Middle East

Politics

The U.S. Must Not Be The World's Policeman

Decades of interventionist foreign policy have eroded our freedom without making the world a safer place.

Sheldon Richman | 9.8.2013 8:00 AM

Politics

Watch: 3 Reasons Not to Go to War with Syria

Nick Gillespie and Meredith Bragg | 9.7.2013 2:30 PM

Politics

Has There Been a Rapture of Anti-War Celebrities? If Not, Where The Hell Are They?

Nick Gillespie | 9.7.2013 10:59 AM

Politics

Rand Paul: Why I'm Voting "No" on Syria

Nick Gillespie | 9.5.2013 7:37 AM

Politics

How Would the Government Pay for Intervention in Syria? And How Much is it Low-Balling Cost Estimates?

Nick Gillespie | 9.4.2013 1:45 PM

Politics

Against "Symbolic Killing" in Syria - and Everywhere Else.

Nick Gillespie | 9.4.2013 9:02 AM

Politics

Why Do Liberals, Progs, MSNBCers Want War with Syria? Because They Like War.

Nick Gillespie | 9.3.2013 12:18 PM

Politics

3 Things a Military Intervention in Syria Won't Do

Peter Suderman | 9.3.2013 10:53 AM

Politics

The Case Against Intervening in Syria: Nick Gillespie on C-SPAN

Nick Gillespie | 9.2.2013 10:25 AM

Politics

John Kerry Issues a Brief for War in Syria

Peter Suderman | 8.30.2013 2:13 PM

Politics

How Long Would Limited Strikes In Syria Stay Limited?

Peter Suderman | 8.29.2013 3:59 PM

Politics

The Off-Key Stylings of Obama's Syria War Chorus

Nick Gillespie | 8.29.2013 1:16 PM

Policy

8 Reasons Not to Go to War in Syria

Peter Suderman | 8.27.2013 3:56 PM

Politics

Is Bombing Syria Necessary to Save "the Future of Civilization"? Or, It's Always 1938 Somewhere.

Nick Gillespie | 8.27.2013 1:42 PM

Politics

Why Should Chemical Weapons Be a Red Line in Syria - or Anywhere Else?

Nick Gillespie | 8.26.2013 6:13 PM

Culture

45 Years, 45 Days: In Praise of Vulgarity

Charles Paul Freund | 8.26.2013 11:30 AM

Policy

The Independent: Britain Runs Secret Monitoring Station in the Middle East

Intercepts data that is shared with American intelligence services

Reason Staff | 8.23.2013 7:32 AM

Culture

FIFA Considering Shifting 2022 World Cup in Qatar to Winter Schedule

World Cup may also be moved out of Qatar instead

Reason Staff | 8.14.2013 1:00 PM

War on Drugs

Morocco Considers Legalizing Marijuana Cultivation

Consumption is already legal

Reason Staff | 8.2.2013 10:28 AM

World

Philippines Peacekeepers to Remain in Golan Heights

Troops had been scheduled to withdraw in early August

Reason Staff | 7.31.2013 10:08 AM

World

Kuwaiti Emir Issues Blanket Pardon for Inmates Convicted of Insulting Him

Alright then

Reason Staff | 7.30.2013 7:30 PM

World

Thousands Protest Slaying of Secular Tunisian Politician

Second such assassination this year

Reason Staff | 7.25.2013 1:00 PM

Nanny State

Norwegian Woman Imprisoned After Being Raped Pardoned in Dubai

Going home free

Reason Staff | 7.22.2013 8:28 AM

Politics

John Kerry Makes Sixth Trip to Middle East in Four Months

Spend more time on your boat

Reason Staff | 7.17.2013 12:12 PM

Politics

Matthew Feeney Discusses Neoconservatism and Foreign Policy on RT

Matthew Feeney | 7.17.2013 11:27 AM

Culture

Taking the Pulse of Arab Opinion

A series of polls in six countries reveals a multilayered, ever-evolving Arab identity.

Nada Alwadi | 7.16.2013 4:30 PM

Science & Technology

WHO Sets Up Committee to Tackle MERS Virus

Middle East coronavirus has killed 40

Reason Staff | 7.5.2013 11:23 AM

Civil Liberties

Sex in the Arab World

Author and activist Shereen El Feki on whether the Arab Spring can produce a Summer of Love

Reason Staff | 6.28.2013 10:00 AM

World

Qatar Talks Leadership Transfer

Rare, as most leaders there serve until death

Reason Staff | 6.24.2013 2:00 PM

Policy

The Red Line to Damascus

Obama paints himself into a Syrian quagmire.

Jacob Sullum | 6.19.2013 7:00 AM

Politics

Why is America Intervening in Syria Now?

Nick Gillespie | 6.5.2013 8:30 AM

World

Egyptians Kidnapped in Sinai Freed

Sevens security men were taken by militants

Reason Staff | 5.22.2013 3:00 PM

Civil Liberties

Kuwait Delays Media Law Amidst Press Freedom Concerns

You probably shouldn't get too hopeful

Reason Staff | 5.16.2013 7:10 PM

Economics

Underground Tunnel Delivers KFC from Egypt to Gaza Strip

(Black) markets for everything

Reason Staff | 5.16.2013 12:23 PM

Politics

Hamas Chief Rejects Arab League Peace Initiative

Back to the drawing board

Reason Staff | 5.3.2013 7:08 AM

Culture

Report: Muslims in Africa, Asia, Middle East Want Shariah To Be Official Law

Disagree on what exactly that might mean

Reason Staff | 5.1.2013 7:32 AM

Politics

All D.C. Signs Pointing Toward Increasingly Heavy U.S. Involvement in Syrian Civil War

Nick Gillespie | 4.29.2013 12:20 PM

World

Dubai Police Unveil Lamborghini Patrol Car

217mph top speed

Reason Staff | 4.11.2013 10:12 AM

Civil Liberties

Women's Rights Activists in Mideast Not Happy About Naked Protests on Their Behalf in Europe

Protests over a Tunisian girl arrested for posting a topless photo on Facebook causing more harm than good

Reason Staff | 4.10.2013 8:20 AM

Politics

Obama Begins First Trip in Israel as President

Part of a trip to the Middle East

Reason Staff | 3.20.2013 7:16 AM

Policy

Manufacturing Terrorists

How FBI sting operations make jihadists out of hapless malcontents

Michael German | 3.15.2013 10:30 AM

Politics

Obama to Appeal to Israelis During Middle East Visit

Wants to reaffirm his commitment to Israel's security

Reason Staff | 3.14.2013 3:24 PM

Politics

Obama Meets With Arab Americans

Preparing for a trip to the Middle East

Reason Staff | 3.11.2013 7:44 PM

Civil Liberties

US Provides Drones to Speech-Suppressing United Arab Emirates

Cashing in on tools that will undoubtedly be used to spy on and detain political opposition

Scott Shackford | 2.19.2013 4:08 PM

Science & Technology

NASA Study Finds Middle East Losing Freshwater

That's right, a NASA study

Reason Staff | 2.13.2013 10:04 AM