tuesday, June 4, 2019

A general view of a preparatory meeting for the GCC, Arab and Islamic summits in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, May 29, 2019. REUTERS/Waleed Ali - RC15D2874700

GCC News Roundup: Qatar opens new metro line, Houthi drones strike Saudi oil facility (May 1-31)

Monday, June 3, 2019