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Olivia Ovenden
Dubai’s influencers discover you can’t curate a war
Fri 6 Mar 2026
Isabel Coles
The Syrian prison collapse that has scattered Isis families to the wind
Thu 26 Feb 2026
Chloe Hadjimatheou
‘Betraying his country’: 19-year-old Iranian footballer on death row for protesting
Tue 10 Feb 2026
Ruth Michaelsonn
Tehran charges protesters’ families a ‘bullet fee’ to return their dead bodies
Sun 1 Feb 2026
The Observer view
Iran’s theocracy could have chosen humanity, but it chose murder
Sun 18 Jan 2026
Kenan Malik
The left and right are spinning Iran’s story for their own ends
Sun 18 Jan 2026
Rob Macaire
With a unifying leader, Iran’s protests could become a revolution
Mon 12 Jan 2026
Ruth Michaelsonn
Qatar plays its diplomatic cards in bid to keep region from fresh turmoil
Sun 14 Dec 2025
Saad Alnassife
A year after Assad, Syria and the world wait to see if Sharaa is democrat or despot
Sat 6 Dec 2025
Ruth Michaelsonn
Marwan Barghouti’s fate may rest in Trump’s hands
Sun 26 Oct 2025
Giles Whittell
Freed Palestinians given five-star treatment
Sun 19 Oct 2025
Mishal Husain
After 10 years, we still don’t know how Shamima Begum’s story ends
Tue 14 Oct 2025
Oliver Marsden
Tears, relief, fresh bruises – Palestinian prisoners return
Tue 14 Oct 2025
Stephen Armstrong
A widow’s plea for the return of her husband’s body
Sun 12 Oct 2025
Ruth Michaelsonn
Israeli airstrikes rattle Qatar’s image as the region’s peace broker
Mon 15 Sept 2025
Bernard Gray
Israel’s strike on Qatar dispels any belief that it is focused on peace
Fri 12 Sept 2025
Women forced back to Afghanistan
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Serena Cesareo
Mass deportations force Afghans into the arms of the Taliban
Wed 20 Aug 2025
Dahlia Scheindlin
Israelis find slogans are not enough to end Gaza hell
Sun 27 Jul 2025
Alex de Waal
Those who cover up famine in Gaza use a familiar playbook
Sun 27 Jul 2025
Ruth Michaelsonn
‘In Gaza, $2,000 won’t even buy two weeks’ bread’
Sun 27 Jul 2025
Stella Creasy
Britain’s chance to reclaim and exert its moral authority
Sat 26 Jul 2025
Oliver Marsden
Why Israel bombed Syria
Fri 18 Jul 2025
Xavier Greenwood
Saudi takeover of gaming industry leaves little room for dissent
Sat 12 Jul 2025
Ruth Michaelsonn
US funding for Gaza aid distribution evades scrutiny
Sun 6 Jul 2025
Giles Whittell
Bunker busters were a warning to the world
Mon 23 Jun 2025
Fred Harter
The history of now: Israel and Iran
Sun 22 Jun 2025
Dr Lina Khatib
The UK needs to prepare for regime change in Tehran
Sat 21 Jun 2025
