To address the deepening climate crisis, climate activism is employing a wider variety of tactics and aiming at a broader set of goals. In response, the movement faces stronger repression and civic backlash against climate action.

As Lebanon’s war imposes suffering on civilians, the capital city is yet living an illusion of peace.

In a recent book, a former U.S. ambassador explains Washington’s perennial policy shifts in Lebanon.

The decision is not surprising, given that the country’s political class mistrusts a poll whose outcome it doesn’t fully control.

What was happening in the country during the October 1973 Arab-Israeli conflict, whose 50th anniversary begins today?

Please join the Carnegie Middle East Program for a discussion on the broad climate change challenges that the Middle East and North Africa region is facing.

As Saudi Arabia invests in high-profile international players, a key question is how might its league improve?

Climate change in the Middle East will amplify preexisting vulnerabilities stemming from conflict, displacement, marginalization, and corruption, while also creating new risks. Governments in the region will need to adopt more inclusive reforms as part of their climate adaptation strategies.

A TV series on Al-Araby 2, based on Syria’s Assads, has transfixed the Middle East during this month of Ramadan.

A controversial decision in Lebanon to delay the move to summer hours has highlighted deep divisions within the country.