The United States has a history of mistaking defeats in war for victories. In 1973, Richard Nixon declared his administration had achieved a “Peace…

The US-Iran war forced Egypt to adopt swift austerity measures to contain the double of surging energy prices and mounting pressure on the Egyptian…

Over recent decades, people's eating habits have undergone a profound shift, with ultra-processed foods (UPFs) becoming a daily staple for millions,…

Ever since the US and Israel began their war against Iran on 28 February, attention has naturally focused on the Gulf and the wider Middle East, with…

In the decades since the Iran-Iraq War ended in 1988, Gulf energy strategy has been shaped by a simple premise: any closure of the Strait of Hormuz…

Ana Paula Maia’s book On Earth As It Is Beneath is set in a remote penal colony built on land scarred by slavery and colonialism. Punishment has…

Israel’s killings of Ali Larijani and Kamal Kharazi were meant to do more than remove two senior figures from the Islamic Republic’s political…

In 1982, the Israeli army invaded Lebanon and advanced to Beirut. The Palestine Liberation Organisation was expelled, and Hezbollah was in its…

In a 2020 survey of Americans, just over one in five could locate Iran on a map. With such a poor result for a Middle Eastern country that is roughly…