The Price of Investigative Journalism — with Paul Caruana Galizia
New Lines’ Faisal Al Yafai sits down with journalist Paul Caruana Galizia, whose mother was murdered as a result of her reporting, to discuss the importance of investigative journalism and the terrible price it can exact.
Iran’s Persistent Sadness
Over five decades, the sanctity of mourning, the imperative of introversion and the centrality of pondering upon death have been instilled in Iran’s people. The masses have been trained to dismiss smiles and eulogize tears, with profound effects.
The Origins of Trump’s Ohio Pets Conspiracy
The unfounded narrative that Haitian immigrants were eating pets reached national attention this week after being repeated first by Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance and then his running mate Donald Trump at the latter’s debate with Kamala Harris.
Israel’s War Spreads to the West Bank
Inside Jenin refugee camp, Palestinians were living in an active battlefield as the Israeli military took over, turning houses into military bases and forcing women and children to flee at gunpoint.
How the Gulf States Are Exerting Their Influence in Africa
Competition in the Middle East is entering a new phase, shaped by the increasingly powerful Gulf states and their political and economic interests. No longer confined by traditional ideological and geographical fault lines, conflict is spilling into new theaters, and above all the Horn of Africa, with foreseeable results.