Israel’s democratic unravelling
The judicial overhaul is just the first step in the far-right government’s plan to transform the country.
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How Saudi Arabia is buying the world
As the kingdom’s model of capitalism without democracy thrives, the prospect of a Saudi century has consequences for us all.
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This could be the end of Benjamin Netanyahu
Protests and strikes against the Israeli government’s judicial reforms are intensifying.
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How to kill a country
The 2003 invasion of Iraq was no turning point. It was a slow-burning tale of how Britain and the US…
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General Richard Dannatt’s last fight: the legacy of the Iraq War
The outspoken soldier on Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and an impossible job.
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Iraq made Donald Trump inevitable
The populist backlash was a reaction to elite-driven failures in the Middle East.
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Who is poisoning schoolgirls in Iran?
More than a thousand have been affected by what authorities say are deliberate toxic gas attacks.
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Letter from Syria: “We called for urgent help. No one responded”
After more than a decade of devastation inflicted by civil war, Syrians face a new struggle for survival.
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The anger and hope the earthquake left behind
As the death toll in Syria and Turkey passes 36,000, survivors question whether some deaths could have been prevented.
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Russia is to blame for holding up earthquake aid to Syria
For years the Kremlin has been using its veto power at the UN Security Council to hold aid for those…
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Iran’s regime won’t be easily toppled
The public hanging of a protester shows the state’s response to mass demonstrations is becoming more violent.
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Iran’s brave act of defiance puts England to shame
The day before England faced Iran on the pitch, Ehsan Hajsafi told the media that Iranians should know “we are…
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Could Benjamin Netanyahu return to power in Israel?
Ahead of the 1 November elections, the former PM has brokered an alliance with the far-right to carve a return…
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Iran’s silencing of Elnaz Rekabi proves the protests are working
The champion climber competed without a hijab in Seoul, before walking back her protest online. But suppressing her bravery only…
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How Mahsa Amini’s death set Iran on fire
When 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died after being arrested by police in Tehran, months of frustrations with the country’s repressive regime…
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Saudi Arabia’s The Line is what happens when tech bro culture meets Middle Eastern autocracy
The city’s obvious impracticality shows that it is an idea greenlighted by someone no one says no to.
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Joe Biden’s democratic values will be tested in the Middle East
The US president, scheduled to meet leaders in Israel and Saudi Arabia, may find that being committed to human rights…
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With Saudi visit, Joe Biden shows rhetoric against autocracy is bluster
What, exactly, is the US getting out of this?
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Israel’s double standard on flag-waving is a risk to democracy
An annual Israeli nationalist march is going ahead. Compare that with how its authorities react to Palestinian flags.
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Ahdaf Soueif’s Diary: My nephew is on hunger strike in an Egyptian prison. Can the British government save him?
Since 2006, every regime that has come to power in Egypt has tried to silence Alaa Abd el-Fattah – but…
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