The Middle East on the brink
How Israel’s assault on Lebanon could plunge the region into a wider war.
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Israel and Hezbollah are destroying the meaning of red lines
Neither side wants a war but both are rewriting the rules of engagement.
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Israel is on the brink of a second war
Benjamin Netanyahu is under pressure to take the fight to Hezbollah.
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The risk of a wider Middle East war is growing
The assassination of Hamas’s deputy political chief has come amid Israeli calls for action against Hezbollah and a crisis of…
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The blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports causes grain prices to soar
Some of the most food-insecure countries in the world are facing higher prices for bread and other staples.
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How war in Ukraine could spark unrest in the Middle East
The rising price of wheat will have severe repercussions in countries that rely on imports for bread.
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The war in Ukraine could unleash a catastrophe on the Middle East
Food and fuel prices are at their highest since 2011, when increases helped trigger the Arab Spring.
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How a Hezbollah-backed game show host cost Lebanon its rich Gulf allies
George Kordahi’s remarks enraged the Saudis, and ordinary Lebanese are paying the price.
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Lebanon’s descent into humanitarian crisis
Beirut’s street violence on 14 October was all too familiar for a country that can still remember its civil war.
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