Gaza: The World’s Worst Hunger Crisis
The Gaza Strip is facing a dire humanitarian crisis, with escalating hostilities, including bombardment and ground operations, exacerbating acute food insecurity to catastrophic levels. Between November and December 2023, over 90 percent of the population, roughly 2.08 million people, experienced high levels of food insecurity, with over 40 percent in Emergency (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Phase 4) and over 15 percent in Catastrophe (IPC Phase 5). In the projected period, between December 8, 2023, and February 7, 2024, the entire population of the Gaza Strip, around 2.2 million people, faces acute food insecurity and is classified in IPC Phase 3 or above (Crisis or worse),
Outcry to support Syria amid the earthquake is hindered by ongoing sanctions: Who are we really punishing?
While politicians raced to publish words of comfort and support, their movement to action was rather slow.
Is the UAE’s Mars Hope Mission the dawn of a more inclusive era for women in the Arab world?
Even reaching this point has come with significant hurdles for Arab women.
Syria after Idlib: No end in sight
As the Syrian conflict approaches its 10th year and the Assad regime makes its final push against rebel forces, the future of Syria and its people has never been more uncertain.
Peace to prosperity: President Trump’s plan for peace in the Middle East
President Trump calls his ‘Peace to Prosperity’ plan a “win-win opportunity for both sides.” This claim is hotly contested, with many observers seeing it as unequivocally favouring Israel.
Drone striking major general Soleimani: Illegal?
Following the drone strike, the American government has made several legal arguments to justify its decision to strike Soleimani.
Benjamin Netanyahu indicted for corruption charges
This is the first time that a sitting Israeli Prime Minister has been indicted on corruption charges and it does not bode well for Netanyahu’s chances of reelection.
The consequences of careless rhetoric: President Trump’s announcement of the death of Baghdadi
The death of Baghdadi holds great political significance: the ultimate distraction from President Trump’s domestic and foreign policy woes and the destabilization of IS at the highest level.
Slowly dying: The health-care system of Yemen
The Civil War in Yemen destroyed its health infrastructure
The Yemeni civil war and the death of Jamal Khashoggi
The fact that the Saudi government changed its story after the Khashoggi killing, initially claiming his death had nothing to do with them and then admitting he died in a “fist fight” at the embassy, has made it increasingly difficult for the Western world to ignore the role of Saudi Arabia in the war in Yemen.
Sexual violence as a weapon: How Syrian women are fighting against GBV
The documentary film “Syrie, le cri étouffé” (Syria, the muffled cry) was recently released, telling the stories of Syrian women who were detained and violated by security forces.
Medical evacuation in besieged areas of Syria
In July 2016, twins Moaz and Nawras were born in Eastern Al Ghouta, one of the largest besieged areas in the Syrian countryside, with congenital heart defects.