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The day the 'dawn raiders' came for me

Living in Beirut, I had heard whispers of the “dawn raiders"— armed state security forces who arrive at your home at dawn— but never did I imagine…

Alia Mansour 23 October , 2024

Destruction, displacement tear through Gaza and Lebanon

AFP
AFP

A flock of pigeons flies away as a smoke cloud erupts after a rocket fired by an Israeli warplane hit a building in Beirut's southern suburb of Shayah on October 22, 2024.

REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas

A person walks at the ruins of al-Omari mosque, which was destroyed in the Israeli military offensive, as Palestinians perform Friday prayers, in Gaza City.

Avichay Adraee/ REUTERS
Avichay Adraee/ REUTERS

Drone image shows displaced people in Jabalia, in this picture obtained from social media on October 21, 2024.

REUTERS/Yara Nardi
REUTERS/Yara Nardi

A woman reacts as members of security forces attempt to evict displaced people from an old hotel amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces in the Hamra neighbourhood of Beirut, Lebanon, October 21, 2024.

REUTERS
REUTERS

China Railway workers assemble a pipe jacking machine at the construction site of an underground railway station in Huzhou, Zhejiang province, China October 17, 2024.

Mohd RASFAN / AFP
Mohd RASFAN / AFP

Crew members of the German navy replenishment ship Frankfurt am Main stand on deck as they approach Port Klang on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur on October 15, 2024.

Atif ARYAN / AFP
Atif ARYAN / AFP

Afghan youths play volleyball at a field during sunset in Chimtal district of Balkh province on October 16, 2024.

JONATHAN NACKSTRAND / AFP
JONATHAN NACKSTRAND / AFP

Cyclists of team China compete during the women's team pursuit qualifying of the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Ballerup, Denmark, on October 16, 2024.

MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP
MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP

Workers take part in a march against the reform of the pension system in Panama City on October 17, 2024.

AP /Charles Krupa
AP /Charles Krupa

A bald eagle flying past autumn leaves startles a flock of ducks and geese floating on Adams Pond, Friday, October 18, 2024, in East Derry, New Hampshire, US.

Morocco unemployment: A dark spot in an otherwise promising economy
Business & Economy

Morocco unemployment: A dark spot in an otherwise promising economy

Youth unemployment is becoming a hot topic in Morocco as the country drafts its 2025 budget, which will be presented in parliament on 20 October. It…

Mohamed Sharki 23 October , 2024
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, right, meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Riyadh on October 9, 2024. SPA
Politics

Is Araghchi trying to save Gaza and Lebanon...or Iran?

Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s new foreign minister, has just covered a lot of ground. His multi-nation tour of the region took in Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt,…

Amr Emam 23 October , 2024
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken disembarks from his plane upon arrival at the Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv on October 22, 2024. Nathan Howard / AFP
Politics

Blinken makes final attempt at Gaza truce on last regional visit

The latest diplomatic shuttle mission by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken—which is likely to be his last before next month’s US presidential…

Con Coughlin 22 October , 2024
Opinion

After 45 years, is the Syrian regime finally breaking with Iran?

This is not the first time that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has hinted at a possible departure from the influence of Iran, in whose debt he has…

Ibrahim Hamidi 22 October , 2024
What a new book’s explosive revelations tell us about Biden, Trump, and Putin
Culture & Social Affairs

What a new book’s explosive revelations tell us about Biden, Trump, and Putin

It is a study in contrasts—and of just how dysfunctional the US political system has become, even in the conduct of foreign policy. Over the last…

Michael Hirsh 22 October , 2024
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shows him (C-L) during a meeting with members of Iran's Expert Assembly in Tehran on September 26, 2019. AFP
Politics

Some alternative forms of governance to Iran's theocracy

Following the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Iran shifted from a monarchy to a republican system, but one that is truly distinct. Unlike any other…

Khaled Essam Eleslamboly 22 October , 2024
Global demand for liquid fuel rising despite energy transition Diana Estefanía Rubio
Infographics

Global demand for liquid fuel rising despite energy transition

Oil refineries play a key role in transforming crude oil into essential power sources that people need for their daily lives. As of 2024, there were…

Al Majalla - London 22 October , 2024
Russia's President Vladimir Putin looks on during a meeting with Iran's conservative Parliament Speaker on the sidelines of a BRICS parliamentary forum in Saint Petersburg on July 11, 2024. Valery SHARIFULIN/ AFP
Business & Economy

Putin to unveil his vision for a more balanced world in Kazan

The BRICS group of nations is growing, and its two-day summit will be held in the Russian city of Kazan on 22 October, where newcomers are set to…

Nazareth Seferian 21 October , 2024
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Politics

Attacks on Iran make a nuclear bomb more likely

20 June 2025

Iran's nuclear programme is damaged, but its determination is heightened

Eric Brewer
Michelle Thompson.
Business & Economy

What would happen if Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz?

18 June 2025

The strait carries up to 20% of the world's oil exports at around 20 million barrels of oil each day. Any closure could cost the global economy greatly, even if only for a short time.

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi
A demonstrator holds a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, while gathering with others during a rally in solidarity with the government against Israel's attacks on Iran on June 14, 2025. ATTA KENARE / AFP
Politics

Iran is further from regime change than Israel thinks

17 June 2025

Israel sees an opportunity to eliminate a strategic regional rival, but the future course of events primarily hinges on what Trump decides to do next

Houssam Itani
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addresses Iranians on the occasion of the 36th anniversary of the death of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (portrait), in Tehran on June 4, 2025. KHAMENEI.IR / AFP
Profiles

Ali Khamenei: the guardian of Iran's strategic patience doctrine

21 June 2025

For decades, Iran's supreme leader—first Khomeini, then Khamenei—pursued a strategy of backing regional militias to fight Israel, but with the 'resistance axis' in tatters, Iran is left to fight alone

Arash Azizi
Eduardo Ramon
Politics

How Israel pulled off its unprecedented strike on Iran

18 June 2025

Years of painstaking intelligence work went into the operation that activated vast networks of operatives and involved multiple layers of subterfuge

Michael Horowitz

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