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Iran has no place in Netanyahu's 'new Middle East' vision

To understand the current fighting between Iran and Israel, it helps to know how the world changed since the Middle East’s last big wars, and…

Ibrahim Hamidi 16 June , 2025
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men inspect the damage at the site of an Iranian missile strike in Bnei Brak, east of Tel Aviv, on June 16, 2025. OHN WESSELS / AFP
Business & Economy

How the Israel-Iran flare-up is impacting the global economy

The direct military confrontation between Israel and Iran that erupted on 13 June instantly rattled global markets, sending oil prices soaring and…

Abdel-Rahman Ayas 16 June , 2025
Five unconventional portrayals of motherhood in Arabic novels Aliaa Abou Khaddour
Culture & Social Affairs

Five unconventional portrayals of motherhood in Arabic novels

Sacrifice and unconditional devotion have long been recognised as common traits of motherhood, with mothers often seen as undertaking a sacred role…

Ibrahim Adel 16 June , 2025
An Israel-Iran war could unravel the Middle East Axel Rangel García
Politics

An Israel-Iran war could unravel the Middle East

Israel’s attack on Iran has sparked global concern, raising fears of a regional war, the possible use of tactical nuclear weapons, and even the…

Omer Onhon 16 June , 2025
Nuclear claims are a smoke screen for hopes of toppling Iran Axel Rangel García
Politics

Nuclear claims are a smoke screen for hopes of toppling Iran

For some people in Israel and the United States, the nuclear programme itself is the security problem. They don’t want Iran to have nuclear weapons,…

Jeffrey Lewis 15 June , 2025
Islamist-led rebels pose for a picture with a Syria army helicopter on the tarmac at the Nayrab military airport in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on December 2, 2024, after a surprise lightning offensive on November 30. AFP
Politics

From fighters to farmers, Chinese Uyghurs settle in Syria

The Syrian government has commenced a strategic initiative to integrate thousands of foreign fighters into the Ministry of Defence through a newly…

Subhi Franjieh 15 June , 2025
Israel-Iran attacks could set the region ablaze
Cartoons

Israel-Iran attacks could set the region ablaze

Fares Garabet 15 June , 2025
Opinion

Selective justice for peace is a gamble Syria can’t afford

The press release issued last week by Hassan Soufan, a member of the Civil Peace Committee, was intended to defuse public outrage over the release of…

Haid Haid 14 June , 2025
Poet, translator, and academic Huda J. Fakhreddine
Culture & Social Affairs

Huda Fakhreddine on why she prefers to write poetry in Arabic

Poet, translator, and academic Huda J. Fakhreddine has been one of the most prominent voices within the Arab cultural sphere in recent years, thanks…

Ashraf al-Hassani 14 June , 2025
Gavin Newsom: the California governor in Trump's crosshairs Eduardo Ramon
Profiles

Gavin Newsom: the California governor in Trump's crosshairs

In an address delivered to nearly 40 million Californians and Americans nationwide earlier this month, California Governor Gavin Newsom condemned…

Con Coughlin 14 June , 2025
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Israel's race for regime change in Iran

03 March 2026

Israel knows its military operation cannot last forever, so it is racing to either kill or fatally wound the Islamic Republic before the clock runs out

Michael Horowitz
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Business & Economy

Oil prices soar as US-Iran war sparks supply worries

04 March 2026

European gas prices have jumped by 30% after some big GCC oil and gas producers cut supplies, and now a vital maritime trade route is being threatened. The stakes have seldom been higher.

Thuraya Shahin
Deena So Oteh
Politics

Khamenei's killing opens up a strategic abyss

01 March 2026

Gulf states' delicate balancing act—maintaining security partnerships with the US while cautiously reopening channels to Iran—has been shattered

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy
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Profiles

Alireza Arafi: the cleric charged with selecting Iran's next Supreme Leader

02 March 2026

A clerical member of the Guardian Council, he was selected to serve on the Leadership Council along with President Masoud Pezeshkian and Chief Justice Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei

Alex Vatanka
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Politics

Trump is betraying his base by waging war on Iran

02 March 2026

Voters were promised America First, not Bush-era interventions

Emma Ashford

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