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Is Binyamin Netanyahu facing his last stand?

The legacy of October 7th and the wars that followed will loom over the campaign

The Gulf war makes devastating oil spills more likely

It would also make them harder to handle

Israel’s economy is booming

Its endless wars help explain why

Gulf states fear irreversible fallout from the Iran crisis

If there is no deal by the end of the summer, long-term economic harm is likely

The parable of the tshukudu, Goma’s quintessential tran...

War and cheap Chinese tricycles are disrupting a Congolese city’s idiosyncratic ...

Abiy Ahmed dreams of remaking Ethiopia in his image 

The prime minister’s re-election is certain. Ethiopia’s future is less so

The War Room newsletter: Why the Iran conflict may reig...

Another contest of wills could end just as badly, writes Shashank Joshi, our def...

Congo’s response to Ebola is late and chaotic

It is hard to think of a more difficult place to stem an epidemic

Donald Trump is still looking for a quick fix in Iran

But he has delayed another round of military strikes, at least for now

Bashar al-Assad’s henchmen start to go on trial in Syria

Some observers worry that the process is too rushed to be credible

Gulf rulers are desperate to prove they are in fact str...

Unable to control external threats, they are squeezing their own people

Middle East Dispatch: What Binyamin Netanyahu’s opponen...

The campaign season for a possible Israeli election has already started, writes ...

Can Donald Trump save Israel from itself in Lebanon?

Binyamin Netanyahu’s fight with Hizbullah is complicating the president’s talks ...

The mother of the world v the upstart

Why Egypt needs and fears the United Arab Emirates

Macron turns to English-speaking Africa

Why France is betting on business to shake off its colonial baggage

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