The Lebanese fugitive who disappeared from Athens
How the arrest of a Lebanese man at Athens airport is tied to an international arms smuggling ring—spanning companies in Cyprus, Turkey, and Iraq—multi-million dollar contracts, and a dramatic escape from Greece.
The Power of Words: Media’s Responsibility in Mental Health Dialogue
The shift in public discourse about mental health begins with the words we choose and the way we narrate people's stories.
Three years into Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine, nearly 150 journalists attacked
Since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, journalists have faced abductions, executions, and attacks. RSF reports on three years of violence and honors those risking their lives to keep the world informed.
Piraeus: A shipping container bound for Lebanon
The 20-ton cargo of polyester resin seized at the port and the “Lebanese Resistance Movement.” What are “dual-use items,” and why do security gaps persist in European ports?
Shells and sugar paste: An inside look at international arms fairs
Russian photographer Nikita Teryoshin records international exhibitions of weapons systems. He talks to iMEdD about the unknown world in which billions of dollars and the cynicism of the battlefield coexist.
Armaments: Israel and the others
Data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) on international arms transfers to Israel, Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Yemen and Palestine. What does the data on the quantity and origin of transfers show?
Syrian Shipowner in Piraeus on Sanctions List
A Houthi-linked exchange house, oil for Hezbollah, and two merchant ships at the centre of an international legal battle.
Israel – Iran: The Nuclear Factor
Dr. Doreen Horschig, a fellow with the Project on Nuclear Issues at CSIS in Washington, D.C., analyses the current situation around the issue of nuclear power in the Middle East.
Hamas Weapons in Bulgaria
