Lebanon front opens up amid US-Iran war

Attacks by Hezbollah and an Iraqi militia appear to be a calculated step by Tehran to widen the arena of conflict in a bid to raise the costs for its adversaries

Elie Kossaifi and Fayza Diab

The Houthis’ Next Move

[caption id="attachment_55250560" align="alignnone" width="620"] Houthi tribesmen walk near a Yemeni soldier in Amran on April 10, 2014 as they gather for a rally against the death of five people…

Peter Salisbury

Another Headache for Tehran

[caption id="attachment_55250549" align="alignnone" width="620"] A member of the Party of Free Life of Kurdistan (PJAK) stands near a poster of jailed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) leader Abdullah…

Alex Vatanka

Fighting the Fires of Extremism

[caption id="attachment_55250541" align="alignnone" width="620"] The United Arab Emirates Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan speaks during the opening session of a two…

Caryle Murphy

Nor Any Drop To Drink

[caption id="attachment_55250518" align="alignnone" width="620"] Yemeni people carry drinkable water due to the water shortage, affecting daily life ahead of Ramadan, in Sana'a, Yemen on June 16,…

James Spencer

Ankara’s Bad News

[caption id="attachment_55250496" align="alignnone" width="620"] Freed Turkish truck drivers board a Turkish Airlines private plane to depart from Erbil International Airport to Turkey's Şanlıurfa on…

Stephen Starr

Nowhere to Call Home

[caption id="attachment_55250449" align="alignnone" width="620"] A girl sits on the site where tents stood before they were burnt down on May 31, 2014 at the unofficial Jdita refugee camp, Lebanon. …

Antonia Roupell