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The Druze’s influence outweighs their numbers

They have yet to decide whether to back Syria’s new leaders

Is Donald Trump about to bomb Iran or rebuild it?

His negotiator, Steve Witkoff, walks a tightrope

The Mauritius miracle is losing its sheen

The island’s economy is less of a model than it used to be

The pope phoned a priest in Gaza every day

It was a rare connection with the outside world for Gaza’s Christians

What a wrecked ferry reveals about war in South Sudan

Amid constant conflict, the country’s economy can’t catch a break

Ivory Coast is gearing up for an unfair election

The disqualification of another opposition candidate bodes ill for democracy

Donald Trump’s Syria policy is still a work in progress

America’s evangelicals may be Ahmed al-Sharaa’s most important allies

Africa’s charcoal economy

Why a dirty fuel remains stubbornly important on the continent

Israel’s radical new course in Gaza

A deeply flawed plan to fight Hamas and feed Gazans

Iran’s leader hopes America can save his faltering regime

Ali Khamenei has no choice but to engage with the Great Satan

The fight for Sudan’s skies

A drone attack on the coast heralds a new phase in the country’s civil war

Nigeria has more people without electricity than any ot...

Fixing that will be fiendishly difficult

A Faustian pact with the Houthis

A new American deal strengthens their grip over Yemen

MAGA meets MBS

Trump and the Saudis get along famously in person but poorly on policy

Trump resets America’s Middle East policy in surprising...

Hawks are out and pragmatists are in, at least for now

How many people have died in Gaza?

New research suggests the death toll may be higher than current reports