Middle East & Africa
Campus protests
University protests about Gaza spread to the Middle East
But Arab students are looking to America for inspiration
How Gulf states rule
Gulf governments are changing, but not how they talk to citizens
Rumours about downpours in Dubai and rosé in Riyadh stem from a lack of trust
Democracy’s dividends
How South Africa has changed 30 years after apartheid
Poverty is rife and inequality still starkly racial
In a pickle
Israel’s prime minister does not know where to go
Binyamin Netanyahu may be losing the plot
Militia mayhem
The Middle East has a militia problem
More than a quarter of the region’s 400m people live in states dominated by armed groups
Your money or your life
How much do Palestinians pay to get out of Gaza?
Middlemen are profiting from Gazans’ desperation
The Cyrus cylinder
Why Iranian dissidents love Cyrus, an ancient Persian king
The British Museum is sending one of Iran’s adored antiquities to Israel
The destruction of Addis Ababa
The historic heart of Addis Ababa is being demolished
Abiy Ahmed is imposing his vision on Ethiopia’s capital
Long walk to nowhere
How race and politics interact in modern South Africa
Why the ANC’s losses are not the official opposition’s gain
Iran’s defensive tactics
How Iran covered up the damage from Israel’s strikes
New images shared with The Economist show how a swap helped calm a crisis
Round one, over?
Israel responds to Iran’s barrage with a symbolic strike
Both sides have a chance to de-escalate their conflict, at least for now
I get knocked down
Tanzania’s opposition, once flat on its back, is now on its knees
The next elections will be both uncompetitive and unfair