America should start thinking about dealing with the Iran challenge beyond pinprick US strikes that do nothing but embolden Tehran and its regional axis

Unstable geopolitics traps money in defence spending and away from economic development to this day, in a pattern that goes back to 1948. Change is needed, with big challenges ahead.

The French-Moroccan writer explores the painful tendency of first-generation immigrants to go silent, putting an unbridgeable distance between themselves and their children.

Clean water is running out in the Gaza Strip after its water plant and public water networks stopped working. Currently, the water production capacity is a mere 5% of its usual daily output.

Guterres's comments against Israel's collective punishment of Palestinian civilians in Gaza have infuriated Israel. But his illustrious career demonstrates a commitment to protecting the vulnerable.

As we have seen by its recent UN veto, the US doesn't seem to want a safe zone or, at least, not enough to force one upon its ally Israel against its will.

Artists like Pablo Picasso, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Arthur Rimbaud and Imru' al-Qais made a long-lasting impact in their youth. Why, then, does the Arab world shun new voices?

Web Summit CEO Paddy Cosgrave is forced to resign because of his comments alleging Israeli war crimes in Gaza. On their part, Google, Apple and Waze imposed a traffic congestion blackout in Gaza.

On 7 October, Hamas shocked the world, when thousands of its militants invaded southern Israel in an attack that demonstrated an unusual level of complexity.

Economic reform is key to the future of a region which needs to diversify away from dependency on oil, or a reliance on international funding. There has been both resistance and progress so far.