Middle East

Palestinians leave al-Karama neighbourhood in Gaza City to safer areas on October 11, 2023, as raging battles between Israel and the Hamas movement continued for the fifth consecutive day. The death toll from five days of ferocious fighting between Hamas and Israel rose sharply overnight as Israel kept up its bombardment of Gaza after recovering the dead from the last communities near the border where Palestinian militants had been holed up.

Palestinians leave al-Karama neighbourhood in Gaza City to safer areas on October 11, 2023, as raging battles between Israel and the Hamas movement continued for the fifth consecutive day. The death toll from five days of ferocious fighting between Hamas and Israel rose sharply overnight as Israel kept up its bombardment of Gaza after recovering the dead from the last communities near the border where Palestinian militants had been holed up. © Mahmud Hamd/AFP via Getty Images

Gaza War Resonates in the South Caucasus

The region’s geopolitical shift following the Nagorny Karabakh conflict may continue amid the crisis in the Middle East.

31 Oct 23

"I Love You Cristiano"

Football provides comfort for young earthquake survivors.

29 Jun 23

We Are With You

Initiative provides aid and psychosocial support to those affected by the earthquake.

29 Jun 23

Blindness No Barrier

A visually impaired man describes how he and others navigate life after the earthquake.

19 Jun 23

Seeking Safety

For some survivors of the earthquake, returning to live in a house is a terrifying prospect.

19 Jun 23

"This Camp is Uninhabitable"

Displaced people struggle with access to basic utilities as they wait for permanent solution.

14 Jun 23

Syria's Emergency Response

IWPR supports efforts to get much-needed humanitarian aid to earthquake survivors.

9 Jun 23

The Man Who Lost Everything

Survivor tells how only he and his son survived out of a family of nine after the earthquake hit.

9 Jun 23

Following his re-election on May 29, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan now looks set to continue a regional policy that has included expanding trade and economic cooperation, improving connectivity and reaching markets in Central Asia and beyond.

Following his re-election on May 29, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan now looks set to continue a regional policy that has included expanding trade and economic cooperation, improving connectivity and reaching markets in Central Asia and beyond. © Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Turkey and Central Asia’s Growing Partnership

Erdoğan’s win marks continuity in Turkish economic and political engagement with the region.

8 Jun 23

“I Never Witnessed an Earthquake Like This”

Elderly people struggle to deal with the aftermath of disaster.

1 Jun 23

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