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Suez crisis triggered Israel’s first occupation of Gaza

Perched on his sofa in a windowless room, leaning forward on his cane, Bassam Barbakh said Israel’s first military incursion into Gaza 65 years ago was seared into his memory.

Uzbek traders learn to do business with the Taliban

Shawdesh desk: As lorries arrive in bursts of dust at a logistics hub in Uzbekistan’s southern city of Termez, squatting drivers share complaints about how trade has suffered since the

Oil giant Saudi Arabia sees opportunity in climate crisis

The climate crisis does not look like good news for the oil industry, but Saudi Arabia is sniffing an opportunity that could help retain its energy dominance for decades. Not

Delicious hilsa set to be back on menu

Shawdesh Desk: Looking for hilsa? No worries it is coming back! Fishermen are taking preparations to resume hilsa netting as a 22-day ban imposed by the government comes to an

Climate change will bring global tension – US spies

Shawdesh desk: Climate change will lead to growing international tensions, the US intelligence community has warned in a bleak assessment. The first ever National Intelligence Estimate on Climate Change looks

Climate change: Is the UK on track to meet its targets?

The UK has committed to reduce its greenhouse-gas emissions to net zero by 2050. Net zero is the point at which the country is taking as much of these climate-changing

From oil to renewables, winds of change blow on Scottish islands

Shawdesh desk: In the far north of the United Kingdom, where the wind blows and the sea rages, the islands of Orkney and Shetland have long relied on oil and

S Sudan: Where Covid vaccines have to be dropped from planes?

Shawdesh Desk: South Sudan is one of the countries with the lowest rate of vaccination against Covid-19 in the world – just 0.8% of the population have had one dose