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Yemen speciality coffee ‘wave’ sweeps war-hit capital

“Everybody said it’s impossible to work in Yemen, that people had no purchasing power... But we insisted.”

Teachers in Germany forced to leave town for calling out the far-right

Two teachers in eastern Germany say they spent months unsuccessfully trying to counter the far-right atmosphere at their small town high school.

Morocco’s territorial claims on Western Sahara: A new conflict brewing?

Conflict might intensify in Western Sahara as Algeria and Morroco ramp up their military expenditure.

Syrian refugees in Jordan fear being forced to return to their war-torn homeland

Many are terrified by the prospect of a return to a Syria controlled by Bashar Assad, the same authoritarian leader who crushed the 2011 rebellion.

Sudan drivers left with no work due to conflict

The fighting, which erupted on April 15 when a power struggle between rival generals spilled into war, has killed thousands and displaced millions.

Russia-Ukraine War

‘I always pray I come out alive’: On the frontline of Bakhmut

Ukrainian infantrymen are fighting to retake Bakhmut, a city which fell entirely into Russian hands in May after a battle that lasted nearly a year.

Retreat of political Islam raises prospects of a post-Islamist order

All expressions of Islamism are being systematically erased from the public space across West Asia. What will replace it and how effective will it be?

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Minutes after Prince Charles formally handed over the administration of Hong Kong on behalf of Queen Elizabeth, Chinese President Jiang Zemin (left) steps out to speak. Photo taken from Frontline’s report in its issue dated July 25, 1997.

26 years of uncertainty: Hong Kong’s journey since the handover

A compilation of pieces chronicling what Hong Kong has witnessed over the years since the transfer of power from Britain to China in 1997.

This picture released on June 15 shows the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut destroyed by Russia.

No end in sight to Ukraine war even as global calls for ceasefire get louder

With both Russia and Ukraine digging their heels in, it is the global south that is most impacted by the long-drawn war.

Members of Wagner group looks from a military vehicle with the sign read as “Brother” in Rostov-on-Don late on June 24.

Where in the world is the Wagner Group active?

The private military company has been training soldiers, escorting politicians and allegedly committing human rights violations all over the globe.

When Prachanda met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 1, there were no discussions on the border dispute between the two countries.

India and Nepal: Redefining a relationship

Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kumar Dahal’s recent visit to India was more about optics than anything else.

Smoke rises above buildings after aerial bombardment during clashes between the Rapid Support Forces and the army in Khartoum North, Sudan.

No end in sight to widening gulf in Sudan

The Sudan conflict could, in time, splinter into battles between tribes, clans, and faiths.

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