Middle East & Africa
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Beyond Belt and Road
China’s relationship with Africa is growing murkier
A decline in capital flows does not necessarily signal disengagement
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Israel’s hostages
The one thing Israelis agree on: rescuing the hostages
Bibi’s failure to do so has prompted huge protests
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A kingdom divided
Have Israel’s far-right religious nationalists peaked?
They wield great power but schisms within the movement are deepening
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Nigeria parties on the cheap
A Nigerian’s guide to weddings during the cozzie livs
Even the most lavish of partygoers are adjusting to a cost-of-living crisis
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Real estate and religion
Israel’s settlers are winning unprecedented power from the war in Gaza
They are gaining land—and sway over the army, police and politics
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The Middle East
Israel and Hizbullah play with fire
They both attempt escalating attacks that fall short of all-out war
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The real action
Making love not war in the Middle East
Israelis and Lebanese are finding each other on dating apps, whether they want to or not
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The sun also rises
A shift towards green investment is under way in Africa
Green deals represent almost half of all venture-capital activity in the continent
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Click click boom
YouTube in Africa offers a new kind of news
Demographics and the weakness of traditional media explain the rise of video news
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Iran’s new government
The threat of war is empowering the Islamic republic’s hardliners
As a result, Iran’s new president is off to a disappointing start
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A new epidemic
In Congo, a desperate struggle to control the deadly mpox outbreak
A rush to isolate the disease and vaccinate people is under way
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The Israel-Hamas war and Iran
The Middle East’s bizarre waiting game: ceasefire or Armageddon?
Israel accepts a proposal to pause fighting but Hamas’s hardliners may not