How Kuwait and Iraq were shaped by George H.W. Bush
In August 1990 the Iraqi military invaded neighbouring Kuwait, bombing its capital city and sparking a war that would last six months and result in thousands of deaths. Not long after the invasion, la...
6 Des 201816min
Land as a weapon against Palestinians
Palestinian Adeeb Joudeh is a member of one of two families safeguarding the keys to Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and is a respected figure among all factions of the city. But recently, h...
28 Nov 201816min
How UNICEF is helping children in the Middle East and North Africa
Children in the Middle East face more challenges than almost anywhere else in the world. One in four children in the region are affected by poverty, and in 2017, more than 1,823 children were killed, ...
21 Nov 201822min
What shape will US-Middle East affairs take post-midterm elections?
US President Donald Trump’s Republican party can no longer claim complete control of a two-branch Congress, after his rival Democratic party last week won control of the House of Representatives. The ...
14 Nov 201820min
A tale of two prime ministers in Sri Lanka
There's been political trouble in Sri Lanka over the past two weeks after President Maithripala Sirisena dismissed prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and appointed former president Mahinda Rajapaksa ...
7 Nov 201822min
Lack of governance for migrants to be ratified by UN in Morocco
More than 10 per cent of the world’s migrant population live in the GCC, making it the highest citizen-to-migrant region in the world. A look at the demographics of the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar and Oman sh...
31 Okt 201821min
Taliban bombings in Afghanistan's election
For the first time in ten years, Afghans took to the polling stations to elect candidates to National Assembly and take part in the future of their country. But a series of violent attacks have put a ...
24 Okt 201818min
Syria-Jordan border restoration opens up many opportunities
This week, Jordan and Syria opened their border for the first time in three years. The move promises to restore the possibility for movement of both goods and people between the two countries. Jordan...
17 Okt 201820min
