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  • Hussam Qais Taha with a water buffalo
    Climate change in Iraq

    When the water buffalo die

    Iraq is one of the nations hardest hit by climate change. But the 'land between the two rivers' isn't just drying out, it's also battling groundwater contamination as a result of oil production

  • Robert Habeck, German minister for economic affairs and climate action (left), shakes hands with Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Qassim Al Abdullah Al Thani, Qatari minister of commerce and industry at a meeting in March 2022
    Arabian Peninsula

    Dawn of a new era in the Gulf

    Political scientist Sebastian Sons describes in his new book how societies on the Arabian Peninsula are undergoing multiple changes simultaneously as they search for a new identity

  • Indonesia's former President Joko Widodo in the background
    Elections in Indonesia

    World's third largest democracy at a crossroads

    On 14 February 2024, some 205 million Indonesians are going to the polls to choose a new president as well as new national and regional parliaments. Over the past 25 years, the nation with the world's largest Muslim population has evolved into a stable democracy. Yet observers now fear autocratic tendencies

  • Back to the Iraqi marshes

    In 1978, Sylvia Furrer and Holger Hoffmann backpacked through Iraq. 45 years later, they returned with their own vehicle in search of the 'mudhifs', the meeting houses of the Marsh Arabs. Text by Sylvia Furrer, photos by Holger Hoffmann

  • A young Pakistani woman kneels while making bread
    Pakistan election

    Why are rural women more willing to vote?

    During Pakistan's last election in 2018, women from five remote areas of the country were more likely to vote than anywhere else in the country, including big cities

  • Jordanian farmer Ali Saleh Atta holds a branch of an olive tree and inspects its leaves
    Jordan's natural heritage

    Jordan's mission to save its ancient olive trees

    Many of Jordan's olive trees are an integral part of the country's identity and culture. Having survived thousands of years, they are now under threat from a series of very modern phenomena

  • A person in Arab dress walks past a "#COP28" sign in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
    COP28 in the United Arab Emirates

    How will the Israel-Hamas conflict impact the UN climate summit?

    As the UN's annual climate conference convenes, the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza is casting a long shadow. Observers suggest the conflict will impact regional cooperation and the future of Middle East environment policies

  • Pakistan is facing a looming water crisis that threatens to exacerbate food insecurity. Political instability and economic fragility are complicating the situation further. The government is taking steps to address the problems, but much more needs to be done.
    Climate change

    Pakistan faces a looming water crisis

    Pakistan is facing a looming water crisis that threatens to exacerbate food insecurity. Political instability and economic fragility are complicating the situation further. The government is taking steps to address the problems, but much more needs to be done. By Abdur Rehman Cheema

  • Streets covered in mud and debris: the floods wrought massive destruction on Derna, which lies about 900 kilometres east of Libya's capital, Tripoli. On 10 September, two dams to burst after heavy rainfall, causing an avalanche of mud and debris to shoot into the city, covering streets and making buildings collapse

    Tens of thousands dead and missing after Libya floods

  • Before the September 10 storm and flooding killed thousands, Libya's eastern port of Derna was best known for its revolutionary thinking, Islamist extremists and coastal scenery.
    Libya's Derna

    A city known for rebellion – and neglect

    Before the September 10 storm and flooding killed thousands, Libya's eastern port of Derna was best known for its revolutionary thinking, Islamist extremists and coastal scenery. Now the city is fighting for its very survival. By Cathrin Schaer

  • Deadly quake struck late at night: the powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Morocco late on Friday night just after 11 p.m. More than 2,000 people are dead and over 1,400 are in still in a critical condition, according to the Interior Ministry

    Deadly earthquake hits Morocco near Marrakesh

  • Chittagong in Bangladesh is one of the ten fastest-sinking coastal cities in the world. Many people moved there fleeing climate disasters elsewhere in the country. With large parts of Chittagong under water for several hours a day, they are likely to be displaced again.
    Climate change in Bangladesh

    The sinking of a city

    Chittagong in Bangladesh is one of the ten fastest-sinking coastal cities in the world. Many people moved there fleeing climate disasters elsewhere in the country. With large parts of Chittagong under water for several hours a day, they are likely to be displaced again. Rafiqul Islam Montu reports

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