The weight of Israel and Hezbollah’s warfare on life in Lebanon
On Tuesday, Israeli warplanes broke the sound barrier in the skies over Lebanon, a stunt timed to coincide with Hassan Nasrallah’s speech amid a series of threats by Hezbollah towards Israel and vice ...
8 Aug 202422min
What happens next after the Hamas and Hezbollah assassinations?
The anxiety in the Middle East has been palpable since Tuesday night. The killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran happened only hours after Israel struck a south Beirut suburb, clai...
1 Aug 202422min
Israel's first attack on Yemen – what happens next?
Residents in the Yemeni city of Hodeidah woke up last Sunday to plumes of black smoke filling the skies. Israel had just struck the port, a main artery for the city, killing nine people and injuring m...
26 Jul 202423min
How Gazans cope with constant uprooting when 'nowhere is safe'
In the first weeks of July, the Israeli army ordered about 80,000 residents of Gaza city, in the north of the strip, to evacuate towards the south. At the same time, residents in large areas of Khan Y...
19 Jul 202419min
What will ties between Assad and Erdogan mean for Syrian refugees?
Hundreds of rioters were arrested at the start of July after angry mobs in Turkey vandalised cars and shops belonging to Syrian refugees. Fuelled by reports that a Syrian man had assaulted a young gir...
12 Jul 202420min
Heatwave in the Arab region - How extreme heat impacted daily lives
The intense heatwaves sweeping across the Middle East this summer is taking a high toll on people. Temperatures have soared to unprecedented levels, causing widespread discomfort and significant chall...
5 Jul 202418min
The complexities of delivering aid in Gaza
The eight-month war in Gaza has caused a humanitarian crisis of unprecedented scale. Over 37 thousand Palestinians have been killed in this period, and over 80 thousand have been injured in the confli...
14 Jun 202414min
What will it take for Israel and Hamas to lay down arms?
Eight months into the war in Gaza, as two million people there struggle for survival and more than 36,600 have lost their lives, the fate of Israel and Hamas themselves also hangs in the balance. Isra...
7 Jun 202414min
