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Members of an Iraqi family show their ink-stained fingers after voting in the 2023 Iraqi provincial council elections, the first such vote in a decade, outside a polling station in Sadr City in eastern Baghdad, on December 18, 2023. AFP
Politics

Low voter turnout in Iraq reflects rise in political apathy

In his book, What is Democracy?, the French thinker Alain Touraine argues that democracy requires more than the freedom to choose rulers among those…

Ayad Al-Anbar 22 December , 2023
Opinion

Houthi attacks on global shipping show widening of Gaza war

From the moment Hamas launched its devastating attack against Israel on 7 October, one of the world’s primary concerns has been to prevent the…

Con Coughlin 21 December , 2023
A still from 'Naga'.
Culture & Social Affairs

Saudi filmmaker Meshal Aljaser's psychedelic thriller 'Naga' takes viewers on a wild ride

Meshal Aljaser has been lauded as a promising Saudi director thanks to his unique vision, beginning with the short videos he crafted over the past…

Firas Al-Madi 21 December , 2023
Palestinians starve as Israel tightens siege on Gaza
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Palestinians starve as Israel tightens siege on Gaza

Fares Garabet 21 December , 2023
The World Bank says Palestine's tech sector has unrealised potential that, if appropriately harnessed, can lead to more job creation and boost economic growth. Ewan White
Science & Technology

Despite Gaza war, Palestine’s tech sector remains an avenue of hope and opportunity

One week after the war between Hamas and Israel broke out, headlines began appearing on international business and technology websites, flagging the…

Lina Khatib 21 December , 2023
Palestinian brothers sit on the rubble of their house in front of an apartment block in part of the northern Beit Hanun district of the Gaza Strip. AFP
Politics

Gaza's "day after" poised to bring more strife than stability

Two months into the war, Israel has finally set up an official team in charge of thinking of the proverbial “day after” — the day that will follow…

Michael Horowitz 20 December , 2023

Palestinians desperately hunt down food and water in Gaza as Israel heavily restricts aid delivery

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Palestinian children collect food at a donation point provided by a charity group in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on December 6, 2023.

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AFP

Men use their hands to drink rainwater dripping from the roof of a tent amid water shortages while at a school run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Rafah.

AFP
AFP

Displaced Palestinians queue for food donations in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on November 30, 2023.

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AFP

A Palestinian man prepares food for his family outside his tent at a camp for displaced people in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip where most civilians have taken refuge, on December 13, 2023.

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AFP

Shelves stand empty as food supplies to the Gaza Strip run short at a supermarket in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on November 11, 2023

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AFP

Internally displaced Palestinian children who have fled their homes in the northern Gaza Strip due to intense Israeli military bombardment, hold containers as they wait for food in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip.

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AFP

Men help toddlers drink some water upon reaching the central Gaza Strip on foot via the Salah al-Din road on their way to the southern part of the Palestinian enclave on November 5, 2023.

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Trucks carrying humanitarian aid from Egyptian NGOs for Palestinians wait for the reopening of the Rafah crossing on the Egyptian side, to enter Gaza.

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AFP

A woman sits by food cooking on a fire as children play nearby outside one of the tents housing Palestinians displaced by Israeli bombardment of Gaza.

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AFP

Displaced Palestinians queue for food and bread donations next to a destroyed building in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on November 30, 2023.

A supporter of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi reacts after the presidential election results in Cairo, Egypt, on December 18, 2023. Reuters
Politics

A look at Egypt's pressing priorities as el-Sisi secures third presidential term

Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Egypt's president of the last ten years, emerged victorious from his country's latest presidential elections over three days…

Amr Emam 20 December , 2023
Opinion

Israeli plan to flood Hamas tunnels comes with extreme environmental risks

Despite possessing overwhelming military superiority, Israel is struggling to develop an effective strategy to address the extensive tunnel network…

Haid Haid 20 December , 2023
The World Food Programme will have to pull its general assistance for Syria in January, at a time when it is needed in the war-torn country more than ever. Ewan White
Business & Economy

Syria crisis compounds as humanitarian aid runs out

The UN World Food Programme warned this month that it would terminate its general food assistance scheme in Syria in January due to a lack of…

Joseph Daher 20 December , 2023
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Iran’s waning influence

27 June 2025

Our July issue features in-depth articles and expert analyses exploring the future of Iran's influence and the long-term reverberations for the region

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Israel's commandeering of aid distribution in Gaza forces starving Palestinians to run the gauntlet at centres with biometric monitoring systems, armed security, and life-or-death hazards

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People gather to celebrate after Lebanese parliament elects army chief Joseph Aoun as the new president, on January 9, 2025, in Al-Aaishiyah, Lebanon. Ramiz Dallah/Getty
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Lebanon’s second chance at statehood

02 July 2025

The crippling of Hezbollah's dominance and the Assad regime's fall in Syria have created a narrow but historic opening for the Lebanese people

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Oman is quietly redefining its development model

29 June 2025

It is no longer the Gulf's quiet outlier but a country quietly setting a new standard for sustainable economic development in the region

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How the Middle East can capitalise on Iran’s regional setback

02 July 2025

The US security umbrella will focus on Iran's direct threats, but regional states should deal with Tehran's residual proxy groups in the region

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