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May 23, 2019
The acting defense secretary, who briefed White House officials on the military options, gave no indication of how many troops are under consideration.
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May 22, 2019
A former senior State Department official sent to monitor the Saudi-led war in Yemen told us he saw firsthand how the Saudis failed to avoid civilian casualties — and how the U.S. chose to look the other way.
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May 22, 2019
U.S. efforts to reduce civilian casualties have failed to stop allied warplanes with the Saudi coalition from bombing homes and killing families in Yemen.
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May 22, 2019
Officials appeared to edge away from the urgency of an earlier State Department announcement that warned of new chemical attacks by the Syrian government.
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May 22, 2019
Increasing pressure has taken a toll on Iran, but if the goal was to change its behavior or its government, it has so far achieved neither.
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May 22, 2019
Over the past month, the U.S. ramped up pressure on Iran. We spoke with Iranians to see how they feel about the threat of war and U.S.-Iran relations.
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May 22, 2019
The deal would be Saudi Aramco's first large purchase of American gas and signals that the country wants to extend its energy industry beyond oil.
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May 22, 2019
Yousef al-Obaidly, chief of the beIN Media Group, was accused of making a payoff to secure hosting rights for the track and field world championships.
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May 22, 2019
Yousef al-Obaidly, chief of the beIN Media Group, was accused of making a payoff to secure hosting rights for the track and field world championships.
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May 21, 2019
The State Department cited an attack in which the military might have used the weapons in an offensive on the Idlib area, the final rebel stronghold.
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May 21, 2019
The State Department cited an attack on Sunday in which the Syrian military might have used chemical weapons as part of a broader offensive in the Idlib area, the final rebel stronghold.
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May 21, 2019
American officials said Iran had threatened to target missiles at Saudi Arabia's oil infrastructure to drive up oil prices and disrupt international trade.
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May 21, 2019
In a report, the Syria Justice and Accountability Center said that documents from President Bashar al-Assad's government detailed systematic human rights violations by the nation's security agencies.
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May 21, 2019
Lawmakers are divided ahead of intelligence briefings on Capitol Hill focused on rising tensions with Iran and America's deployments to the Middle East.
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May 20, 2019
The Trump administration is organizing a conference to show Palestinian business leaders the economic benefits of its Mideast peace plan. The Palestinians are saying no thanks.
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May 20, 2019
The regime has gradually cornered rebels, extremist fighters and civilians alike in Idlib Province.
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May 20, 2019
The regime has gradually cornered rebels, extremist fighters and civilians alike in Idlib Province.
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May 19, 2019
Shamel Pitts and Bobbi Jene Smith, veterans of Ohad Naharin's company, showed their distinctive dance voices in New York performances.
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May 19, 2019
The nighttime explosion rattled residents, though no one was hurt.
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May 19, 2019
The blast, close to a giant museum under construction, suggested that militants were seeking to undermine the authority of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
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May 19, 2019
Amid escalating tensions between the United States and Iran, the agency alerted airliners to a growing risk of "misidentification" when flying in the region.
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May 18, 2019
Amid escalating tensions between the United States and Iran, the agency directed airliners to exercise caution when flying in the region to avoid "misidentification."
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May 17, 2019
Missiles have been unloaded from at least two small boats in Iranian waters, a move that American officials said could help defuse a brewing confrontation.
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May 17, 2019
Missiles have been unloaded from at least two small boats in Iranian waters, a move that American officials said could help defuse a brewing confrontation.
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May 17, 2019
Saudi Arabia spent heavily to protect its oil production lines but rapid changes in technology may mean ports and pipelines are increasingly exposed in the turbulent region.
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May 17, 2019
Shamel Pitts and Bobbi Jene Smith, veterans of Ohad Naharin's company, showed their distinctive dance voices in New York performances.
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May 17, 2019
Suhair had to decide whether leaving Syria was worth risking her children's lives. Now she is coming to terms with the opportunities and costs of her decision.
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May 17, 2019
Anne Barnard, our former Beirut bureau chief, took to Reddit to share additional insights into her Times investigation of the cruel tactics President Bashar al-Assad uses to crack down on opposition.
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May 16, 2019
Israel has quietly played an instrumental role in the escalating tensions in the Middle East. But analysts say it wants to pressure Iran, not start a war.
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May 16, 2019
The professional basketball season resembles an election campaign, with party colors adorning team jerseys and banners of political patrons hanging in stadiums. Then there are the insults and riots.
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May 16, 2019
The president's statement came during a briefing on the rising tensions with Tehran, and officials said he was firm in saying he did not want a military clash.
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May 16, 2019
Here's what to know about the long-strained relationship that poses the risk of a broader conflict.
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May 16, 2019
A sudden profusion of incidents and warnings has stirred fears that the Trump administration is trying to gin up a flawed case for war, like the Bush administration did in Iraq in 2003.
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May 16, 2019
The professional basketball season resembles an election campaign, with party colors adorning team jerseys and banners of political patrons hanging in stadiums. Then there are the insults and riots.
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May 16, 2019
Suhair had to decide whether leaving Syria was worth risking her children's lives. Now she is coming to terms with the opportunities and costs of her decision.
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May 15, 2019
The photographs fueled fears that Iran would fire missiles at U.S. naval ships in the Persian Gulf. But some said the moves could be defensive acts against Washington provocations.
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May 15, 2019
American warnings and threats about Iran echo those before the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Iraqi militias tied to Iran are a concern.
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May 15, 2019
The latest conflict breached a cease-fire and was likely to complicate peace talks aimed at ending the four-year war.
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May 15, 2019
Cardinal Sfeir, the Maronite Catholic patriarch, supported a compromise that ended Lebanon's 15-year civil war but resulted in 15 years of Syrian occupation.
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May 15, 2019
American warnings and threats parallel those before the invasion of Iraq, but people on Baghdad's streets and its halls of power think the result will be different.
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May 15, 2019
The decision came after the Trump administration warned of an increased threat linked to Iran. Officials in Iraq and elsewhere doubted that such a threat existed.
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May 14, 2019
The Trump administration is laying the groundwork for major military action against Iran, but it may have a hard time rallying domestic and international support.
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May 14, 2019
Ambassador David M. Friedman's comments were the latest sign of the Trump administration's partiality in the Israel-Palestinian conflict.
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May 14, 2019
The attacks by the Iranian-backed Houthis came after reports of attacks on oil tankers. The incidents stoked fears of a military clash with Iran.
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May 14, 2019
The Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen carried out a drone attack on Saudi facilities. The incidents stoked rising fears of a military clash with Iran.
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May 14, 2019
The Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen claimed to have carried out a drone attack on Saudi facilities. The incidents stoked rising fears of a military clash with Iran.
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May 14, 2019
Hosting an annual international song contest, Tel Aviv has tried to remain an island of secular liberalism divorced from Israel's troubles.
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May 14, 2019
A research group at the University of Toronto has untangled look-alike websites and bogus news stories that appear to echo the Iranian government's positions.
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May 13, 2019
The plans call for up to 120,000 American troops but not a land invasion of Iran. They were updated at the request of John R. Bolton, the national security adviser.
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May 13, 2019
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and a private company said four ships were struck as the United States ordered forces to the region to counter Iran. But officials did not say who was to blame.
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May 13, 2019
Two tankers were sabotaged off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in attacks that caused "significant damage" to the vessels, Saudi Arabia said.
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May 12, 2019
President Hassan Rouhani likened the impact of the sanctions to the economic pain Iran suffered during its long war with Iraq.
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May 12, 2019
The commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces hopes U.S. forces will stay in Syria. But if they don't, he is prepared to defend his militia's hard-fought gains.
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May 11, 2019
A withdrawal from Hudaydah, the main port for aid to starving Yemenis, would revive a deal signed in December to help avert a catastrophic famine.
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May 11, 2019
Hundreds of thousands of Syrians have been locked away in filthy prisons where thousands were tortured to death — and the pace of arrests and executions is accelerating.
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May 11, 2019
Hundreds of thousands of Syrians have been locked away in filthy prisons where thousands were tortured to death — and the pace of arrests and executions is accelerating.
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May 11, 2019
Even as the eight-year war ebbs, the pace of arrests and executions is accelerating.
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May 11, 2019
Hundreds of thousands of Syrians have been locked away in filthy prisons where thousands were tortured to death — and the pace of arrests and executions is accelerating.
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May 10, 2019
The Defense Department is deploying an antimissile battery, a limited step taken in part because an intelligence analysis concluded that Iran is trying to provoke the United States into overreacting.
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May 10, 2019
President Trump's proposal to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group risks upsetting American allies from Turkey to Indonesia.
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May 10, 2019
Before President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey forced a do-over of the Istanbul election, the opposition leader Ekrem Imamoglu found evidence of wasteful spending by Mr. Erdogan's allies, he said.
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May 09, 2019
Before President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey forced a do-over of the Istanbul election, the opposition leader Ekrem Imamoglu found evidence of wasteful spending by Mr. Erdogan's allies, he said.
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May 09, 2019
Tens of thousands of foreign women and children are marooned in Iraq and Syria. Most countries don't want them back.
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May 09, 2019
Facebook groups offer ancient treasures from Syria, Iraq and other conflict zones, some of which may have been pillaged by Islamic State militants.
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May 08, 2019
The announcement by Iran's president does not kill the 2015 deal, but it pushes the confrontation between Washington and Tehran into new and potentially dangerous territory.
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May 08, 2019
The move does not kill the 2015 deal, but it pushes the confrontation between Washington and Tehran into new and potentially dangerous territory.
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May 08, 2019
The Museum of Jewish Heritage's exhibition about the death camp depicts, in ways large and small, the horrors of the Holocaust.
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May 08, 2019
Tens of thousands of foreign fighters and their families are stuck in Iraq and Syria. Their countries are grappling with what to do with them.
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May 08, 2019
Tens of thousands of foreign fighters and their families are stuck in Iraq and Syria. Their countries are grappling with what to do with them.
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May 08, 2019
The move does not kill the 2015 deal, but it pushes the confrontation between Washington and Tehran into new and potentially dangerous territory.
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May 08, 2019
The move does not kill the 2015 deal, but it pushes the confrontation between Washington and Tehran into new and potentially dangerous territory.
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May 07, 2019
The militias were critical in pushing the Islamic State out of Iraq, but most have refused to disarm. They range from helpful groups to criminal organizations, and some have ties to Iran.
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May 07, 2019
Whimsical, thoughtful and caption-less was her style when The New Yorker took her on in 1974. At the time, she was the magazine's only female cartoonist.
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May 07, 2019
Facing rain on the Black Sea in Georgia and crushing crowds on the Red Sea in Israel the 52 Places Traveler decides to improvise.
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May 06, 2019
The cycle of violence-ceasefire-repeat that keeps verging on all-out war may look like pointless destruction. But it's a strange kind of symbiosis.
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May 06, 2019
The mutual threats escalated action from both the U.S., which warned against attacks, and Iran, which said it would not fully comply with a deal President Trump already abandoned.
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May 06, 2019
Israel and Gaza have fought eight short battles in the past year. Despite the loss of life, analysts say the clashes work in the interest of both sides' leaders.
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May 06, 2019
The Iranians hinted that they would reduce their compliance with the Iranian nuclear agreement on the eve of the anniversary of President Trump's repudiation of the deal.
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May 06, 2019
The White House and Pentagon made the decision after seeing intelligence that showed new activity on the part of Iranian forces since Friday, officials said.
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May 06, 2019
Two days of rocket attacks and airstrikes left 22 Palestinians and four Israelis dead, in the worst violence since the 2014 war between the two sides.
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May 06, 2019
Backed by American and Mideast hard-liners, President Trump is considering a terrorist designation for the Islamist movement that other allies consider a legitimate political force.
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May 06, 2019
The clash escalated into the worst fighting between Israel and Gaza since the 2014 war, killing four Israeli civilians and at least 22 Palestinians.
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May 05, 2019
John R. Bolton, the White House national security adviser, announced the deployment on Sunday night. He and other officials have pushed anti-Iran policies.
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May 05, 2019
At least four Israelis and 22 Gazans were killed over the weekend as cross-border violence escalated.
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May 05, 2019
In the worst fighting between Israel and Gaza since the 2014 war, four Israeli civilians and at least 22 Palestinians were killed in two days of fighting.
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May 05, 2019
Three Israelis were killed, the first civilians to die in clashes with Gaza since the 2014 war. Gaza health officials say 15 Palestinians have been killed since Friday.
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May 05, 2019
Three Israelis were killed, the first civilians to die in clashes with Gaza since the 2014 war. Gaza health officials say 15 Palestinians have been killed since Friday.
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May 04, 2019
Palestinian militants launched rockets into southern Israel, and four Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire, bringing the death toll since Friday to eight.
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May 04, 2019
Palestinian militants launched rockets into southern Israel, and one Palestinian was killed by Israeli fire, bringing the death toll since Friday to five.
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May 04, 2019
Palestinian militants launched rockets into southern Israel, and one Palestinian was killed by Israeli fire, bringing the death toll since Friday to five.
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May 04, 2019
Palestinian militants launched the rockets into southern Israel from Gaza on Saturday and one Palestinian was killed by Israeli fire, bringing the death toll since Friday to five.
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May 03, 2019
Hatice Cengiz was preparing to marry the Saudi dissident when he was murdered in Istanbul. Six months later, she is fighting to keep his case in the public eye.
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May 01, 2019
A group of scientists have found unusual types of methane escaping from the deep earth in hundreds of locations.
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Apr 30, 2019
President Trump wants to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization. The group says it isn't, an assessment that many experts share.
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Apr 30, 2019
Eva Heyman kept a diary until she was sent to Auschwitz in 1944. An Instagram version of her story goes live this week, but some Israelis say it trivializes the Holocaust.
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Apr 29, 2019
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi appeared on video for the first time in five years, reasserting authority in the wake of lost territory and a major attack in Sri Lanka.
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Apr 29, 2019
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi appears on video for the first time in five years, reasserting his authority in the wake of lost territory and a major attack in Sri Lanka.
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Apr 29, 2019
The video is said to show the reclusive leader of the Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. If confirmed, it would be the first time he has been seen in a video in years.
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Apr 29, 2019
The Islamic State lost control of eastern Syria, but a visit there found cities in shambles, an uncertain future and ISIS still carrying out deadly attacks.
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Apr 28, 2019
President Trump said that although the kingdom had spent $450 billion in the United States, Washington still subsidized the Saudi military. We checked the facts.
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