Middle East & North Africa

An Israeli soldier fires a tear gas canister towards Palestinian demonstrators during a protest against the U.S. President Donald Trump's Middle East peace plan, in Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank February 2, 2020. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma

We know peace plans — this isn’t one of them

Hady Amr and Ilan Goldenberg

Monday, January 27, 2020

A man walks past concrete barriers erected by authorities to block a street leading to the parliament building in Beirut, Lebanon January 24, 2020. REUTERS/Aziz Taher

What to expect from a new Lebanese government: ‘Anti-corruption’ as witch hunt

Jeffrey Feltman

Saturday, January 25, 2020

Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games - Closing Ceremony - Carrara Stadium - Gold Coast, Australia - April 15, 2018. Jessie Lartey of Ghana, Roilya Ranaivosoa of Mauritius, Jenito Guezane of Mozambique, Esther Oyama of Nigeria and Esther Oyama of Nigeria carry the national flags as they walk among athletes and staff members. REUTERS/David Gray

Challenges and opportunities for Africa’s next decade

Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly and Fred Dews

Friday, January 24, 2020

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, U.N. Envoy for Libya Ghassan Salame, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel and Germany's Foreign Minister Heiko Maas arrive for a news conference at the Libya summit in Berlin, Germany, January 19, 2020. Michael Kappeler/Pool via Reuters - RC27JE92HDJX

Why peace initiatives in Libya are failing

Noha Aboueldahab

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Republic of Congo's President Denis Sassou Nguesso, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pose for a family photo during the Libya summit in Berlin, Germany, January 19, 2020. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Turkish Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE

The Berlin Conference on Libya: Will hypocrisy undermine results?

Jeffrey Feltman

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Iraqi demonstrators shout slogans during ongoing anti-government protests in Baghdad, Iraq January 10, 2020. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani - RC21DE9ZWPX7

US-Iran tensions are set to widen Iraq’s sectarian divide

Monday, January 13, 2020

Anti-war protestors gather near Trump International Hotel to condemn the U.S. air strike that killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani, in Washington, U.S., January 4, 2020. REUTERS/Jan Wolfe - RC289E9824H6

Don’t let the lull deceive you: Trump’s killing of Soleimani will continue to shape the Middle East

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj walk during a welcome ceremony at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, December 7, 2017. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch - RC184FAC1510

Is Europe up for the task in Libya?

Galip Dalay and Tarik M. Yousef

Saturday, January 18, 2020

Algerian protesters during an anti-government demonstration in the capital Algiers on December 10, 2019, ahead of the presidential vote scheduled for December 12. Algeria's contentious presidential election campaign is highlighting the vast gap between youth at the heart of a reformist protest movement and an ageing elite they see as clinging to power. The poll will see five candidates, all linked to ex-president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, compete for the top office. But protesters, whose mass mobilisation forced the ex-strongman to resign from his two-decade tenure in April, have rallied weekly to say sweeping reforms must come ahead of any vote. Photo by Louiza Ammi/ABACAPRESS.COMNo Use France Digital. No Use France Print.

Reforming Arab economies in times of distrust

Friday, January 17, 2020