Middle East

A defaced mural of Hafez al-Assad, father of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is seen on a highway on the outskirts of Damascus on December 17, 2024. © Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Syria’s Ten Post-Assad Challenges

As Syrians start to re-build, complex domestic, regional and international realties will determine this transition.

19 Dec 24

A man is pictured in front of a vandalised political banner featuring a portrait of Bashar al-Assad, following news the Syrian government regime had fallen on, December 8, 2024 in Damascus, Syria. © Ali Haj Suleiman/Getty Images

“Is Syria Now the Same Country I Left?"

This has given people across the whole region hope.

9 Dec 24

People react to the fall of Syrian regime in Umayyad Square on December 8, 2024 in Damascus, Syria. Rebel forces in Syria claimed that they had retaken the capital from longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, who was reported to have fled the country. © Ali Haj Suleiman/Getty Images

Syria: “Can I Just Be Happy Today?”

It’s like a miracle. Not a single drop of blood was shed in Damascus.

9 Dec 24

A woman waves the flag of the Syrian rebels as people gather to celebrate the fall of the government, in Umayyad Square on December 8, 2024 in Damascus, Syria. Rebel forces in Syria claimed that they had retaken the capital from longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, who was reported to have fled the country. © Ali Haj Suleiman/Getty Images

Syria: “Right Now I Am Not Afraid”

Many of us wanted change but couldn’t express it because of our extreme fear.

9 Dec 24

Women journalists working in the Turkish media face multiple challenges, including prejudice, exclusion and harassment. © Burak Kara/Getty Images

Turkey: “Media Can Show Solutions”

How newsrooms need to organise to boost gender equality.

28 Nov 24

The Beirut skyline is seen at sunset on August 06, 2024 in Beirut, Lebanon. The recent assassination of a Hezbollah military commander in Lebanon, as well as the killing of the political leader of Hamas in Iran, has heightened concerns of a wider regional war between Israel and Iran-backed enemies like Hezbollah. © Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Lebanon: Nothing About This is Normal

Despite ordinary people’s great resilience, we must never normalise civilians forced to live in a state of war.

9 Aug 24

Artwork by Mays Al-Saray.

Short Sleeves in Iraq

Defying social pressure to cope with the hardships of the summer heat.

14 Jun 24

International Criminal Court building in The Hague, Netherlands.

“International Justice is the Servant of the World”

Leading justice expert explains why potential indictments over Gaza war could be a game-changer.

24 May 24

An Israeli soldier takes aim from behind a wall as journalists cover their patrol in the Jenin refugee camp, in the occupied West Bank on November 29, 2023, during an ongoing military operation in the camp. © Zain Jaafar/AFP

Gaza: “Everyone Has a Family in Danger”

How local journalists cover the story amid intense physical and mental peril for themselves - and their loved ones.

3 May 24

A news anchor waits for a broadcast as another 13 Israeli hostages are released from Gaza and brought back to Israel, during the third day of the temporary truce, outside The Museum of Modern Art known as the 'The Hostages and Missing Square' on November 25, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. © Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images

Israel’s Media Blindness Over Gaza

Why there’s such a gap between what Israelis and the rest of the world see on their TV screens and social media feeds.

2 May 24

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Middle East

Syria’s Ten Post-Assad Challenges

“Is Syria Now the Same Country I Left?"

Syria: “Can I Just Be Happy Today?”

Syria: “Right Now I Am Not Afraid”

Turkey: “Media Can Show Solutions”

Lebanon: Nothing About This is Normal

Short Sleeves in Iraq

“International Justice is the Servant of the World”

Gaza: “Everyone Has a Family in Danger”

Israel’s Media Blindness Over Gaza

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