Why should the victims of massacres be expected to stand beside their executioners in the name of anti-imperial resistance?

The rhetoric comes as the president is stuck with a war he can’t win and declining domestic popularity — but what if he means what he says?

From far-right billionaires to ultraconservative TikTok influencers, the movement laid Easter eggs all along Leo XIV’s trail through Paris

The secret deal that sent eight asylum-seekers halfway around the world

A look back at the actor’s unique contribution to Egyptian cinema, and the adaptability that has ensured her continuing relevance

For this month's edition of Global Insights on The Lede, Jalale Getachew Birru, East Africa regional expert for Armed Conflict Location & Event Data (ACLED),...

In September, the Yemeni government and its Saudi backers invoked Syria's revolution to promise the liberation of Sanaa, days before the western coast fell to the Houthis

Morocco’s L’Ocean district was named one of the coolest neighborhoods in the world. But since winning the bid to host the 2030 World Cup, Morocco has been ra...

Legal rulings have given cities and counties new impetus to crack down on street sleeping, but the fate of camps in Oregon shows that’s not the end of the story

A member of the persecuted Russian Mongol minority reveals the life he hopes to keep in the US, and the one he dreads if deported

From far-right billionaires to ultraconservative TikTok influencers, the movement laid Easter eggs all along Leo XIV’s trail through Paris

A Syrian court has delivered its first verdicts over the March 2025 violence: a death sentence, a life term, an acquittal and 20 years for a soldier whose case file included a video of a kneeling man being shot.

The Supreme Court may well assent to the practice, but the history of the Constitution also offers arguments against it, including those raised in the name of religion itself

As residents process the shock of energy costs skyrocketing overnight, they are also redefining their relationship with power

Emirati-owned Manchester City was found guilty on 114 financial misconduct charges, threatening the UAE’s relations with the U.K. and calling into question the influence of Gulf soft power in global soccer.

President Abdullahi is pitching Trump on the value of his breakaway state, but even with the backing of key GOP lawmakers, the power imbalance is not in his favor

Jalale Getachew Birru and Alan Boswell join Kwangu Liwewe Agyei to discuss renewed fighting in Tigray, a new alliance of armed groups against Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrea's changing role.

Legal rulings have given cities and counties new impetus to crack down on street sleeping, but the fate of camps in Oregon shows that’s not the end of the story

Eight people were deported from the United States to Uganda, handcuffed, broke and unsure where they were. Kwangu Liwewe Agyei examines Emmanuel Mutaizibwa’s...

From far-right billionaires to ultraconservative TikTok influencers, the movement laid Easter eggs all along Leo XIV’s trail through Paris

How the Houthis seized the country’s western coastline and reached for Bab al-Mandab

New visa restrictions introduced by Washington are raising the stakes in a yearlong dispute over allegations of white persecution

A look back at the actor’s unique contribution to Egyptian cinema, and the adaptability that has ensured her continuing relevance

Since Penguin India backed out of publishing Sonia Gandhi’s memoir, a pattern of dropping politically sensitive books has come into focus — from Wendy Doniger’s “The Hindus” in 2014 to Joe Sacco’s “The Once and Future Riot” this year.

Overreliance on technology, dehumanization of Palestinians and incompetence left a once-effective force unable to prevent Hamas’ assault

Muhammad Zakour, known as Abu Zakaria, claims to have hidden behind a wall inside his home in Latakia for 13 years, fearing arrest by the Assad regime’s inte...

Egyptian food has long had a bad reputation, but it’s time to reassess what you think you know about mahshy, molokhia in duck stock, koshary — and tamiyya versus falafel.

The rhetoric comes as the president is stuck with a war he can’t win and declining domestic popularity — but what if he means what he says?

Legal rulings have given cities and counties new impetus to crack down on street sleeping, but the fate of camps in Oregon shows that’s not the end of the story

Why do politicians continue to use Sunday school stories about Israel-Palestine’s past?

A Syrian court has delivered its first verdicts over the March 2025 violence: a death sentence, a life term, an acquittal and 20 years for a soldier whose case file included a video of a kneeling man being shot.

Assala Nasri's return to Damascus after 15 years in exile drew Syrians of every sect and ethnicity, and her concert, held over Salafist objections, became a showcase for an inclusive nationalism.

Jason Burke joins Faisal Al Yafai on the podcast to discuss the young radicals of the 1970s who believed revolution was within reach, and his book, “The Revolutionists.”

The rhetoric comes as the president is stuck with a war he can’t win and declining domestic popularity — but what if he means what he says?

Why do politicians continue to use Sunday school stories about Israel-Palestine’s past?

Assala Nasri's return to Damascus after 15 years in exile drew Syrians of every sect and ethnicity, and her concert, held over Salafist objections, became a showcase for an inclusive nationalism.

Egyptian food has long had a bad reputation, but it’s time to reassess what you think you know about mahshy, molokhia in duck stock, koshary — and tamiyya versus falafel.

New visa restrictions introduced by Washington are raising the stakes in a yearlong dispute over allegations of white persecution

Farmers are reeling under the dual pressures of depleting groundwater and climate change

The rhetoric comes as the president is stuck with a war he can’t win and declining domestic popularity — but what if he means what he says?

Why do politicians continue to use Sunday school stories about Israel-Palestine’s past?

While the Macklemore controversy may have some impact, it should not distract from the realities of life for Palestinians, which remain the same.

How the Houthis seized the country’s western coastline and reached for Bab al-Mandab

The secret deal that sent eight asylum-seekers halfway around the world

Assala Nasri's return to Damascus after 15 years in exile drew Syrians of every sect and ethnicity, and her concert, held over Salafist objections, became a showcase for an inclusive nationalism.

New visa restrictions introduced by Washington are raising the stakes in a yearlong dispute over allegations of white persecution

Farmers are reeling under the dual pressures of depleting groundwater and climate change