Middle East & Africa

The war in Lebanon

Just inside Lebanon, Israeli soldiers debate how far to go

They are 2km inside the country, but prepared to go farther

Tehran’s calculus

Iran’s leader must choose how to fight his war with Israel

Hardliners may force the supreme leader to escalate the conflict with Israel

Waiting for war

The threat of an Israeli attack is reviving Iranian nationalism

Iranians fear their country is being dragged into war

Family matters

How to send a cake from New Jersey to Accra

A Ghanaian app hints at the potential and problems of Africa’s diaspora

War in the Middle East

Israel has these four options for attacking Iran

Its politicians, and some generals, are gung-ho that the moment has come

Hizbullah’s role in Lebanon

Israel’s invasion of Lebanon may bolster support for Hizbullah

The group is deeply embedded in Lebanese politics and society

Off to a good start

South Africa’s coalition government has improved the vibes

Now for the hard part

The Middle East

Wrath and sorrow rule in Israel on the anniversary of October 7th

A divided country is at war with multiple enemies, and fighting itself

Looking for trouble

A dangerous dispute in the Horn of Africa

Ethiopia and Somalia are courting escalation in a quarrel over port access

War in the Middle East

Tracking Israel’s war in Lebanon, in maps

The latest data on the conflict

A high-risk move

Iran bombards Israel as the war escalates further

Israel may take it as justification to attack Iran

Caught in the crossfire

Lebanon faces its worst crisis since the end of the civil war

Refugees are flooding into central Beirut