Alessandria Masi

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Alessandria is the Middle East Correspondent for International Business Times. Previously, she was the Middle East North Africa and Underworld reporter at Vocativ.

Her writing has appeared on Elle.com, amNew York, NY1.com, Gourmet Live and the Cairo-based website Bikya News. She speaks Italian and French fluently and a sprinkling of Arabic and Spanish.

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‘Airstrikes Are Not Enough’ To Fight ISIS: Will Saudi Arabia Send Ground Troops To Syria?

With Saudi and U.S.-backed rebels losing ground in northern Syria, the Saudi kingdom has some difficult decisions to make.

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ISIS Claims Deadly Car Bomb In Syrian Capital Damascus

A car bomb detonated outside a police headquarters in the Syrian capital Tuesday.

Winning Aleppo Would Be Major For Syrian Regime But Devastating For Those Stuck Inside

For 350,000 people living in rebel-held parts of Syria’s largest city, a brutal attack from President Bashar Assad’s forces may be next.

Anti-ISIS Wall: Tunisia Builds Barrier On Libyan Border To Keep Out Extremists

Once completed, the barrier will be a system of electronic monitors and physical obstacles to keep extremists from entering through Libya.

Fearless Syrian Women Volunteer To Pick Up The Pieces After Bombings

Formerly excluded, Syrian women are joining men in the front line of search and rescue operations on the crumbling, war-torn streets of their country.

Political Unity Is Key In Possible US, Europe Anti-ISIS Libya Intervention

The U.S. and several European countries are considering options for an anti-ISIS military intervention in Libya

Inside Besieged Turkish-Kurdish Cities, Syrian Conflict Inflames Tension Between Turkey And Kurds

The Turkish police and military have placed Cizre and several Kurdish cities under 24-hour martial law and curfew on the premise of “restoring public order,” but activists say civilians have been killed in the operations.

Syria Peace Talks Hinge On Which Factions Are Considered Terrorist Groups

U.N.-brokered peace talks in Geneva aim to end Syria's war, a conflict that has claimed the lives of more than 260,000 and displaced millions.

ISIS, Extremists Recruit The Young Unemployed And Underpaid In Tunisia

The North African nation's frustrated and jobless youth are susceptible to extremists like the Islamic State group, observers say.

Egypt Marks Fifth Anniversary Of Revolution With Crackdown On Protestors, Muslim Brotherhood

Since the 2011 revolution, Hosni Mubarak is gone, but Egypt is more in need of dramatic change than ever before.

Beirut’s Crumbling Infrastructure And Low-Speed Internet Trumps Traditional Politics Ahead Of Long-Awaited Lebanese Presidential Election

In Beirut, electing a new president — Aoun is the leading candidate — matters far less than solving the longstanding water, electricity and trash crises.

Libyans Skeptical Of Libya's New U.N.-Brokered Unity Government Agreement

Libyans are skeptical about whether the deal announced Tuesday will end years of chaos and violence.

Lebanon’s Palestinian Refugees Protest Against UNRWA In Wake Of Growing Conspiracies Around Healthcare Cuts

Recent healthcare cuts affecting 450,000 refugees have left many worried their camps will be disbanded.

ISIS’ Operational Capacities In Turkey Strengthened By Laissez-Faire Approach Of President Erdogan's Government

Following Tuesday’s suicide bombing in Istanbul that left 10 dead, Turkey must deal with terrorists that aren’t limited to the Islamic State group.

Russia Strikes On Syria’s Southern Opposition Spark Fears of Cross-Border Conflict With Israel

As regime forces, backed by Russia, advance on the south — a rebel stronghold bordering Israel and Jordan — many fear Israel is being drawn into the Syrian civil war.

Starving Residents In Syria’s Besieged Madaya To Receive First Humanitarian Aid Since October

More than 20,000 people under siege in Madaya — hungry and housebound — this week will receive their first shipment of food since October.

ISIS Moving In On Libya’s Oil Fields, Recruiting Engineers To Boost Revenue

The Islamic State group seeks control of the North African nation’s largest petroleum export facility and is recruiting engineers to run it.

Why UN Sanctions On North Korea Won’t Stop Kim Jong Un’s Nuclear Program

Preventing trade with the country has hurt its economy, but the real victims are civilians — making it hard for the world to gain leverage.

Saudi, Iran Diplomatic Split Could Spark Street-Level Sectarian Strife Affecting The Global Oil Market

Protests against Saudi Arabia’s execution of an Iranian cleric could cause more problems than Iran’s threats to block petroleum shipments, some say.

Hezbollah Faces Conflict on Two Fronts As Tensions on Israel-Lebanon Border Heat Up

The Lebanese Shiite group keeps the majority of its forces for its never-ending battle with Israel.

UN Sanctions On ISIS Face Major Challenges From 'Negligent States,' ISIS-Controlled Territory

Two major obstacles could compromise a U.N. resolution's effectiveness in crushing the Islamic State group's finances.

Intensified Russian Airstrikes In Syria With Regime On The Offensive

Pro-regime military action against opposition forces has been escalating and expanding over the last two weeks.

Saudi Coalition, Houthi Rebels Intensify Attacks In Yemen Ahead Of Proposed Ceasefire

Both sides -- Houthi rebels and the Saudi Arabia-led coalition -- have increased attacks before a U.N.-brokered ceasefire begins Monday midnight, local time.