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Hope and hardship have driven Syrian refugee returns – but many head back to destroyed homes, land disputes

Sandra Joireman, University of Richmond Close to 1.5 million Syrian refugees have voluntarily returned to their home country over the past year. That extraordinary figure represents nearly one-quarter of all Syrians who fled fighting during...

Pact for the Mediterranean – One Sea, One Pact, One Future – a shared ambition for the region

Brussels - On Thursday (Octobre 16, 2025), the European Commission and the High Representative set out a new ambitious strategy to strengthen EU relations with its Southern Mediterranean partners. Building on our historical...

Hope and hardship have driven Syrian refugee returns – but many head back to destroyed homes, land disputes

Sandra Joireman, University of Richmond Close to 1.5 million Syrian refugees have voluntarily returned to their home country over the past year. That extraordinary figure represents...

In the Middle East, women journalists and activists have been driving crucial change

Farinaz Basmechi, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa - Last month marked the third anniversary of the Woman, Life, Freedom movement in Iran, an uprising that has been described as the country’s most significant movement since the establishment of the Islamic...

Abraham accords: Israel’s latest push to improve Arab relations could stall over Palestinian statehood

Simon Mabon, Lancaster University - Mohammed bin Salman wants to bring Saudi Arabia into the Abraham accords, the network of agreements to normalise relations between Israel with other countries in the Middle East and, increasingly, beyond. Donald Trump would have enjoyed hearing this when the Saudi crown prince visited the White House on November 18. It was Trump’s first administration that brokered the initial agreements between Israel and the UAE,...

Hope and hardship have driven Syrian refugee returns – but many head back to destroyed homes, land disputes

Sandra Joireman, University of Richmond Close to 1.5 million Syrian refugees have voluntarily returned to their home country over the past year. That extraordinary figure represents...

Iran’s president calls for moving its drought-stricken capital amid a worsening water crisis – how Tehran got into water bankruptcy

Ali Mirchi, Oklahoma State University; Amir AghaKouchak, University of California, Irvine; Kaveh Madani, United Nations University, and Mojtaba Sadegh, Boise State University; United Nations University Fall marks the start of Iran’s rainy season, but...

Hope and hardship have driven Syrian refugee returns – but many head back to destroyed homes, land disputes

Sandra Joireman, University of Richmond Close to 1.5 million Syrian refugees have voluntarily returned to their home country over the...

Experience the Magic of Christmas 2025 in Cyprus

As the holiday season approaches, Cyprus is preparing to celebrate Christmas 2025 with a...

Hamas is battling powerful clans for control in Gaza – who are these groups and what threat do they pose?

Martin Kear, University of Sydney - Despite the euphoria surrounding the ceasefire between Hamas...