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Syria uneasily celebrates a year of liberation

3 days ago

The flaws of Ahmed al-Sharaa’s rule are beginning to show

An insurgency may be brewing against Syria’s new leaders

3 days ago

Alawites close to the former Assad regime are increasingly unhappy

Binyamin Netanyahu has asked for a presidential pardon

3 days ago

Why has he chosen now to do so?

Russia’s dodgy plan for a pipeline in Congo

3 days ago

If it is built, it will probably benefit Russia rather than ordinary...

Africa needs to generate more electricity

3 days ago

It also has to create more demand for it

The War Room newsletter: Sleepwalking into Africa’s next war

6 days ago

Tom Gardner, our Africa correspondent, explores lessons from 20th-century Europe for the...

Mormonism’s surprising boom in Africa

6 days ago

The American sect has come a long way from being “the white...

Armed men take power in Guinea-Bissau, again

10 days ago

But not everyone is convinced the latest putsch is a real one

How Pepsi trounced Coca Cola in the Middle East

10 days ago

Its dominance is entwined with the region’s turbulent politics

Mired in financial crisis, the Houthis resume threats to Saudi Arabia

10 days ago

But with Donald Trump in the White House, their brinkmanship could backfire

The changing shape of Chinese aid to Africa

10 days ago

As Western countries cut support, China is unlikely to fill the gap

Middle East Dispatch newsletter: A tale from Tehran

12 days ago

Nick Pelham writes about his visit to Iran to interview the country’s...