The history of Hezbollah, from Israel to SyriaDespite faltering popularity abroad, Hezbollah enjoys extensive political power at home in Lebanon.
COP 22: ‘Turn the promise of Paris into action’The ultimate aim of COP 22 will be to build on the scaffolding put in place by Paris’s climate talks in 2015.
Syria’s Assad: ‘Vile tyrant’ or ‘lesser evil’Rhetorical bait and switch enabled Assad to neglect political reform while cultivating support among wealthy elite.
Q&A: China’s dropping yuanRajiv Biswas, Asia-Pacific chief economist at IHS, discusses how the yuan’s depreciation will affect global markets.
Report: Civilian deaths rise in Sudan’s South KordofanReport by Amnesty International “definitively confirms” war crimes by government forces against civilian populations.
Hong Kong breast walkProtesters, including men wearing rainbow bras, decry jailing of woman for bumping her chest against a policeman’s arm.
Egypt ‘anti-terrorism’ bill provokes criticismA draft “anti-terrorism” law in Egypt has raised concerns over privacy and human rights in the country.
Meet the men behind Iran’s nuclear dealA profile of the Iranian politicians at the forefront of the nuclear deal, and the stances they adopted over time.
One year on, Gaza health sector sufferingGaza’s health services were repeatedly targeted during 50-day war in 2014, according to Palestinian rights groups.
Egypt’s ‘Generation Jail’Egypt’s youth and activists are being subjected to a number of repressive measures, according to Amnesty International.