Imad Bezzi Earthquake survivor recounts psychological ‘aftershocks’ Lebanese survivor of the Turkey earthquake explains how the disaster has mentally scarred those who experienced it Mohamed abi Samra 23 February 2023
Eduardo Ramon No homes for the living, no graves for the dead In the Turkish province of Antakya, a devastating earthquake has not only crushed bones, but also the hearts and spirits of its residents Bissane El-Cheickh 21 February 2023
Nicola Ferrarese Al Majalla quizzes ChatGPT on the crises of the Arab world. Here is what we learned. The technology begs many questions about the implications of this AI software for the future Al Majalla - London 17 February 2023
Nash Weerasakera Science vs religion: An explanation of earthquakes Some Islamists are exploiting the disaster to scare Muslims into blindly following their ideology Khalid al-Ghannami 15 February 2023
Al Majalla Turkey-Syria earthquake: A humanitarian and economic cost of epic proportions The disaster has claimed 37,000 lives in Turkey and Syria so far and Ankara's loss is estimated at $84 billion Al Majalla - London 14 February 2023
Andrei Cojocaru Northern Syria’s sad history of devastating earthquakes The first recorded earthquake struck Antioch in 115 AD, and the city was said to have been completely flattened, killing 260,000 people Diana Darke 10 February 2023
Getty Images "It is catastrophic, and the United Nations is complicit" Head of Syrian Civil Defence Raed Saleh says what is needed now is fuel to power the equipment to remove the rubble and recover the bodies Al Majalla - London 09 February 2023
Getty Understanding earthquakes: A history of seismology With the establishment of seismology as a field in the 19th century the monitoring of earthquakes became a much more precise science Abdel-Rahman Ayas 09 February 2023
AFP Are we more moved by the disaster or its footage? While the need for public attention to prompt the world for support is undeniable, sharing videos of such suffering raises ethical issues regarding the privacy of victims Samer Abou Hawwach 09 February 2023
AFP Devastating earthquake needs swift aid response Opposition-controlled Idlib is especially in need of aid as it has been systematically isolated by the Syrian regime Charles Lister 09 February 2023
AFP Profiles Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf: a possible US partner? 24 March 2026 Reports that the Trump administration is eyeing Iran's parliament speaker as an Iranian 'Delcy Rodriguez' has been dismissed in Tehran as fake news Alex Vatanka
AFP Politics Why Pakistan is well-placed to host US-Iran talks 24 March 2026 Islamabad is uniquely positioned to mediate between the warring parties. It also has more than enough reasons to want this war to end. Kamal Alam
WIN MCNAMEE / AFP Business & Economy Iran and the new arithmetic of war 23 March 2026 Cheap autonomous weapons are overturning the economics of combat—and teaching the United States important lessons. Fareed Zakaria
AFP Politics Could the US-Iran war deliver Trump his own ‘Suez’ moment? 23 March 2026 The conflict will likely prompt political and economic shifts, even if the extent of those changes may not be known for years. Christopher Phillips
DIMITAR DILKOFF / AFP Culture & Social Affairs Beirut's daily grind: between refuge, ruin and routine 23 March 2026 Beirut continues to host exhibitions and sustain cultural life, but in a subdued, robotic fashion shaped by war and emotional numbness Mimoza Al-Arrawi