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UNHCR

‘When resources are scarce, you can only be generous for a while’

UNHCR’s Mireille Girard talks about Lebanon’s effort to host Syrian refugees and the need for continued global support

EPA

Mr Bombastic

Pompeo's rise will make war in the Middle East more likely

By Gregory Aftandilian

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We must stand with Syria's women

Let’s learn from Oxfam – and channel our outrage to the aid abuses against women in Syria

EPA

Here's why the Iran protests matter

An economy in tatters, rampant corruption and rising food prices are prompting Iranians to take to the streets

By Cornelius Adebahr

EPA

Playing with fire

Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital is a symbolic act – but one with potentially disastrous consequences

By Werner Puschra

EPA

A wary return to Raqqa

The Syrian city of Raqqa is free from ISIS’ grip at last. But a former resident fears it has merely passed from one set of hands to another

By Yassin al-Haj Saleh

EPA

Hamas releases its grip on Gaza

Beyhan Sentürk reports on the Palestinian reconciliation deal from East Jerusalem.

By Beyhan Sentürk

EPA

‘There is no military solution’

The US is right to renew its commitment to Afghanistan. But focussing on killing terrorists above nation-building is a mistake.

By Mirco Günther

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The blame game

Holding Saudi Arabia responsible for Islamist terrorism lets Western governments off the hook

By Emily Winterbotham and Michael Jones

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Avi Gabbay: the "Israeli Macron"

A relative unknown gives fresh hope to Israel’s moribund Labour Party