On 30 June Egyptians marked the anniversary of the ‘30 June revolution’ first declared a public holiday in 2015. The holiday recalls the protests that took place in 2013, a year after President Morsi’s inauguration.

Bashar al-Assad is serving a fourth term as President of Syria after winning the election which took place on Wednesday 26th May.

Whilst we are encouraged by the declaration of a ceasefire, the long-term effects of the violence that we have seen over recent weeks will be devastating.

The country is suffering its worst economic crisis in 40 years; millions have lost their jobs and the value of the Lebanese pound (lira) has reached record lows.

As widely predicted, last week’s general election in Israel, the fourth since 2019, did not deliver a decisive result. Learn more with this short explainer.

March marks ten years since the beginning of the #Syrian uprising. The Syrian war has proved to be one of the most violent conflicts in recent times, with more than 370,000 having been killed and millions displaced.