BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT – On Tuesday, with Jordan’s King Abdullah II at his side, President Donald Trump exuded confidence that the Arab world will come [...]
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OPINION — Embedded in President Trump’s shocking proposal to “own” and develop the Gaza Strip are some uncomfortable truths and even some “common [...]
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OPINION — Embedded in President Trump’s shocking proposal to “own” and develop the Gaza Strip are some uncomfortable truths and even some “common [...]
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DEEP DIVE — A small sliver of territory lies at the heart of the desperate international effort to free Hamas’ remaining hostages, and bring at least [...]
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SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — While hardly a match for the overwhelmingly cutting-edge and highly trained Israeli forces, Hamas’s competency on [...]
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Bottom Line Up FrontLate last week, Lebanon erupted in protests in response to the government’s attempt to impose a tax on the popular messaging app [...]
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Bottom Line Up FrontIn late September, protests erupted throughout Egypt in response to the widespread and systemic corruption of the regime of Abdel [...]
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Bottom Line Up FrontIraq has been convulsed by growing protests this week over corruption, widespread unemployment, and the government’s inability to [...]
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Bottom Line Up FrontExceedingly rare and courageous protests erupted throughout Egyptian cities this past weekend, with demonstrations against [...]
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Bottom Line Up FrontIn a region where popular democratic revolutions have repeatedly been marginalized or crushed through force, Sudan appears to be [...]
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Bottom Line Up FrontThe only consistency in the Trump administration’s Middle East policy has been to support autocratic regimes and strongmen, as it [...]
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Bottom Line Up FrontThe Trump administration is reportedly considering designating the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization [...]
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The anti-regime convulsions currently underway in Algeria and Sudan are the latest version of an “Arab Spring” that erupted in 2011 and that Arab [...]
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Bottom Line Up FrontOn April 16, Egypt’s parliament passed amendments to the Constitution that provide President al-Sisi with a path forward to [...]
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Bottom Line Up FrontTime favors strongman regimes, as leaders alternate between stalling tactics, physical violence and belated promises of reform to [...]
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