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Six weeks in, US-Israel war on Iran becomes battle of endurance

From a high-risk US special forces operation deep inside Iranian territory to mounting pressure around the Strait of Hormuz, developments point to more war.

Easter faith and defiance in Lebanon under Israeli fire

As Israeli attacks continued, communities baked, prayed & stayed on their land, preserving tradition despite displacement, destruction & fears of permanent loss

'Collaboration and mutual care:' How Mozambican women are building livelihoods through recycling

Real Reciclagem is a Mozambican cooperative—and support network—founded to help women recover economically from the pandemic.

Ongoing turbulence: How the Iran war is upending global aviation

With grounded fleets and soaring fuel and ticket prices, the Iran war is threatening to redraw the map of global aviation

A rude welcome for Bangladesh’s new government

M orshed Alam, 28, calculates survival in liters and taka now. The ride-sharing motorcycle driver in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka used

A rude welcome for Bangladesh’s new government
Iranian women footballers reveal ‘enormous pressure’ of the Asian Cup saga

Two Iranian players who sought asylum in Australia before changing their minds tell their story to Al Jazeera.

Did badly designed aid rules lead to a rise in child marriage?

Observers say that in Yemen, aid rules that distribute aid by households have encouraged recipients to create more households by marrying off their daughters while they are still girls.

Volunteers struggle to feed displaced Sudanese amid US aid cuts

Sudan’s humanitarian response is increasingly carried out by volunteer networks. But their efforts, built on small donations, cannot keep pace with rising need.

Iran’s cluster warheads expose gaps in Israel’s defences

About half of all Iran’s ballistic missiles launched at Israel in this conflict have carried cluster warheads, turning one missile into dozens.

Israel’s war on Gaza erases autism therapy and support systems

As the world marks Autism Awareness Month, Gaza’s autistic children face collapsed healthcare, lost therapy and repeated displacement, erasing years of progress

Iran’s cluster warheads expose gaps in Israel’s defences

About half of all Iran’s ballistic missiles launched at Israel in this conflict have carried cluster warheads, turning one missile into dozens.

Damascus alcohol crackdown fuels debate over Syria’s future

In the Syrian capital, the sale of alcohol has become a flashpoint for wider discussions about regulation, social norms, and the limits of state power

Dispatch From Iran: 'How Will We Rebuild What We Have Lost?'

A Tehran-based journalist maps the human toll of the mass destruction US-Israeli strikes have caused on the country's health and education systems.

Israeli invasion turns pregnancy into deadly risk in Lebanon

Israeli strikes in Lebanon have left over 13,500 pregnant women at risk, as displacement, hunger, and damaged healthcare make pregnancy increasingly dangerous

Oil, drones, and markets: Inside Iran's war strategy of economic attrition

Iran is leveraging low-cost drones, energy chokepoints, and market disruption to impose a costly asymmetric war strategy.

A month past US-Israel war on Iran, water and power under threat

As messages continue to pass between officials, people inside Iran describe daily life under constant airstrikes, with no clear sense of safety.

Tools of Survival: How Smartphones Have Become A Lifeline For Gazans

Phones are flooding Gaza's markets, and families will go to any lengths to get them.

TRT World - 'My biggest worry isn’t the explosions': Some Tehran workers fear unpaid wages

Many residents of Tehran were already suffering from harsh economic conditions before the bombs began to fall. Now, under the US-Israel’s deadly air strikes, Iran’s capital has become even more unforgiving as prices rise and livelihoods are impacted.

Calls for protection as Israel kills Lebanese academics

Over 2,000 academics in Lebanon and around the world signed an online petition to be submitted to UNESCO and the UN Secretary-General António Guterres.

We Reported on Tehran’s Defiant DJs and Artists. Now, at War, They’ve Fallen Silent | The Urban Activist

Back in January, we reported on those in the music scene defying Iran’s cultural red lines. Now, living through war, we speak to them again about whether change in Iran still feels possible

Hotels become lifeline for Iranians fleeing US-Israel airstrikes

With thousands fleeing US-Israel airstrikes, hotels across Iran have become lifelines, but overcrowding and lack of support leave families struggling to survive

Iran detains 500 on ’espionage’ charges amid wartime crackdown

The mass arrests represent the most aggressive domestic security operation since the US-Israeli war on Iran began.

Built with US aid, Egypt’s elite science academies now face collapse

A network of STEM academies once held up as a model for modern education is unraveling after the abrupt withdrawal of U.S. support, exposing the fragility of reforms built on external expertise.

Iran survives a week of assassinations and civilian terror

Over the days that followed, a distinct pattern emerged: strikes were no longer confined to military or intelligence sites but extended to civilian areas.

To Survive the Lethal Cold, Pakistani Families Face A Burning Conundrum

With no alternative sources of warming, residents in Balochistan, Pakistan, are resorting to cutting down rare juniper trees for firewood.

Iran-Israel war brings grief to Palestinian village on Eid

In addition to the three casualties, eight others were wounded after fragments from an Israeli interceptor missile hit the salon.

Iranians mark Nowruz and Eid al-Fitr despite war and inflation

Amid empty bazaars and the constant threat of strikes, Iranians hold onto the rituals of Nowruz and Eid al-Fitr, refusing to let fear erase their holidays

Amid blockade, crochet dolls bring Gaza children Eid al-Fitr joy

Amid scarcity and displacement, a Gaza mother’s crochet dolls are a rare gift of Eid al-Fitr for children who have lost everything

French telemarketing ban ’threatens’ 50,000 Moroccan workers

In Morocco, where nearly 80 per cent of the call centre sector’s activity is tied to French clients, the ban is being received as a structural shock.

War and political fallout threatens Iran’s World Cup dream

A moment of collective pride for Iran has been overshadowed by the escalating US–Israel war and questions over the players’ safety

Morir sin poder haber ido a La Meca, el gran temor de los ancianos de Gaza

Israel ha bloqueado a los peregrinos por tercer año consecutivo para cumplir el quinto pilar obligatorio del islam. Más de 400 palestinos de la Franja que habían obtenido un cupo para cumplir con el `haj’ han muerto esperando

Grieving Parents in Iran Spend Every Night at the Graves of Their Children, Killed by U.S. Strike

As Ramadan comes to a close, families in Minab, Iran struggle to come to terms with the scale of death, one of the deadliest single attacks on children in memory.

How AI is transforming how the war on Iran is being fought

Military analysts say the US-Israeli war on Iran is one of the first modern conflicts in which AI systems play a central rather than a supporting role

Seeking a stronger connection to Africa, young Egyptians learn Swahili

Interest in studying Swahili – the lingua franca of much of East Africa – is booming in Egypt.

Is there a case for dialogue to end Mozambique’s insurgent war?

The war has forced 1.3 million people from their homes, and there is no end in sight.

Israel lambasted this Ramadan drama. Reception in Gaza has been mixed

‘Sohab Al-Ard’ has brought the genocide in Gaza to millions of living rooms across the Arab world. But does it achieve what it set out to?

US-Israel war is hurting thousands of prisoners in Iran

Reports from inside Greater Tehran Prison describe inmates going days without adequate food or water after an attack near the facility.

During Ramadan, Muslim Refugees Find A Way To Observe

Muslims in French Guiana are a small minority, making up roughly 0.9% of the population, which equates to about 2,070 people. However, asylum applications from Muslim communities are surging and the small Muslim community that does exist are finding a way to observe their religious traditions.

A week of fire and marches: Iran counts its dead as US-Israeli war shapes daily life

The Iranian city of Tehran has learned to live with the sirens. But it has not yet learned to live with what follows them.

Iran’s health system strains as 15,000 wounded flood hospitals

Damage has been reported to 18 pre-hospital emergency bases and between 14 and 18 ambulances, along with several county health centres.

“No pienso en marcharme”: la necesidad de seguir enviando remesas atrapa a los migrantes africanos en el Golfo

Cinco millones de personas procedentes de África trabajan sobre todo en la construcción, la hostelería y el trabajo doméstico en los países de la región. La fluctuación del petróleo amenaza sus empleos

Poisoned skies over Tehran: Toxic smoke and black rain crisis

Israeli strikes on Tehran fuel depots unleashed toxic smoke and ’black rain’, raising fears of respiratory illnesses, polluted air and environmental damage

Lebanese Residents Are Getting Fake Evacuation Calls From Spoofed Numbers

Cyber experts have warned of psychological warfare after Lebanese residents received automated evacuation notices over the phone.

In war-struck Iran, fleeing Tehran is a luxury few can afford

The US-Israeli bombardments have already displaced more than 3 million people in Iran, but most Iranians can’t afford the costs of seeking safe haven.

Rescue Efforts in Tehran After a Triple Strike Hit Apartment Buildings, Killing 40

“Every time we lifted a stone, we increased our sense that we might succeed in saving a life, or that we might find someone who could not be saved.”

Trump’s shifting goals: What is the US endgame in the Iran war?

Twelve days in, few of America’s objectives in the war on Iran have been met, with Trump struggling to define a coherent endgame or exit strategy

In Tehran, Iranians Struggle to Breathe After Israeli Oil Facility Strikes

"By the time we finally packed our bags and locked the door, our fingernails were caked in chemical grime, and our lungs were burning just from breathing inside our own living room."

From Shock To Ritual: Iran’s 40 Days Of Mourning For Khamenei

As you approach Iranian houses of worship, you’ll hear it: Locals striking their chests and rhythmically chanting laments to grieve the recent death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s death. Each movement carries a dual meaning — expressing both personal grief while signaling loyalty to both a religio

Iran’s Crypto Sector Was a Lifeline Through Sanctions. War Could Shut It Down

Cheap electricity turned Iran into an unlikely crypto mining hub. Now military strikes could threaten the power grid that powers it.

Tehran blood donors rush to hospitals amid Iran war crisis

As US‑Israel strikes hit Iran, blood donation centres see long queues, with citizens rushing to help hospitals cope with rising war casualties and a shortage

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The war on words

A US-Israeli strike destroyed Zanjan’s Seyyed al-Shohada Library, erasing thousands of rare Shia manuscripts and depriving local families of an affordable place to read and learn.

The story of stolen artefacts is due for a plot twist

Egypt’s campaign to recover the Rosetta Stone exposes the limits of restitution law. Experts argue that international coalitions and sustained political pressure are needed to bring back artefacts taken before 1970.

Return to Gaza’s Nasser Hospital: “Every single thing in the complex is a crisis”

Nasser Hospital’s staff describe severe shortages, damaged equipment and personal trauma as they keep southern Gaza’s last major medical facility operating despite siege, blockade and fading international attention.

How Lebanese artist Rafik El Hariri responds to war through his work

Lebanese digital artist Rafik El Hariri uses everyday scenes, shared memories and gentle surrealism to offer his followers comfort during war and repeated crises.

Welcome to the Wednesday Cinema Club

Young people in besieged Taiz have built a weekly film club from a projector, an 80-inch screen and a small room, reviving cinema and creating a rare shared cultural space.

Tortured by Israel, Abandoned by Argentina

Argentine journalist Ramiro Giganti describes alleged torture after Israel intercepted a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, while activists say President Javier Milei’s alliance with Israel has left them without protection.

‘Free movement’: How Israel is rebranding its Gaza displacement plan

Israel is repackaging Gaza’s mass displacement as ‘free movement’ to seek foreign backing. Analysts examine how the new language preserves the underlying plan and its legal implications.

Learning To Drive in Gaza City

Ansam Al-Kitaa returns to driving lessons in a city transformed by war, where a Palestinian driving school keeps its four remaining cars moving through salvage, improvisation and determination.

Nepal’s Water Infrastructure Is Failing, So Residents Are Reviving an Ancient Solution

As floods and contamination undermine Kathmandu’s water supply, residents are restoring traditional stone spouts and the networks of ponds and aquifers that once sustained the valley.

Lives on hold: Young Iranians watch their futures slip away

Five young Iranians describe cancelled weddings, lost jobs and shrinking ambitions as war, inflation and uncertainty leave them unable to plan their futures.

Nepal’s multimillion-dollar headache

Nepal is spending money and manpower guarding hundreds of tons of seized red sandalwood while waiting for India to collect it, as diplomatic caution and political turnover stall a resolution.

GiveDirectly’s AI experiment left vulnerable flood victims behind in Nigeria

An investigation in Nigeria’s Ibaji district finds that data mismatches and unreliable phone access excluded some of the poorest residents from GiveDirectly’s anticipatory flood aid, while others outside the target group received payments.

War and remembrance

A major gas discovery off Indonesia’s Aceh province is reopening disputes over revenue, jobs and the promises of the 2005 peace agreement as local leaders push for onshore processing.

A flood of problems

A devastating Himalayan glacial flood has left Nepal confronting mass casualties, missing residents and ruined communities, testing its new government’s disaster response and demands for climate justice.

Street cred tests Tehran’s limits

Tehran’s Iranshahr and Sanaei streets offer rare space for cafes, cultural life and women without hijab. Residents keep returning despite closures, intimidation and efforts to stop people gathering.

Sleepless September in Yemen

Reporting from Taiz, Osama Farhan describes renewed shelling, the fear shared with his pregnant wife and the daily routines that continue as Yemen’s war closes in again.

Citizens clean up with karos and chutzpah

As residents return to war-scarred Khartoum, volunteers use handcarts and limited equipment to clear dangerous ordnance and debris, filling gaps left by the state and helping make neighbourhoods liveable again.

An insider challenges the Djiboutian president

Former presidential adviser Alexis Mohamed breaks with Ismaïl Omar Guelleh and challenges his bid for a sixth term, exposing rare dissent within Djibouti’s ruling circle.

Vulnerable homes in the dark on ‘black box’ welfare system

Rwanda’s digital welfare registry was designed to make aid allocation fairer. Vulnerable households instead describe losing food support and health coverage without clear explanations or a workable route to appeal.

Chibok survivors’ 11-year nightmare ends in limbo

After 11 years in Boko Haram captivity, Chibok survivor Rahilla Iliya and her children face stigma, insecure legal status and limited support as refugees in Niger.

Gaddafi’s heir laid to rest

Seif al-Islam al-Gaddafi’s killing and funeral reopen questions about Libya’s political future and the influence of the former ruling family after years of division.

When Iran’s locked down, we get up again

A journalist in Tehran recounts the risks of reporting during the US-Israeli war and an internet blackout, when the search for a brief connection becomes a matter of personal survival.

Egyptians are outsourcing Eid sacrifices to Tanzania

Soaring livestock prices are leading Egyptian families to fund Eid sacrifices in Tanzania, where cheaper animals and charity networks connect religious practice with food distribution across borders.

Killer heatwave stokes fury with Saied’s iron-fisted failings

Deadly heat and water and power outages are drawing more Tunisians into protests against Kais Saied, as deteriorating living standards and repression fuel anger at his rule.

A lot happened in Ceuta. Here’s the breakdown.

The mass crossing from Morocco into Ceuta exposes more than a migration emergency: colonial history, territorial disputes, regional rivalries and misinformation all shape the crisis and its political fallout.

Kenya: A securitised state

Kenya’s role in the US-led war on terror has reshaped daily life through expanded security powers, intrusive searches and persistent ethnic and religious profiling of Somalis and Muslims.

Nigeria: How 9/11 bled the north’s economy

Post-9/11 financial restrictions disrupted northern Nigeria’s trusted hawala networks, damaging remittances and cross-border trade while helping push some financial and militant networks underground.

Somalia: Drones, invasion and endless terror

After 9/11, Washington increasingly viewed Somalia through a counterterrorism lens. Successive interventions have deepened armed insurgency and civilian suffering instead of resolving the country’s political crisis.

Artisanal gold miners pushed to the edge – and slain

Survivors and families search for missing miners after air strikes on Sudan’s al-Uqaidat goldfields kill scores of workers, many displaced by war and mining to support their families.

Farewell, Gamal Nkrumah

Lina El Wardani remembers Gamal Nkrumah as a colleague and longtime friend, tracing the journalist’s commitment to a united Africa beyond the legacy of his famous father.

Iran on the edge: How will the latest mass protests unfold?

With mass protests erupting amid a backdrop of Israeli threats and US intervention in Venezuela, the Iranian regime views the crisis as an existential threat.

How Hadramout is central to the Saudi-Emirati power struggle over Yemen's south

According to al-Shujaa, the Saudi-Emirati competition has not ended in Yemen’s south; it has merely changed form.

Dividing a meal between two days: WFP warns Sudan faces total food collapse by April

The funding gap represents more than an administrative shortage; it reflects international attention drifting away from Sudan’s crisis.

'This is a death sentence': Inside Gaza's medical crisis as Rafah crossing remains closed

Gaza’s patients, children and students face death, separation and lost futures as Israel keeps the Rafah crossing closed, blocking medical evacuation and travel.

What next for Iran: Repression, concessions, or intervention?

Whether through intensified repression, internal political restructuring, or foreign intervention, Iran is heading towards an inevitable transformation.

'We lived in constant fear': Palestinian children's football dreams saved after global campaign halts Israeli demolition of Aida refugee camp pitch

We speak to children in the Aida refugee camp about fear, football and belonging after their only pitch was spared Israeli demolition following a global outcry.

Iran's internet blackout deepens crisis, leaving diaspora watching and waiting in fear

Iranian diaspora struggle to reach loved ones as the nationwide internet shutdown isolates families, intensifying fear, anxiety & uncertainty over their safety.

Protection or partition? The future of Suweida and Syria's Druze

There is no longer talk in Suweida of negotiations with Damascus or plans to surrender weapons. Instead, some Druze leaders in Syria are calling for secession.

Shot, blinded, silenced: Doctors describe Iran's protest crackdown in overrun hospitals

As Iran’s protests turned deadly, doctors, nurses and families recount hospitals overwhelmed by the wounded, internet blackouts, and systematic repression.

How Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood is trying to survive after US terror designation

The fate of Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood branch, the Islamic Action Front, now hinges on a delicate balance of law and politics.

Technocracy without power: Is Gaza's post-war Palestinian committee doomed to fail?

Lacking sovereignty and security control, there are fears that Gaza’s post-war technocratic committee could become a new model for Palestinian governance.

Can a revived Palestinian Joint List reshape Israeli politics?

Amid rising crime and longstanding discrimination, a revitalised Joint List aims to unify a fragmented electorate and amplify Palestinian voices in the Knesset.

Why southern Yemen's chaos is benefiting the Houthis

As southern Yemen fractures under competing authorities and agendas, the Houthis are consolidating power without the costs of direct conflict.

This Ramadan, Houthis in Yemen are speeding up recruitment of child soldiers

Houthis are intensifying armed training, particularly for minors, during Ramadan as education spaces transform into military indoctrination sites.

Ethiopia's secret RSF camp: A dangerous new phase in Sudan's war

Ethiopia’s RSF training camp signals that Sudan’s war is no longer confined within its borders, underscoring a troubling regional entrenchment of the conflict.

Will Haftar and Pakistan's defence deal deepen Libya's divide?

The $4 billion defence deal, one of Pakistan’s largest-ever, illustrates how Libya’s rival camps leverage foreign ties to bolster their claims to power.

Yemeni women are teaching each other how to drive

Yemeni women are teaching one another to drive to reduce transport costs and gain independence, while navigating social expectations and restrictions on women’s movement.

France continues to withhold maps of its nuclear test sites in Algeria

Survivors and communities near France’s former nuclear test sites in Algeria describe a lasting legacy of radiation and uncertainty as France continues to withhold maps needed for cleanup.

Tercer Ramadán en una tienda de campaña en Gaza: “Solo hay lugar para el sufrimiento”

Dos tercios de la población de la Franja vive miserablemente en campos de desplazados y su desolación se acentúa en este mes sagrado musulmán en el que no tienen medios ni ánimo para celebrar.

In Afghanistan, the Taliban have a powerful new tool in their quest for total social control

Five years after regaining power, the hard-line Islamist regime has formalized a women’s rights rollback in a sprawling penal code that experts say makes it almost impossible for women to escape abuse.

Afghan refugees face new terror as US and Israel bomb across Iran

For the vast majority of Iran’s Afghan population, estimated at over 3.8 million as of early 2025, leaving is not a realistic option.

When fleeing becomes a luxury: War and inflation leave Iranian families trapped in the crossfire

As US-Israeli airstrikes hit Iran, rising transport costs trap poorer families, while wealthier Iranians escape, exposing a stark divide in survival amid war.

Peshawar, el último refugio de la música afgana, amenazado por la política de deportaciones de Pakistán

La ciudad pakistaní acoge a artistas que escaparon del régimen talibán y que ahora viven bajo la amenaza de una campaña que ya ha expulsado del país a más de 2,6 millones de personas.

Rescue Efforts in Tehran After a Triple Strike Hit Apartment Buildings, Killing 40

“Every time we lifted a stone, we increased our sense that we might succeed in saving a life, or that we might find someone who could not be saved.”

Oil, drones, and markets: Inside Iran's war strategy of economic attrition

Iran is leveraging low-cost drones, energy chokepoints, and market disruption to impose a costly asymmetric war strategy.

A week of fire and marches: Iran counts its dead as US-Israeli war shapes daily life

The Iranian city of Tehran has learned to live with the sirens. But it has not yet learned to live with what follows them.

Inside the lives of Palestinian laborers smuggled into Israel for work during the Iran war

Over 150,000 Palestinian laborers have been denied work permits in Israel for two years. They’re now smuggling themselves across the Green Line amid the war on Iran, where they are banned from over 11,775 shelters when missiles strike.

The Women Distilling Orange Blossom Through a War

Lebanese women preserve the tradition of orange blossom distillation during war.

La batalla legal de una pareja de lesbianas negras de Botsuana marca un hito en África: “Nos queremos, y eso es lo único que importa”

La pareja, que se comprometió en 2024, reclama los mismos derechos que cualquier matrimonio heterosexual. El caso podría convertir al país en el segundo del continente en legalizar estas uniones después de Sudáfrica.

Yemenis Oppose Going to War for Iran. The Houthis Don’t Care

Yemen’s Houthis are ready to enter the Iran war on Tehran’s behalf. But regular Yemenis are anxious about how that would impact their lives.

Preserving Palestinian culture during genocide: the Phoenix Library of Gaza

This past April the Phoenix Library opened in Gaza—the first library to open since the genocide began in October 2023.

Finding ‘Egypt’s True Spirit’: Christians And Muslims Swap Saints And Pray Together

In Cairo, Christians and Muslims visit one another’s holy sites, share devotion to saints and celebrate religious festivals together, sustaining traditions that connect their faiths and Egypt’s past.

The Iran War Is Turning Gulf Migration Into a Debt Trap for Nepal’s Poorest

For millions of Nepali migrant workers, jobs in the Gulf were once seen as a financial lifeline. The Iran war has changed that.

Global collateral damage

The Global South cannot afford to have the war in Iran keep going on, but Washington and Tehran remain at loggerheads.

As in Gaza, Israel is targeting rescue workers in South Lebanon, killing more than 100 since March

Lebanese rescue workers now wait 15 minutes after each strike before responding, the only way, they say, to stay alive long enough to reach the wounded amid Israel’s implementation of its Gaza “double-tap” policy in Lebanon.

Chile’s Hopes Follow Bachelet to New York

Michelle Bachelet’s campaign for the United Nations’ top job has stirred pride in Chile, even as changing politics at home complicate the former president’s path.

Gaza farmers begin the hard work of rebuilding an agricultural sector decimated by Israel’s genocide

With 96 percent of Gaza’s farmland destroyed, farmers are returning to fields buried in rubble and unexploded ordnance, but Israel’s blockade is making recovery nearly impossible.

Rising Cost Of Dying: Egyptians Struggle To Pay For Funerals

Rising funeral and burial costs are putting Egypt’s mourning traditions beyond the reach of many families, widening the divide between those who can afford elaborate ceremonies and those struggling to pay for basic services.

La expulsión masiva de afganos de Pakistán desborda la frontera y deja a miles de niñas sin escolarizar de un día para otro

Más de 2,6 millones de ciudadanos de Afganistán han salido del país vecino desde 2023 como consecuencia de un estricto plan de repatriación aplicado por el Gobierno de Islamabad.

Inside Kenya's AI journalism factory

Dispatch follows the trail of AI-generated freelance pitches to Nairobi, investigating platforms that sell aspiring writers access to commissions and teach them to use artificial intelligence.

Married to the mob

In Bangladesh’s Rohingya camps, armed factions are brokering child marriages to build power.

‘Spraying should be the last option’: how farmers are exploring alternatives to pesticides

When pesticide proved no match for the insect, desperate Phyllis Nvuda tried a new way to save her infested orchard.

‘We Don’t Feel Safe’: West Bank Christian Village Faces Escalating Attacks

Residents of Taybeh, the West Bank’s last entirely Christian village, describe escalating attacks and fears for their future as emigration erodes the community.

Former IRGC commander to Mondoweiss: Lebanon is Iran’s ‘non-negotiable red line’ in any deal with the U.S.

Mohsen Rezaei, a senior adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader and former IRGC Commander, says Tehran will not separate Lebanon from any deal with Washington, including a nuclear deal, as Iran seeks to redefine the terms of negotiations with the U.S.

The woman behind Persepolis: Marjane Satrapi as her friends knew her

by Saeedeh Fathi In her final months, Marjane Satrapi closed her social media accounts, stopped answering invitations, and disappeared from the public life she had inhabited for three decades.

Los recortes de ayuda y los talibanes condenan a las embarazadas en Afganistán: “No solo perdimos a mi hermana, sino también al bebé que llevaba dentro”

En un país donde 521 mujeres mueren por cada 100.000 nacimientos, redes de parteras rurales atienden a las madres que no tienen acceso a servicios médicos.

Another hidden cost of conflict

As geopolitical tensions continue to disrupt fertilizer markets, oil-palm farmers in Southeast Asia and elsewhere are being forced to reduce inputs just when demand for food and fuel crops is rising.

‘Fear And Regret’: Former Boko Haram Fighters Seek God — And A Place In Society

Boko Haram, an Islamic terrorist group, warps Muslim theology into an extremist ideology in order to attract young men to its ranks. Now, a unique program aims to de-radicalize former fighters through counseling and showing them how to live a peaceful Muslim life.

Inside Egypt's maternity wards: Women speak out on abuse, neglect and obstetric violence

Egypt handed whistleblower Dr Omnia Sweidan a suspended jail sentence, but her viral post exposed a disturbing reality inside the country’s maternity wards.

Encuentros mortales entre hipopótamos y humanos en Burundi: la pérdida de hábitat acorrala a los grandes mamíferos

La invasión de los humedales y zonas protegidas reduce el espacio de los animales y hace cada vez más frecuentes los ataques a orillas del río Rusizi y el lago Tanganica.

A stray black attack

Local authorities at a Pakistan coastal city suspect the U.S.-Iran war has reached its shores via an oil spill that has affected its ill-prepared fishing community.

Afghan Farmers Are Collateral Damage in the Taliban’s War on Drugs

The Taliban’s crackdown on opium poppies has been effective, but it has left poor Afghan farmers struggling to find alternative sources of income.

The art of surviving conflict

Shaped by sanctions, war, censorship, and an 88-day Internet blackout, a generation of young Iranians is turning to art, creativity, and everyday life as a way to survive and push back.

A Pitch For Hope: Persecuted Yazidis Build Their Own Soccer Stadium In Iraq

They’ve survived ISIS, genocides and persecution. Their homeland has been destroyed. Now the Yazidis in Iraq are rallying together to build their own soccer stadium — a symbol of resilience and hope despite their difficult past.

Proliferating Drones Are Reshaping Life Along the Pakistan-Afghanistan Border

Local communities in the region are increasingly caught in the crossfire of violent drone attacks that are difficult to attribute and investigate.

Sudan’s El-Obeid Under Siege: “Civilians Should Not Have to Wait for Death”

Drone strikes, water shortages, and blackouts have turned North Kordofan’s capital into a trap for hundreds of thousands—including displaced people who fled there hoping for safety.

In Milei’s Argentina, History, Politics and Identity Collide Amid Unease Over Israel Ties

President Javier Milei is championing closer strategic and economic ties between Argentina and Israel. But many Argentines—Jewish and Arab alike—oppose that agenda.

Fear And Fatigue Grip Congo’s Health Workers As Ebola Response Crumbles

BUNIA, Democratic Republic of Congo – Victorine Ngwobu Kasemi is the director of nursing at the Evangelical Medical Centre in Bunia, the epicentre of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s record-breaking Ebola epidemic.

No women workers’ land

Restrictive migration policies combined with desperation and lack of diplomatic protection make for a dangerous labor cocktail for Nepali women trafficked into Iraq.

Con una pierna amputada y un sueño intacto: las mujeres de Gaza desafían la guerra a través del fútbol

En medio de la devastación y las restricciones en la Franja, un grupo de jóvenes ha encontrado en el deporte una forma de reconstruir su vida, en un territorio donde más de 5.000 personas han sufrido amputaciones desde octubre de 2023, según la OMS.

‘We are not beggars’: UNRWA cuts off aid to six Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency has excluded six Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon from emergency cash assistance, as Israeli attacks and Western donor cuts leave families choosing between food and medicine.

Venezuela's earthquake forced the government to loosen NGO clampdown

Despite restrictive laws on civil society, a major disaster saw NGOs in the country allowed more freedom.

'Every night feels like our last': Trapped by Gaza's Yellow Line, Palestinians face displacement, drones and the fear of another offensive

For families living near Gaza’s Yellow Line, every night brings the same terrifying question: will they survive until morning or face another attack?

Who Really Controls What Gets Painted on Tehran’s Walls?

In Tehran, murals shift with the political weather overnight, and almost no one knows who’s really holding the brush.

Israel is exporting its West Bank land seizure model to colonize new territory in Syria, using 140 cattle to do it

Israel’s use of so-called “shepherding outposts” to seize Palestinian land through settler herders is now being exported to Syria, as an Israeli settler, supported by the state, occupies Syrian pastureland in Wadi Toemm with a herd of 140 cattle.

Israel's Brutal Retaliation Against Imprisoned Palestinian Doctors Seeking Legal Appeals

The escalated abuse against Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya following a legal challenge to his detention has sent a chilling message to the families of detained medical workers in Gaza.

U.S. Infrastructure Strikes Have Left Iranians in the South Without Livelihoods

U.S. airstrikes last month in southern Iran targeted civilian infrastructure, including fishing ports, bridges, telecommunications networks, power plants, hospitals, and transportation corridors.

'The machine is my life': Gaza's kidney patients wait for dialysis, medicine and a way to survive

Gaza’s kidney patients face death as dialysis is cut, medicines run out, and hospitals lack supplies, leaving hundreds at risk as treatment becomes unreliable.

What Khalil al-Hayya's leadership means for the future of Hamas

Elected by a narrow margin, Khalil al-Hayya faces the challenge of rebuilding a weakened Hamas while navigating internal debates over its future.

How settlers are racing to reshape the West Bank ahead of Israel's election

Settler violence in the West Bank is being driven by a race to create facts on the ground before Israel’s election could shift the balance of power.

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'The machine is my life': Gaza's kidney patients wait for dialysis, medicine and a way to survive
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U.S. Infrastructure Strikes Have Left Iranians in the South Without Livelihoods
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