Middle East & Africa
Caught in the crossfire
Lebanon faces its worst crisis since the end of the civil war
Refugees are flooding into central Beirut
From Nasser to Nasrallah
Hassan Nasrallah’s death will reshape Lebanon and the Middle East
A decapitated Hizbullah faces the most precarious moment in its history
Weekend profile
Hassan Nasrallah, leader of Hizbullah
Israel has killed the head of the militant group
Bombs in Beirut
Israel targets the head of Hizbullah in a deadly strike on Beirut
It may provoke the militia into a response that leads to all-out war
Let the sunlight in
Building an African multinational
What a solar startup reveals about business in the continent’s toughest places
Second time as farce
Tunisia’s strongman president looks set to win another term in office
It helps to put most of your opponents in jail
The view from Beirut
The flight from southern Lebanon has been swift
Israel’s attacks have left the Lebanese fearful and suspicious
History repeating
Hizbullah seems to have miscalculated in its fight with Israel
But neither side would gain from a ruinous and pointless war
Iran’s calculations
Iran’s damage-limitation efforts may not go to plan
As war with Israel intensifies on two fronts, Iranian presidential hopes for a rapprochement may fade
Another click of the dial
Israel and Hizbullah creep closer to all-out war
But Israel does not yet have the forces in place to invade
Staging protests
A theatre in Jenin offers a different kind of Palestinian resistance
It is a target for both Israel and Palestinian militants