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Health Care Under Fire: How the Middle East Reflects a Global Crisis
Humanitarian law obliges all conflict parties to protect health facilities and workers, yet deadly attacks persist
Hospital Attacks in Gaza and Israel: What Counts as a War Crime?
Global attacks on hospitals and health care have become more frequent, but perpetrators have enjoyed near total impunity
Gender
The Toll of Violence on Women and Youth in Iran
A "pervasive trauma is seeping through Iran," affecting the mental health of women and children
Governance
Coronavirus in Lebanon
Interview with Walid Ammar, head of Lebanon's Ministry of Public Health, on testing, funding, and the threat to refugees
Governance
Coronavirus in the Middle East
A look at COVID-19 in seven countries, some fragile or failed, which illustrates many of the problems the region faces
Trade
Coronavirus in Iran—An Isolated Response?
As the COVID-19 crisis deepens, will Tehran wean itself off suspicions and collaborate in efforts to control the virus?