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On Monday, Ghassan Abdel Basset and his family left their home in the occupied West Bank to visit a relative. They were going to break their fast together during the …
The many ways Israeli settlers steal Palestinian homes Read More
Fardin was an activist student in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, in 2021, when the Taliban took control, turning his world upside down. He now lives in Russia near the Arctic circle. …
Free in freezing Read More
The economics of war do not add up to anything good. Frances Coppola tallies. Wars are costly. Not just for the participants, but for everyone. Human lives are destroyed, productive …
The cost of killing crisis Read More
As the war against Russia enters its seventh month on Wednesday, Ukraine is stuck between a financial rock and a hard place as it seeks to stay afloat while fighting off Moscow’s invading forces. Tax revenues have …
Ukraine battles to avoid hyperinflation as war costs soar Read More
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has already destroyed billions of dollars’ worth of infrastructure, blocked exports from key Black Sea ports and displaced more than 12 million people. The World Bank …
Here’s how much it could cost to rebuild Ukraine — and who would pay for it Read More
The war in Ukraine will cost the global economy at least $400bn (£300bn) this year, according to expert projections. Global growth is set to take a significant hit but European countries will …
War in Ukraine ‘to cost global economy at least $400bn in 2022’ Read More
BEIRUT, LEBANON — When Iranian General Qassem Soleimani was assassinated in a US Reaper drone strike in Iraq January 3, fear spread throughout the world that Iran might retaliate by …
The Lebanese Want To Fight Corruption, Not US-Iran Proxy War Read More
The primary cause of this ‘unliveable’ environment is a highly restrictive Israeli blockade, now in its 13th year, which has reduced Gaza to the point of ‘systemic collapse’. In 2012, …
UN’s warning that Gaza will not be a “liveable place” by 2020 has been realised Read More
Susie Steed used to teach economics to undergraduates, but she can’t bear to any longer. She tells why. I’ve been trying to describe to people why I’m no longer teaching …
The silence about violence Read More