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  • An Iranian pro-government supporter woman holds an anti-Israel poster on Palestine Street in downtown Tehran on 14 April 2024
    Israel, the USA and the Islamic Republic

    Understanding Iran's "offensive-defensive" strategy

    April 2024 not only saw Iran's unprecedented direct assault on Israel but also a violent crackdown on women in Iran refusing to wear the hijab. So what is behind Tehran's conflicting sense of hubris and insecurity?

  • A Palestinian flag is caught in barbed wire near the Israeli West Bank barrier; houses can be seen in the background
    Prospects for peace in the Middle East

    The search for the Middle East formula

    Without rights for the Palestinians, there can be neither security for Israelis nor stability in the Middle East. There are four possible future scenarios

  • The conflict between Israel and Palestinians — and other groups in the Middle East — goes back decades.
    Israel, Hamas and the war in Gaza

    Seven uncomfortable truths

    Anyone wanting to fully understand the current Middle East crisis must face up to realities on the ground. For many, however, this is at odds with the schematic picture they have in their heads. Here are seven uncomfortable truths crucial to de-escalating the situation and finding a solution

  • People in Gaza inspect the damage to their homes in Gaza following an Israeli airstrike
    Israel's offensive in Rafah

    What would make Egypt open its border to Palestinians?

    As an Israeli military campaign causes casualties in densely crowded Rafah, near the Egyptian border, Egypt is under increasing pressure to admit displaced Palestinians

  • Houtji supporters hoist weapons and shout slogans against the U.S. and UK
    Yemen, USA and the war in Gaza

    Houthi 'terrorist' label a threat to Yemen aid?

    Houthi rebels in Yemen have been designated a "terrorist group" once before. Back in 2021, aid organisations said they feared the impact on "one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world". So what's changed?

  • A Baloch man points to where the Iranian army carried out an airstrike against alleged separatists in Pakistan
    Iran-Pakistan tensions

    What was behind the Balochistan strikes?

    Tit-for-tat attacks between neighbours Iran and Pakistan are linked to separatists fighting for independence of the mineral-rich Balochistan region that spans their borders

  • Soccer in Yemen

    Yemen's young footballers give the country hope

    Little football has been played in war-torn Yemen since 2014. Yet with the ceasefire holding and the Under-17s narrowly missing World Cup qualification, the beautiful game could help bring some joy and unity to a divided country. By John Duerden

  • "Al Murhaqoon" ("The Burdened") is the first Yemeni feature film ever to be shown at the Berlinale.
    Berlinale's first Yemeni feature film

    The taboo of abortion

    "Al Murhaqoon" ("The Burdened") is the first Yemeni feature film ever to be shown at the Berlinale. Ahmed Shawky spoke to director Amr Gamal about the difficulties of making a film in Yemen and the taboo of abortion

  • Symbolic image from 2019: Tensions between Iran and the outside world escalated following a limpet mine attack on four oil tankers on 12 May 2019 near the Strait of Hormuz. A second attack followed – here pictured – on two other tankers in the Gulf of Oman on 13 June 2019. In response, the tankers association "Intertanko" issued a warning of the dangers to the global energy trade.
    Iran and global energy supplies

    Covert conflict in the Gulf

    Since Russia invaded Ukraine, Europe has been trying to find alternatives to Russian gas, inevitably zeroing in on the Arab Gulf states. In his commentary, Yemeni politician Muammar al-Iryani proposes a simple way for the West to secure international shipping routes

  • Landmines in Yemen

    Death beckons with every step

    The war in Yemen is not over, but at least there is a ceasefire. Meanwhile, the population is suffering from landmines that have made large parts of the country impenetrable. Hundreds of people have already died. Safia Mahdi reports from Sanaa

  • Nora Al-Jarawi (@Noorajrwi) is a Yemeni political and human rights activist.
    Yemen’s other war

    Female politicians targeted on social media

    With more than two hundred thousand followers on Facebook and about 54 thousand followers on Twitter, I am one of the most prominent Yemeni politicians on the ground and online. Yet not a day passes without me having to fight in the virtual world because I decided to have a voice. Activist Nora Al-Jarawi gives a personal account

  • Saudi Arabia’s divided anti-Houthi coalition

    Rescuing the state of Yemen

    United Yemen’s future looks increasingly doubtful. August 2022 saw fierce fighting between members of Saudi Arabia's anti-Houthi coalition forces in the southern Yemen governorate of Shabwa. By Stasa Salacanin

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