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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The judicial overhaul is just the first step in the far-right government’s plan to transform the country.
ByAs the kingdom’s model of capitalism without democracy thrives, the prospect of a Saudi century has consequences for us all.
ByProtests and strikes against the Israeli government’s judicial reforms are intensifying.
ByThe 2003 invasion of Iraq was no turning point. It was a slow-burning tale of how Britain and the US…
ByThe outspoken soldier on Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and an impossible job.
ByThe populist backlash was a reaction to elite-driven failures in the Middle East.
ByMore than a thousand have been affected by what authorities say are deliberate toxic gas attacks.
ByAfter more than a decade of devastation inflicted by civil war, Syrians face a new struggle for survival.
ByAs the death toll in Syria and Turkey passes 36,000, survivors question whether some deaths could have been prevented.
ByFor years the Kremlin has been using its veto power at the UN Security Council to hold aid for those…
ByThe public hanging of a protester shows the state’s response to mass demonstrations is becoming more violent.
ByThe day before England faced Iran on the pitch, Ehsan Hajsafi told the media that Iranians should know “we are…
ByAhead of the 1 November elections, the former PM has brokered an alliance with the far-right to carve a return…
ByThe champion climber competed without a hijab in Seoul, before walking back her protest online. But suppressing her bravery only…
ByWhen 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died after being arrested by police in Tehran, months of frustrations with the country’s repressive regime…
ByThe city’s obvious impracticality shows that it is an idea greenlighted by someone no one says no to.
ByThe US president, scheduled to meet leaders in Israel and Saudi Arabia, may find that being committed to human rights…
ByWhat, exactly, is the US getting out of this?
ByAn annual Israeli nationalist march is going ahead. Compare that with how its authorities react to Palestinian flags.
BySince 2006, every regime that has come to power in Egypt has tried to silence Alaa Abd el-Fattah – but…
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