Why the Houthi drone strikes targeted Saudi oil facilities
Yemen’s Houthi rebels are not just Iran’s proxies
Iran’s network of fighters in the Middle East aren’t always loyal to Iran
They are more than willing to ignore what Iran tells them to do.
How Saudi Arabia uses women’s rights reforms against women’s rights and reform
The crown prince’s approach to women’s rights still excludes feminists.
How ordinary Iraqis resisted the Islamic State
New data from Mosul shows the power of the less powerful
Why are Iraq’s paramilitaries turning on their own ranks?
[caption id="attachment_83855" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Shiite fighters from the Popular Mobilization
Why is Nigeria cracking down on peaceful religious protests?
[caption id="attachment_83417" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Members of the Islamic Movement in
The role of Iraq’s influential Shiite clerics is changing. Here’s how.
[caption id="attachment_83379" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Qais al-Khazali, the leader of the
Lebanon finally has a new government. Here are three reasons for cautious optimism.
[caption id="attachment_83351" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, smiles