Leadership decapitation has long appealed to outside powers as a shortcut to regime collapse. Remove the figure at the top, the theory goes, and an…
Nash
The Strait of Hormuz—a narrow waterway linking the Arabian Gulf to the wider world—is proving a critical link in the global economic order, and…
In the winter of 2022, Russia attacked Ukraine's power grid, plunging millions into blackouts in subzero temperatures. Fast forward to the winter of…
When the US and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on 28 February, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and crippling Tehran’s military…
On the evening of 17 March 2026, Israel announced it had killed Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), in an air…
Twisted art and the Middle East under fire
Martin Meissner / AP
People walk through the artwork 'Infinity Mirrored Room' during a preview of the new major exhibition of legendary Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama at the Museum Ludwig in Cologne on 12 March 2026.
Majid Asgaripour / Reuters
A member of the Red Crescent rescue team stands next to a building that was damaged by a US strike in Tehran, Iran, on 17 March 2026.
Ali Larijani via X/via REUTERS
Iranian security chief Ali Larijani takes part in a pro-government rally in Tehran, Iran, 13 March 2026, a few days before Israel assassinated him.
Ibrahim Amro / AFP
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli air strike that targeted an area in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut on 17 March 2026.
REUTERS / Claudia Greco
A displaced woman walks in a stadium-turned-shelter in Beirut on 11 March 2026, following Israel's latest offensive on Lebanon.
Leo Correa / AP
Zana, 22, poses for a photo after loading a vehicle with sacks of charcoal at a traditional production site in Sarkand, Iraq, on 12 March 2026.
SPA / REUTERS
Muslims perform late-night prayers known as "Qiyam al Layl" on the 27th night of holy month of Ramadan, in the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on 15 March 2026.
AP / Prabhjot Gill
A worker inspects liquefied petroleum gas cylinders, arranged for customer delivery at a distribution centre on the outskirts of Amritsar, India, on 13 March 2026.
REUTERS
A resident stands at the site of buildings hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on 16 March 2026.
REUTERS / Sharafat Ali
Kashmiri Muslim men offer prayers during Jumat-ul-Vida, the last Friday of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at the Hazratbal Shrine in Srinagar, Indian Kashmir, on 13 March 2026.
Anyone familiar with the career of the Saudi multimedia artist Shadia Alem will immediately recognise her as a singular presence in contemporary…
The negotiations expected to open between Israel and Lebanon are a key development occurring at a time of war. After Hezbollah fired rockets into…
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