The Threat From Within: Some Gazans Say They Have Had Enough
NEED TO KNOW The Threat From Within: Some Gazans Say They Have Had Enough GAZA Late last month, mourners at a funeral […]
Back to the Future: Kuwait Looks Past Oil – and Democracy
NEED TO KNOW Back to the Future: Kuwait Looks Past Oil – and Democracy KUWAIT Since he took over from his half-brother […]
The Desperation of Dictators: Tunisia’s President Is Running Out of Time
NEED TO KNOW The Desperation of Dictators: Tunisia’s President Is Running Out of Time TUNISIA A Tunisian court opened a high-profile trial […]
The Middle Child: Jordan Teeters in Regional Upheaval
NEED TO KNOW The Middle Child: Jordan Teeters in Regional Upheaval JORDAN Jordan has long been the middle child in the Middle […]
War and Peace: Kurdish Ceasefire Could Change the Middle East
NEED TO KNOW War and Peace: Kurdish Ceasefire Could Change the Middle East TURKEY It was a remarkable moment for many in […]
Middle East Leaders Meet to Counter Trump on Gaza
NEED TO KNOW Middle East Leaders Meet to Counter Trump on Gaza MIDDLE EAST After US President Donald Trump said he wanted […]
The Morning After
NEED TO KNOW The Morning After SYRIA A busy traffic circle in central Damascus lures Syrians celebrating the ouster of their former […]
Terror Inc.
NEED TO KNOW Terror Inc. YEMEN When the ceasefire took effect on Jan. 19 between Israel and Hamas, the Houthi rebels in […]
Waiting to Exhale
NEED TO KNOW Waiting to Exhale ISRAEL/ GAZA On Sunday at 11:15 a.m., the guns went silent. The bombs stopped. The buzz […]
When the Smoke Clears
NEED TO KNOW When the Smoke Clears LEBANON Above the hills of Beirut, the marble halls of Baabda Palace, where the Lebanese […]
Holding It Together
NEED TO KNOW Holding It Together IRAQ Those who remember the years of chaos and instability that plagued Iraq after the US-led […]
The Cloudy Crystal Ball
Dear Readers, Over the holidays, GlobalPost is collaborating with our sister publication, World Politics Review, to bring you special coverage of the […]
When the Pillars Fall
NEED TO KNOW When the Pillars Fall IRAN Iran has had a bad year. Israel has decimated Hamas, the Iranian-backed Palestinian group […]
When Hope Came to Town
NEED TO KNOW When Hope Came to Town SYRIA World leaders assumed Syrian President Bashar Assad enjoyed the upper hand in the […]
Straddling the World
NEED TO KNOW Straddling the World OMAN The deputy ambassador of Oman to the US, Sabra Ahmed Al-Hooti, recently made a nuanced […]
The Rock Stars
NEED TO KNOW The Rock Stars YEMEN Some believe the Houthis of Yemen are having a moment. The scrappy rebel Shiite group […]
Long History, Short Memories
NEED TO KNOW Long History, Short Memories ISRAEL/ WEST BANK & GAZA European Union foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell recently told Israeli […]
Knock-On Effects
NEED TO KNOW Knock-On Effects MIDDLE EAST The death of Yahya Sinwar in Gaza marked what could become the beginning of the […]
A Tale of Two Countries
NEED TO KNOW A Tale of Two Countries LIBYA Anyone interested in learning about how failed states survive might consider the story […]
I Vote, Therefore I Am
NEED TO KNOW I Vote, Therefore I Am IRAQI KURDISTAN Lawyers affiliated with a range of political parties in Kurdistan recently volunteered […]
Shapeshifting
NEED TO KNOW Shapeshifting MIDDLE EAST A year ago, after Hamas broke through a Gaza border fence on the morning of Oct. […]
‘The War of Liberation’
NEED TO KNOW ‘The War of Liberation’ TUNISIA Tunisian fruit seller Mohamed Bouazizi immolated himself in protest against his country’s uncaring, corrupt […]
The Cooling Welcome
NEED TO KNOW The Cooling Welcome MIDDLE EAST Life has never been easy for the 12 million Syrian refugees who fled their […]
The Acceleration
NEED TO KNOW The Acceleration LEBANON Starting on Sept. 17, hundreds of pagers and two-way handheld radios exploded in homes, supermarkets, buses, […]