News & Views Government urged to protect Iran women’s football team The Albanese government is being called upon to protect the members of Iran’s women’s national football team during their stay in Australia.
World ‘The worst of all time’: Donald Trump’s tantrum over TIME cover photo celebrating Middle East peace deal TIME magazine cover celebrates Donald Trump’s “triumph” in his Middle East peace deal, but the US president is more concerned with his image.
News & Views ICC issues arrest warrants for Taliban leaders over persecution of women and girls The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Taliban leaders, accusing them of persecuting women in Afghanistan since 2021.
News & Views What to know about the US strikes on Iran and Australia’s response US military have attacked three key Iranian nuclear sites, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan. Here’s the latest.
Ed's Blog Power without accountability. Trump’s ‘spectacular success’ a dangerous precedent The United States’ pre-emptive bombing of Iranian nuclear sites marks a perilous new chapter, not only for the Middle East.
News & Views Why I can’t look away from what is happening in the Middle East History has shown us what happens when Western powers use the language of freedom to justify military intervention in the Middle East.
News & Views Who is Asma al-Assad, the first lady who stood beside Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad? We take a look at the woman who has stood by Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad’s side, “First Lady of Hell”, Asma al-Assad.
World Women-led online campaign to sanction Israel launches as humanitarian crisis in the Middle East worsens A women-led online campaign is calling on the Australian government to sanction Israel over the conflict in the Middle East, which is “tearing apart” human rights, press freedoms, healthcare and more.
News & Views ‘Our heart is breaking’: A love letter to my beautiful Lebanon In spite of deep-rooted adversity, the Lebanese people are like no other. They live, love and dance like there is no tomorrow.
News & Views A year of violence and women excluded from what comes next Today marks one year since Hamas inflicted its horrific attack on Southern Israel on October 7.
News & Views Civilian death toll rises in Lebanon as Israel continues bombing Why is Israel bombing Lebanon? We take a closer look at the escalating violence in the Middle East.
News & Views What next for women in Iran? Just days after the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, women are celebrating. But will their lives improve?
