The threat of war is empowering the Islamic republic’s hardliners
As a result, Iran’s new president is off to a disappointing start
“Ishouldn’t have voted,” says one unveiled Iranian woman. After a burst of enthusiastic voting in the second round of Iran’s recent presidential election, popular disillusionment has returned. Despondency is back at the top, too. Javad Zarif (pictured), Iran’s former foreign minister and its new vice-president, resigned on August 11th. He ran Masoud Pezeshkian’s campaign and helped revive hopes of a more representative government. The announcement of the new cabinet on August 21st showed how those hopes have been dashed.
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Middle East & Africa August 24th 2024
- The Middle East’s bizarre waiting game: ceasefire or Armageddon?
- The threat of war is empowering the Islamic republic’s hardliners
- Making love not war in the Middle East
- A shift towards green investment is under way in Africa
- In Congo, a desperate struggle to control the deadly mpox outbreak
- YouTube in Africa offers a new kind of news
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Making love not war in the Middle East
Israelis and Lebanese are finding each other on dating apps, whether they want to or not
A shift towards green investment is under way in Africa
Green deals represent almost half of all venture-capital activity in the continent
YouTube in Africa offers a new kind of news
Demographics and the weakness of traditional media explain the rise of video news
In Congo, a desperate struggle to control the deadly mpox outbreak
A rush to isolate the disease and vaccinate people is under way
The Middle East’s bizarre waiting game: ceasefire or Armageddon?
Israel accepts a proposal to pause fighting but Hamas’s hardliners may not
Iran’s electronic confrontation with Israel
The two adversaries are engaged in an intense cyber struggle, with Israel still a click ahead
