Middle East and Africa

Iran looks ascendant in the Middle East, but its regime is messing up its own economy

Can they continue developing and still uphold the Paris climate agreement?

Some governments are muzzling social media—except when it supports them

Many want it reformed, but they are afraid to act

The war is about to get even more complicated

Somalia’s federal government can do little to stop the project

They can longer define themselves by their disgust for a terrible president

What happens after America punishes Bashar al-Assad for using chemical weapons?

The conflict between the two powers is escalating

But he may not have the money to keep them

Relying on maize for half one’s calories is risky—and makes for a boring diet

Donald Trump says there will be a “big price to pay”