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  • American, German, English and Turkish flags are waving in the wind. A NATO fighter jet flies above them.
    Turkey in NATO

    Relationship status difficult

    A more active role for Turkey in NATO, as demanded by the Turkish government, would be appropriate in view of the geopolitical challenges, but is meeting resistance within the alliance. How can the defence alliance achieve greater unity?

  • Displaced Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip
    War in Gaza

    When children are seen as the enemy

    A racist view of Palestinian children contributes to an acceptance of the fact that they are dying in their thousands in Gaza

  • Dervishes on a ceiling painting in a cultural centre in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan
    750th anniversary of Rumi’s death – Part 7

    "Light your beacon!"

    In Rumi's lifetime, too, people were frightened by war and uncertainty. His poetry has much to teach us about human nature

  • A destroyed building in Khan Younis after an Israeli airstrike
    Germany's position on the Gaza war

    Far from the straight and narrow

    The German government's barely audible criticism of Israeli's handling of the war in Gaza is inflicting substantial damage on its foreign and security policy, weakening democracy not only in Germany, but worldwide. A change of course is urgently needed

  • Smoke and dust rises above a ruined urban landscape
    A different take on Gaza

    Global South criticises Israel

    Germany, the USA and the UK have stood firmly behind Israel following the Hamas attacks. The Global South, however, sees the Gaza conflict differently. Pro-Palestine voices can be heard across the region. By Kristin Palitza and Denis Duettmann, dpa

  • A meeting in Saudi Arabia about a war in Europe? The conference in Jeddah shows how much the world is changing.
    Ukraine conference in Saudi Arabia

    Diplomatic success for the Crown Prince

    A meeting in Saudi Arabia about a war in Europe? The conference in Jeddah shows how much the world is changing. Analysis by Karim El-Gawhary from Cairo

  • Syrian rights activists say that while the Assad government enriches itself, ordinary Syrians suffer.
    Economic diplomacy

    Who wants to invest in Syria now?

    Recent events may indicate the world wants to start doing business with Syria again, despite its government being accused of war crimes. But, asks Cathrin Schaer, how likely is it China, the EU and Gulf states will start spending big there?

  • Egypt's President Abdul Fattah Al-Sisi is driven by the fear of a new uprising, says activist Sanaa Seif. In interview, she talks about the fight to release her brother Alaa Abdel Fattah – and why the West should exert more pressure.
    Exclusive: Egyptian activist Sanaa Seif

    "Egypt's regime must overcome its paranoia"

    President Abdul Fattah Al-Sisi is driven by the fear of a new uprising, says activist Sanaa Seif. In interview, she talks about the fight to release her brother Alaa Abdel Fattah – and why the West should exert more pressure. Andrea Backhaus met up with her in London

  • Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Friday at the start of a visit aimed at boosting bilateral ties and the oil kingdom’s standing in the international community. But human rights groups warn that the Saudis' gain is France’s loss.

    Rebranded MbS meets Macron: Rights groups decry 'hypocrisy'

    Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris. The visit aims to boost bilateral ties and the oil kingdom's international standing. But human rights groups warn that the Saudis' gain is France’s loss.

  • Pakistan is in deep crisis and things are deteriorating fast. Many problems have domestic causes, but these are being compounded by global trends.
    Pakistan's economic crisis

    Sovereign debt overload

    Pakistan's economy is in deep crisis and things are deteriorating fast. Many problems have domestic causes, but these are being compounded by global trends. By Sundus Saleemi

  • Elections in Turkey

    The end of the Erdogan era?

    As polling day on 14 May approaches, opinion polls put Turkey's opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu ahead of President Erdogan. Could this mean that Erdoğan's time at the helm of the nation is almost over? An analysis by Yasar Aydin

  • From the south to the north of their country, more and more Egyptians – crushed under the weight of 33.9 percent annual inflation, as of March – are having to abandon once-cherished rituals of celebration and mourning.
    Economic crisis in Egypt

    Rising costs spell doom for Egyptian village traditions

    Multi-day weddings, feeding the bereaved and homemade bread are all becoming things of the past in rural Egypt, as centuries-old traditions are steadily squeezed by a punishing economic crisis

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