Middle East & North Africa

Personnel assigned to the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower conduct small boat operations during a training exercise in the Arabian Sea April 17, 2020. Picture taken April 17, 2020. U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Brennen Easter/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.

US-Iran tensions escalate amid COVID-19

Suzanne Maloney, Brian Hanson, and Ariane Tabatabai

Deep Dish

Thursday, April 30, 2020

A police officer wears a smart helmet as he uses it to test the temperature of workers during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates April 23, 2020. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

How Gulf states can lead the global COVID-19 response

Theodosia Rossi and Nader Kabbani

Thursday, April 30, 2020

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during the cabinet meeting, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Tehran, Iran, April 8, 2020. Official Presidential website/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

Iran’s corona-diplomacy

Ali Fathollah-Nejad and Amin Naeni

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Webinar: Covid-19 and Migrant Workers in the Gulf

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM AST

FILE PHOTO: Southern Yemeni separatist security members patrol a street during a campaign to seize unlicensed motorcycles in Aden, Yemen December 10, 2019. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman/File Photo

Following the separatist takeover of Yemen’s Aden, no end is in sight

Tuesday, April 28, 2020

UN envoy Martin Griffiths leaves after a news conference on Yemen talks at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland September 8, 2018. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

A renewed call for indigenous-led conflict resolution in the Arab states

Tuesday, April 28, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Iran's national flags are seen on a square in Tehran February 10, 2012, a day before the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl/File Photo - RTX2RCC8

The Islamic Republic of Iran four decades on: The 2017/18 protests amid a triple crisis

Ali Fathollah-Nejad

Monday, April 27, 2020

Muslims maintain safe distance as they attend Friday prayer after government limited congregational prayers and ordered to stay home, in efforts to stem the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Lahore, Pakistan April 24, 2020. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza

How is Pakistan balancing religion and politics in its response to the coronavirus?

Madiha Afzal and Adrianna Pita

Friday, April 24, 2020

A health worker disinfects a market amid concerns of the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on the outskirts of Sanaa, Yemen April 13, 2020. Picture taken April 13, 2020. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

COVID-19 will prolong conflict in the Middle East

Friday, April 24, 2020

A woman wearing a protective face mask, amid concerns over the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) buys traditional Ramadan lanterns, called "Fanous" which are displayed for sale at a stall, ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Cairo, Egypt, April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

To fast or not to fast—that is the coronavirus question for Ramadan

Thursday, April 23, 2020