Can Iraq shake off the grip of foreign influence?
Iraq is in a race against time to choose a prime minister but, even after weeks of deadlock, the Co-ordination Framework – a coalition of major Iraqi Shiite parties – is still deliberating. The countr...
24 Apr 15min
Death penalty: The new threat to Palestinian detainees
Hussein Al Zweidi’s two-year detention in Israeli prisons were some of the hardest days of his life. He described a practice of physical and sexual abuse against prisoners, as well as poor conditions ...
17 Apr 20min
What will come of the talks between Lebanon and Israel?
US-brokered negotiations between Lebanon and Israel began this week in Washington. This comes after at least 1,500 Lebanese have been killed in Israeli strikes since March and more than one million re...
16 Apr 23min
Theatre of war: How AI videos and propaganda clips manipulated US-Iran conflict
US President Donald Trump went from warning about the demise of a “whole civilisation” to announcing a “big day for world peace” in a matter of hours. It was not the first time he has used his Truth S...
10 Apr 18min
EU's Kallas warns of 'slippery slope' if Iran controls Strait of Hormuz
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas warned on Thursday that Iran's control of the Strait of Hormuz could lead down a “slippery slope” of imposing tolls and taxes over international waters, which she d...
9 Apr 10min
Escalation or diplomacy: Where does the war go from here?
In his address to the nation on Wednesday, President Donald Trump said the war with Iran was nearing its end and the US had decimated the country’s military capabilities. But parts of his speech contr...
3 Apr 24min
How much longer can Israel sustain the war it started?
It has been a month since Israel, along with the US, launched strikes on Iran, leading the Middle East into yet another conflict it tried to avoid. Iran has responded by firing waves of missiles and d...
27 Mar 23min
What is the end goal of Israel’s new war in Lebanon?
About one million people have been forcibly displaced in Lebanon and almost a thousand killed in Israel’s renewed war with Hezbollah. The Iran-backed group fired missiles at Israel in early March, joi...
19 Mar 21min
