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Andrew Rawnsley
Starmer may have won praise for standing up to Trump, but fury over high prices will follow

Sun 5 Apr 2026

Starmer may have won praise for standing up to Trump, but fury over high prices will follow
Fred Harter
Food, energy and mortgages ... the next economic casualties of the Iran war

Sun 5 Apr 2026

Food, energy and mortgages ... the next economic casualties of the Iran war
Oliver Marsden
The ‘gate of tears’ poses another headache for the global economy

Tue 31 Mar 2026

The ‘gate of tears’ poses another headache for the global economy
Emma Haslett
Iranian missiles boost London’s prime property as wealthy flee war in the Gulf

Sun 22 Mar 2026

Iranian missiles boost London’s prime property as wealthy flee war in the Gulf
Ruth Michaelson
Mojtaba Khamenei gives a dangerous new dimension to the Middle East crisis

Tue 10 Mar 2026

Mojtaba Khamenei gives a dangerous new dimension to the Middle East crisis
Olivia Ovenden
Dubai’s influencers discover you can’t curate a war

Fri 6 Mar 2026

Dubai’s influencers discover you can’t curate a war
Isabel Coles
The Syrian prison collapse that has scattered Isis families to the wind

Thu 26 Feb 2026

The Syrian prison collapse that has scattered Isis families to the wind
Chloe Hadjimatheou
‘Betraying his country’: 19-year-old Iranian footballer on death row for protesting

Tue 10 Feb 2026

‘Betraying his country’: 19-year-old Iranian footballer on death row for protesting
Ruth Michaelson
Tehran charges protesters’ families a ‘bullet fee’ to return their dead bodies

Sun 1 Feb 2026

Tehran charges protesters’ families a ‘bullet fee’ to return their dead bodies
Kenan Malik
The left and right are spinning Iran’s story for their own ends

Sun 18 Jan 2026

The left and right are spinning Iran’s story for their own ends
The Observer view
Iran’s theocracy could have chosen humanity, but it chose murder

Sun 18 Jan 2026

Iran’s theocracy could have chosen humanity, but it chose murder
Rob Macaire
With a unifying leader, Iran’s protests could become a revolution

Mon 12 Jan 2026

With a unifying leader, Iran’s protests could become a revolution
Ruth Michaelson
Qatar plays its diplomatic cards in bid to keep region from fresh turmoil

Sun 14 Dec 2025

Qatar plays its diplomatic cards in bid to keep region from fresh turmoil
Saad Alnassife
A year after Assad, Syria and the world wait to see if Sharaa is democrat or despot

Sat 6 Dec 2025

A year after Assad, Syria and the world wait to see if Sharaa is democrat or despot
Ruth Michaelson
Marwan Barghouti’s fate may rest in Trump’s hands

Sun 26 Oct 2025

Marwan Barghouti’s fate may rest in Trump’s hands
Giles Whittell
Freed Palestinians given five-star treatment

Sun 19 Oct 2025

Freed Palestinians given five-star treatment
Mishal Husain
After 10 years, we still don’t know how Shamima Begum’s story ends

Tue 14 Oct 2025

After 10 years, we still don’t know how Shamima Begum’s story ends
Oliver Marsden
Tears, relief, fresh bruises – Palestinian prisoners return

Tue 14 Oct 2025

Tears, relief, fresh bruises – Palestinian prisoners return
Stephen Armstrong
A widow’s plea for the return of her husband’s body

Sun 12 Oct 2025

A widow’s plea for the return of her husband’s body

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