Middle East
To Reconstruct Turkey, Rebuild Its Democracy
Daron Acemoglu and Cihat Tokgöz
BOSTON – The devastating earthquakes that killed more than 50,000 people in Turkey (and at least 7,000 in northern Syria) in February...
Ramadan 2023: The Non-Muslims Who Are Fasting During the Holy Month
Jennifer Bell
DUBAI -- Being a Christian by religion does not prevent Jisha Kurian, 40, a Dubai-based private hospital nurse, from fasting during Ramadan from dawn to...
20 Years On, George W. Bush’s Promise of Democracy in Iraq and Middle East Falls Short
Brian Urlacher
President George W. Bush and his administration put forward a variety of reasons to justify the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
In the months before the...
What the Saudi-Iran Deal Means for Palestine, Israel, the US, and the Mideast
MITCHELL PLITNICKÂ
IN a surprising development last weekend, Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to restore normal relations, reopen embassies in each other’s country, and reactivate security...
Algeria’s Gas vs Rightwing Ideology: Will Italy Change Its Position on Jerusalem?
Romana Rubeo and Ramzy Baroud
WHEN Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left Tel Aviv for Rome on March 9, he was flown to Ben Gurion...