Historic landmarks in Iraq’s Mosul are reopening as the city heals from Islamic State devastation
For over 850 years, the leaning minaret of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri stood as an iconic landmark in the Iraqi city of Mosul ...
Despite Waivers, U.S. Funding Freeze Sows Doubt About Camp Holding ISIS Members
Upholding security at the camp is seen as critical to prevent a resurgence of the Islamic State. A contractor that trains the ...
In Syria, the fighting is over, but a resource-rich region is left in limbo
Zour, which remains divided between Syria's new government and a Kurdish-backed militia, is a hostage to competing ambitions.
This artist fled civil war, now he’ll represent Australia on the world stage
Multimedia artist Khaled Sabsabi, a one-time hip hop performer, has been selected to represent the country at the Venice ...
Sweden reels from worst mass-shooting as it mourns the dead
Ten years ago Salim Iskef, 29, fled the Islamic State and Syria to form a better, more secure life in Sweden, only to be ...
At least 10 Nigerian soldiers are killed in an ambush, the army says
Niger’s ruling military junta says that an ambush by a “group of criminals” killed at least 10 Nigerien soldiers near the ...
After Attack, New Orleans Is Rattled but Ready for the ‘Biggest Show on Earth’
Officials scrutinized security plans for Super Bowl LIX after a deadly New Year’s Day terrorist attack on Bourbon Street ...
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Labor groups sue over the dismantling of USAID
Labor organizations have sued the federal government on behalf of foreign service workers over the gutting of USAID.
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Why Islamists in the Arab world speak the language of free markets
This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline “Of Mecca and Mammon” ...