21 percent of registered marriages of 2017 in the Gaza Strip involved girls under 18 years of age. So far, the ambassadors have prevented early marriages in 50 families and counting.

UN Women · UN Women 02 Dec 2019

Mental Health

This is how much it would cost to end gender-violence across the world

Every day more than 800 women die from preventable causes during pregnancy and childbirth. But these needless deaths could ended by 2030, for the cost of 46 military aircraft.

Nita Bhalla · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 29 Nov 2019

Middle East and North Africa

How the Middle East is moving from regime change to state change

To avoid the disastrous destabilisation of the Middle East, bold political solutions will need to be embraced, writes John Raine of the International Institute for Strategic Studies

International Institute for Strategic Studies 27 Nov 2019

Geopolitics

5 key lessons from the new Arab uprisings

Protesters across the region have changed tactics following the experiences of the Arab Spring. Georges Fahmi of Chatham House explains why

Chatham House 19 Nov 2019

Geopolitics

How Iran is winning the war for the Middle East

Iran has developed the ability to win wars through third parties, and so minimize the chances of retaliation, argues John Chipman of ISIS

International Institute for Strategic Studies 15 Nov 2019

Middle East and North Africa

Sudan needs urgent outside help to deliver peaceful power-sharing. Here’s why

For all the obstacles in the way of peaceful civilian rule in Sudan, there are reasons to be optimistic it can be achieved – if the international community plays a crucial role

International Crisis Group 31 Oct 2019

Innovation

Abu Dhabi is investing $250 million in tech start-ups

The UAE has seen a surge in tech investment in recent years – and now Abu Dhabi has made a multimillion commitment to further boost innovation.

Douglas Broom 29 Oct 2019

Workforce and Employment

This ‘devil’ cactus is killing livestock and destroying crops in Kenya. But there’s hope for a solution

Farmers are trying everything to rid their land of this invasive prickly cactus, which destroys grass and makes animals sick. However, it can be used to make biogas, juice, wines and oils.

Caroline Wambui and Thomson Reuters Foundation · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 27 Sep 2019

Cities and Urbanization

One man’s struggle to save Cairo’s architectural heritage

When architect Alaa al-Habashi fell in love with an old Ottoman-era mansion in Cairo, Egypt, he was told he could pull it down but not restore it.

Patrick Werr · This is place 24 Sep 2019

Australia

What the Saudis can teach Australia about surviving the demise of fossil fuels

Coal is Australia's second-largest export - but is the country prepared for a fast-approaching future in which coal is no longer economic? And what might its leaders learn from the way Sa...

Jacob Brown 20 Sep 2019

Innovation

From Israel's 'start-up nation', 4 lessons in innovation

Israel punches above its weight as a well-spring of digital innovation. Earlier this year, a European delegation visited Tel Aviv to find out why.

Julie Ziskind and Annika Brack 13 Sep 2019

Middle East and North Africa

This small harvester could end water shortages in vulnerable countries

A small sized harvester invented by Mathieu Prévot is capable of creating water from desert air, after being tested in the Mojave desert. The applications could be huge for desert dweller...

Robert Sanders · Futurity 05 Sep 2019

Middle East and North Africa

Iraq must be allowed to stay neutral in any U.S. – Iran conflict. Here’s why

If Iran-U.S. tensions lead to war, Iraqi's fragile peace will be the first victim of wider regional instability, argues the International Crisis Group

International Crisis Group 31 Aug 2019

Africa

19 of the world’s 20 youngest countries are in Africa

The world's youngest population will have a median age of just 15.2 in 2020, the UN’s latest World Population Prospects report shows.

Joe Myers 30 Aug 2019

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