UAE News

Iran’s supreme leader is terrified of people power

A zealot and a reformer will contest a second-round poll on July 5th

The next terrifying war: Israel v Hizbullah

It would feature kamikaze drones, mass blackouts and the largest missile barrage...

Meet the victors in Africa’s coup belt

They are militaristic, nationalistic and keen to cut a deal

How EU do-goodery risks harming Africa’s small farmers

New forest-mapping rules may shut African crops out of European markets

A reformer wanting a nuclear deal with America wins Ira...

Voters turned their backs on hardliners for Masoud Pezeshkian, a reformist candi...

Soaring food-price inflation is hurting Nigeria’s poor

Conflict, a weakening currency and government blunders are all to blame

Jordan’s Islamists have been boosted by the war in Gaza

The king is caught between his country’s peace with Israel and his angry people

Iran’s new hope: a cardiologist president

He is said to detest the capital, Tehran. Can he master its politics?

Why food is piling up on the edge of Gaza

Thousands of tonnes of food and medicine are still waiting to get in

Israel bombs the Hamas military mastermind behind the O...

If he is dead it could hasten the end of the Gaza war

Africa’s surprising new age of rail

Sino-American tensions are playing out on the tracks

To see the future of urban warfare, look at Gaza

Western armies are studying the horrifying conflict for tactical lessons

The far right has captured Israel’s police

Binyamin Netanyahu’s coalition partner is eroding the force’s independence

The world court says Israel’s occupation is illegal

But will the International Court of Justice’s ruling have any effect?

Israel and the Houthis trade bombs and bluster

For now, though, neither side is a strategic threat to the other

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