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A man walks past a building that was destroyed during an Israeli air strike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Zeita a day earlier, on October 14, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. MAHMOUD ZAYYAT / AFP

Why Israel's war in Lebanon is different this time

Israel has fought four wars in Lebanon, and each had their own unique dynamics. But parallels between the 1982 and current war paint an unsettling picture of what could come.

Ibrahim Hamidi 15 October 2024
Axel Rangel Garcia

The Palestinian strategy in confronting the Israeli strategy

Israel was never sincere about a two-state solution, but we will continue to push for our national independence, with or without the 'peace process'

Nasser al-Kidwa 14 October 2024
Author Ta-Nehisi Coates is seen onstage during the Alight Align Arise: Advancing the Movement for Repair National Conference at Thompson Buckhead on June 7, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia. Carol Lee Rose/AFP

Ta-Nehisi Coates’s not-so-radical departure

The author's decision to write about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict shouldn't come as a surprise to his longtime readers.

Deborah Baker 12 October 2024
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How Israel's tech prowess might shape the future of warfare

After success attracting big-name investors into the country, there is speculation about the overlap between cutting corporate know-how and applications for the army and intelligence gathering

Abdulfattah Khattab 12 October 2024
A malfunctioning Bank of Palestine ATM in Rafah, Gaza, on April 2, 2024. Getty

Gaza's suffering compounded by shrinking access to cash

Criminal extortion gangs at cash machines and high commissions from money exchange bureaus send war-ravaged Palestinians to look for digital alternatives

Salem Al Rayyes 10 October 2024
A protester holds a placard reading "Palestine is our cause, we will win together" during a demonstration in Istanbul on October 5, 2024, against Israel's attacks on Lebanon and Gaza. Yasin AKGUL / AFP

Why Turkey is unsettled by Israel’s invasion of Lebanon

Many believe Tel Aviv covets more than the destruction of Hamas and Hezbollah. After Gaza and Lebanon, many in Turkey worry just how far Israel will go in its territorial ambitions.

Omer Onhon 09 October 2024
Diana Estefanía Rubio

Artificial intelligence: Israel's latest lethal weapon

In recent years, AI-based tools have become part of Israel’s military arsenal. This was particularly evident during the Gaza war of 2023-2024, in which the Israeli army deployed AI-based systems for…

Al Majalla - London 08 October 2024
Smoke and flames rise in Beirut's southern suburbs, after Israeli air strikes, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Sin El Fil, Lebanon, October 6, 2024. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

One year into Gaza war, a regional war looks increasingly likely

All indications point to the numerous conflicts taking place in the region escalating to the point of an all-out war

Con Coughlin 07 October 2024

October 7: One year later, no political solution in sight

Fares Garabet 07 October 2024
Iranian protesters carry flowers while standing in front of a giant banner depicting a portrait of Lebanon's Hezbollah Secretary General, Hassan Nasrallah, during a protest in Tehran, Iran, on September 30, 2024. Morteza Nikoubazl/Getty

The axis of infiltration

Iran-backed militias carefully weigh their next moves after Israel's stunning success against Hezbollah. Will they ramp up their attacks or opt for self-preservation?

Lina Khatib 07 October 2024
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Exclusive interview with the man who caught Eli Cohen

30, Sep 2026

Ibrahim Hamidi spent years following the story of Mossad's 'spy in Damascus ', but some secrets remained untold. He then learned that the man who could answer them was still alive

Ibrahim Hamidi
A supporters of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva holds a Brazilian flag after a closing campaign rally, one day before the general election, in Sao Paulo, on 3 October, 2026. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
Politics

Who will be Brazil’s next president?

04, Oct 2026

Neither Lula nor Bolsonaro won an outright majority, so the two men will face off on 25 October in an election that could serve as a bellwether of Donald Trump's influence in Latin America

The Economist
Opinion

Russia boosts its defence budget with an eye on Europe

02, Oct 2026

Putin seems to have concluded that to secure a decisive victory in Ukraine, he needs to go after the countries in Europe that are supporting Kyiv

Con Coughlin
A digital billboard displays fuel prices at a petrol station in Berlin on 2 October 2026. John MACDOUGALL / AFP
Business & Economy

G7 agrees to release 100 million barrels of reserve diesel

03, Oct 2026

Analysts believe that Trump is hoping to lower domestic fuel prices before the November midterm elections, which could see Democrats win a majority of seats in Congress

Alexandra Sharp
A US Navy sailor directs a Eurocopter AS-332 Super Puma helicopter on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which is supporting US military operations in the war with Iran on 16 August 2026. US. Navy/REUTERS
Politics

US troops leave Iraq, but double down in the region

30, Sep 2026

Why 30 September should be understood less as a US exit from the Middle East than as the end of a particular model of American intervention

Caroline Rose

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