Charles Stratford

Israeli–Palestinian conflict18 Jul 2018 18:45 GMT

Gaza's governing party says protesters have right to continue sending flaming kites that Israel claims have destroyed millions of dollars worth of crops.

Palestine14 Jul 2018 15:00 GMT

With high unemployment in the occupied West Bank, Palestinians are turning to the informal tobacco market, in which the required water - restricted by Israel - to cultivate is low and demand is high.

Middle East07 Jul 2018 10:39 GMT

Khan al-Ahmar was scheduled for demolition to expand the illegal Male Adumin settlement.

Middle East03 Jul 2018 12:36 GMT

After months of protests demanding the newly elected President Mohamed Morsi step down, Sisi said the coup was necessary to 'prevent Egypt slipping into a dark tunnel of civil unrest'.

Asia17 Jun 2018 11:14 GMT

Some of the children filmed secretly making cheap hand-rolled cigarettes, popularly known as bidis, for $1 a day look barely 10 years old.

Middle East11 Jun 2018 12:50 GMT

The war against ISIL destroyed entire cities; at least $10bn are needed to rebuild the capital of Anbar alone.

Middle East10 Jun 2018 18:20 GMT

The conflagration at the eastern Baghdad warehouse did not destroy ballot boxes and the cause remains unknown.

Middle East04 Jun 2018 10:59 GMT

The remains of ISIL fighters are being found close to dead civilians who were unable to escape the fighting in Iraq's second-largest city.

Middle East30 May 2018 17:27 GMT

Electoral commission cancelling results from more than 1,000 polling stations used in this month's parliamentary vote.

Asia23 May 2018 17:04 GMT

Anti-pollution protesters have been demanding the closure of a copper smelter in the town of Tuticorin for months.

Middle East19 May 2018 15:06 GMT

The incumbent prime minister did not win the majority he was expecting to in Iraq’s election, trailing behind Muqtada al-Sadr’s Sairoon Alliance and Hadi al-Amiri’s Fatah.

Middle East11 May 2018 13:54 GMT

Iraq has made preparations to allow camps of internally displaced persons to vote, but there has been little campaigning and most camp residents say they are most interested in returning home.