The stalling of the ceasefire is part of a wider strategic shift, as Israel’s army seeks to maintain a larger geographical ...

But maybe Mr Trump believes that only through such tough stands could he have “stopped all government censorship and brought ...

For more than two years, Lebanon has been paralysed. The previous president, Michel Aoun, left office in October 2022.

I t was 1986: Greed was good and the hours were punishing. Still, even round-the-clock dealmakers had to eat. That is how ...

As The Economist went to press ... The first phase might thus end before Israel and Hamas even start negotiations on the second, let alone finish them. A second scenario is that the ceasefire ...

Indeed, torture survivors have historically been viewed as heroes who have overcome adversity, and communities tend to rally ...

Just about everyone who passes through Jerusalem and works on the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians knows him and his shop. Diplomats who have recently arrived in the city stop by for ...

Cars still carry portraits of Hassan Nasrallah, the Hizbullah leader Israel killed in a strike on Beirut in September. After his funeral on February 23rd, a huge shrine will be built where the ...

and to prevent what policymakers in Ankara see as a fledgling alliance between the Kurdish insurgents and Israel. For the country’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, peace could also hold the key ...

Trump confidants with business skills, such as Steve Witkoff, are jetting between capitals to explore deals that link up goals, from getting Saudi Arabia to recognise Israel to rehabilitating the ...