News & Analysis

A woman casts her vote at a polling station in Nouakchott, on September 1. (AFP)
Mauritania’s ruling party leads in elections, faces stiff competition in second round
Lamine Ghanmi
An Egyptian man holds a poster of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi near the presidential palace in Cairo. (Reuters)
Campaign to amend presidential term limits polarises Egypt
Ahmed Megahid
A 2013 file picture shows an Egyptian protester ransacking the Muslim Brotherhood headquarters in Cairo. (AP)
Qatar’s new asylum law exacerbates tensions with Egypt
Amr Emam
A pro-government fighter points a Kalashnikov assault rifle towards a Houthi banner painted on a wall on the southern outskirts of Hodeidah. (AFP)
As diplomacy stalls, fighting intensifies in Yemen
Saleh Baidhani
Activists hold a protest to highlight human rights abuses and call for democratic change in Iran, outside the UN headquarters in New York, last September. (AP)
Washington remains silent as rights situation worsens in Iran
Thomas Frank
Interests at stake. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (R) and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (2L) walk in front of a German school in Istanbul, on September 6. (AFP)
War in Syria could help improve ties between Turkey and Germany after years of feuding
Thomas Seibert
Uncertain future. Palestinian refugee students stand outside a classroom at one of the UNRWA schools in Beirut, Lebanon, on September 3. (AP)
Lebanon’s Palestinians, the hardest hit by US funding cuts to UNRWA
Samar Kadi
Hard times. A Palestinian woman walks outside an aid distribution centre run by UNRWA in Khan Younis, on September 4. (AFP)
UNRWA seeks to bridge funding gap but serious challenges remain
Mamoon Alabbasi
Only game in town. A woman walks past posters of Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika in Algiers. (Reuters)
Algerian president returns from medical check-up amid speculation about next election
Lamine Ghanmi