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Israel's war on Gaza passes 200-day mark

Fares Garabet 25 April 2024
A member of Iraq's PMF stands in front of the wreckage of the car in which Iraqi commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis (L) and IRGC commander Qasem Soleimani were assassinated on Jan 2, 2023 to mark the third anniversary of their killing. AFP

Will Israel temper its war on Iran's regional proxies?

It remains to be seen if, going forward, Israeli strikes on Hezbollah in Syria or Lebanon—or against the PMF in Iraq—will elicit a direct Iranian response. Time will tell.

David Schenker 24 April 2024
Diana Estefanía Rubio

What’s in the $95bn foreign aid package passed in the House?

The US House of Representatives passed on Saturday a $95bn legislative package providing security assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan over objections from a number of Republicans.The legislation…

Al Majalla - London 23 April 2024
Iran and Israel are making careful calculations—at least for now—but the conflict is changing, as are the political dynamics at work in dangerous times Al Majalla

Shadow war no more: How will the new Iran-Israel power dynamic affect the region?

The two sides are making careful calculations—at least for now—but the conflict is changing, as are the political dynamics at work in dangerous times

Khattar Abu Diab 23 April 2024

House okays $17bn in US military aid for Israel

Fares Garabet 22 April 2024
A Palestinian girl is standing on the remnants of her former house in Gaza; a toy mobile phone hangs around her neck. Her mother had been killed when the house was bombed, and the girl had tried to call her on her 'phone'. Anthony Dawton

Israel's war on children is a stain on humanity

Three photographers visited Gaza in 2010. The resulting book, 'Ten Days in Gaza', is a beautiful and unbearably sad record of the children who must by now be young adults if they are alive at all.

Bryn Haworth 22 April 2024
Iran and Israel have a long history of online offensives against each other, which may come into play.

The next Israel-Iran fight could be in cyberspace

The two countries have a long history of online offensives against each other, which may come into play

Rishi Iyengar 19 April 2024
Displaced Palestinians line up to fill their containers with water in Rafah, on the southern Gaza Strip on April 19, 2024. MOHAMMED ABED/AFP

After strike on Iran, Israel sets its sights back on Rafah offensive

Cairo's worst fears could soon be realised and the mass exodus event it feared months ago could finally come to fruition

Amr Emam 20 April 2024
A handout image grab made available by the Iranian state TV, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), shows what the TV said was a live picture of the city of Isfahan early on April 19, 2024, after Israeli air strikes. AFP

Iran walks back threat of 'immediate' response after Israeli attack

Israel has carried out a strike inside Iran in a development that pushes the region closer to all-out conflict

Malek Al Athamna 19 April 2024
A woman walks past a banner depicting launching missiles bearing the emblem of the Islamic Republic of Iran in central Tehran on April 15, 2024. ATTA KENARE/AFP

Iranians fear their brittle regime will drag them into war

Ultra-religious hardliners are gaining power and yearn for confrontation

The Economist 18 April 2024
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Politics

US plan for Libya: unification or management of division?

26 June 2026

A US envoy wants the institutions of western Libya to accommodate the son of an eastern warlord as Libyan president. Is this another doomed effort to unite the feuding factions, or could it work?

Areig Elhag
Dave Murray
Science & Technology

More than a game: a look inside the mind of a football fan

30 June 2026

As the FIFA World Cup 2026 shows, identity, belonging, and tension combine to make football fandom unlike any other sport. So, what is going on in fans' brains?

Alaa Emara
A fighter loyal to Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan holds up a weapon backdropped by the minaret of a mosque, during a graduation ceremony in the southeastern Gedaref state on 27 May 2024. AFP
Politics

The quiet push to finally end Sudan's civil war

29 June 2026

External actors and some domestic parties are believed to be working behind the scenes towards a settlement. Why now?

Shawgi Abdelazim
Chinese President Xi Jinping stands in the centre of the hall during the China-Africa forum at the Great Hall of the People in central Beijing, on 5 September 2024.
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Business & Economy

China doubles down on Africa with its zero-tariff policy

01 July 2026

Beijing's duty-free access for African exports promises mutual economic gains, but more importantly, it deepens its strategic influence across the continent

Rabia Abdul Salam
Eduardo Ramon
Politics

Why siccing Syria's army on Hezbollah is so dangerous

28 June 2026

If Trump's idea is implemented, it would all but certainly further undermine regional stability and US interests in the Middle East

David Schenker

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