Reportage
War and Watermelons
After more than six months of war with Iran, the UAE has vowed to stop all trade with its neighbor. Yet fruit and vegetables from Iran still reach the Gulf states daily, showing how tightly the region’s economies are bound together.
A Wave of Demolition
Since winning the bid to host the 2030 World Cup, Morocco has been razing neighborhoods in an attempt to spruce up its cities for the millions of projected visitors it will see. But residents report being given short notice and paltry compensation when their homes are demolished.
The Far Right Goes Into Overdrive in Michigan
Swastikas, a Nazi flag and anti-Muslim placards were on display at the recent “Christian Crusader March” organized by the pardoned Jan. 6 insurrectionist and white nationalist Jake Lang in Dearborn, Michigan. The state's U.S. Senate race is testing the bounds of Islamophobia in U.S. politics.
The Patients Israel Won’t Let Leave Gaza
According to the WHO, more than 20,000 people in Gaza currently require medical evacuation. But reaching that treatment requires navigating a medical evacuation system in which weeks and months can pass as illnesses progress — and ultimately it is only Israeli approval that determines who can leave.
The Buried Treasure Left Behind by the Islamic State
When the Islamic State sensed its imminent demise, it ordered regional commanders to bury cash and gold in underground locations, including at least three “central” burial sites, camouflaged and designed to safeguard against humidity and dust, an exclusive joint investigation shows.
Inside Lebanon’s Christian Villages Under Israeli Occupation
Ahead of the next round of Israel-Lebanon talks, residents of three Christian villages left standing in Lebanon’s occupied border zone describe life under siege.
Reviving Yazidi Rituals in the Ruins of Syria’s Afrin
Returning to Syria’s Afrin region after eight years, Yazidis are lighting candles at bulldozed shrines, honoring practices that kept their faith alive through genocides and a Turkish occupation.