MIDDLE EAST

‘Labour reforms need to continue after the World Cup is over’

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

‘This election is make-believe: its only role is to provide a veneer of democracy’

Israel: most extreme government ever on the cards

Netanyahu is back, set to lead a government with far-right racist elements

Lebanon: people take on the banks

Driven to desperation by government failure, depositors resort to extreme measures to recover their money

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

‘The main culprits of the current crisis are bank owners and their greed for profit’

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

‘Mahsa Amini’s case was a spark in a flammable situation’

‘Mahsa’s death highlights the struggle women must face just to go about their daily lives’

Iran: could women protesters bring down the theocracy?

Death of woman detained for ‘improper hijab’ triggers widespread protests against patriarchal regime

Iraq: endless political crisis benefits no one but elites

It’s time to listen to the demands of the young protesters calling for radical change

Iran’s women the renewed targets of theocratic repression

Government responds to growing social unrest by crushing dissent and diverting attention