Spirit Tales: Sudan’s ‘houseguests’
Doors opening on their own, friendly tugs on toes, the house spirits of Sudan coexist with their hosts.
Category Archives: Features
Spirit Tales: Tunisia’s hammam maiden
In the Old Medina of Tunis, a spooky tale of a daughter led astray keeps young women out of one particular hammam.
Spirit Tales: Iraq’s shape-shifting Tantals
Iraq's ancient Marshes abound with tales of the Tantal, a trickster that delights in its trickery.
In the US, higher interest rates are forcing people to cut back
Americans are feeling pinch of high interest rates, forcing them to hold off purchases of homes, cars, even groceries.
‘I’ve lost contact’: Surviving Israeli bombs amid communications blackout
Try and fathom Gaza's reality: complete darkness, ceaseless bombing, isolation from our relatives and friends.
‘It’s scary’: Israel war fears batter Lebanon’s struggling economy
Cafe footfall is down 80 percent; tourism has crashed and airlines are cutting flights even before Lebanon enters a war.
Dispatches from Ukraine’s front lines: A predawn assault
From a subterranean town to a brigade on the southern front, an inside look at life on four front lines over four days.
‘There is zero work’: Occupied West Bank paralysed as economy stalls
Israel-ordered shutdowns and settler attacks in occupied West Bank take devastating toll on Palestinian economy.
Analysis: Israel’s ground attacks yield lots of bang, little success
The past four days of land incursions, bombs and an information blackout won't necessarily harm a well-prepared Hamas.
Palestinians in occupied West Bank face closures, harassment and attacks
Entrances to Palestinian villages, towns and cities are blocked, severely restricting commercial and civilian movement.
Will the Israel-Hamas war upend China’s Middle East ambitions?
The war threatens to thwart Beijing's hopes of emerging as a key mediator and alternative to the US in the region.
Dispatches from Ukraine’s front lines: A brigade on the southern front
From a subterranean town to the start of a pre-dawn assault, an inside look at life on four front lines over four days.
Israel and Palestine: Is war the only way out?
A ground invasion is likely, and an Israeli attempt to expel Palestinians from Gaza is possible. But so is diplomacy.
My student Yehia Dahdouh survived an Israeli bombing, but his pain is huge
Young boy lost his mother when Israel bombed the house his family sought refuge in in central Gaza, how will he cope?
Will unconditional US support for Israel harm its ties with the Arab world?
The US’s unwavering support for Israel has exposed both double standards and strategic short-sightedness, observers say.
Dispatches from Ukraine’s front lines: A strike devastates a village of 300
From an underground town to the start of a pre-dawn assault, an inside look at life on four front lines over four days.
Shifting politics make India a hotbed for Israel-Hamas war misinformation
Social media accounts spread pro-Israel content as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks closer ties with Israel.
‘Complete censorship’: Germany’s Palestinian diaspora fights crackdown
From bans on rallies and flags to arrests and police profiling, Germany's Palestinian community says it is under attack.
How a certificate scandal almost upset Tinubu’s presidential win in Nigeria
Thursday's court ruling puts to rest the most intense election battle the West African country has seen in decades.
Dispatches from Ukraine’s front lines: An underground town
From a devastated village to the start of a pre-dawn assault, an inside look at life on four front lines over four days.