Middle East & Africa

A ceasefire in the Middle East

Israel and Hizbullah strike a fragile deal to end their war

Joe Biden’s last roll of the dice on peace in the Middle East

Israel’s most wanted

The arrest warrant is a diplomatic disaster for Netanyahu

But may also undermine the International Criminal Court

Sudan’s civil war

A genocidal militia’s quest for legitimacy

A warring party in Sudan claims it wants to talk peace

The non-appliance of science

Why GM crops aren’t feeding Africa

Despite decades of research, few countries grow them there

More chaos in Gaza

Israel’s hardliners reckon Gaza’s chaos shows they must control it

Only 11 out of a recent convoy of 109 aid trucks managed to get in

America and the Middle East

Get ready for “Maximum Pressure 2.0” on Iran

The Trump White House may bomb and penalise the regime into a deal

Flying blind

To get more capital, Africa needs more data

Poor data and small capital markets make it hard to gauge risks and returns

The anxiety of hope

The world’s next country?

New presidents in Somaliland and America could hasten international recognition

Iraq, Iran and Israel

Iraq could be the Middle East’s next battleground

Until recently violence was at its lowest since the American invasion

Itinerant Islamists

Quitting Qatar is the least of Hamas’s problems

Farewell to comfortable villas in Doha, hello Turkey

Deepening divides

The world’s most unlikely safe haven

As war rages in the Middle East, Shia are fleeing to a deadly dictatorship

Missing millions

Congo-Brazzaville has lost a big chunk of its oil revenue

A court case offers a glimpse into what may have happened to the country’s money