Joseph Hincks

Middle East Correspondent for TIME

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'Disaster is Imminent'

A rusting oil tanker off the coast of Yemen is an environmental catastrophe waiting to happen. Can anyone prevent it?

By Joseph Hincks

How the Giant Suez Canal Boat Was Freed

How a celestial body contributed to the rescue efforts

By Joseph Hincks

What the Boat Stuck in the Suez Canal Is Costing the World

$3 billion a day — and that's not factoring in the environmental toll

By Joseph Hincks

How Syria's Decade-Long War Has Left a Toxic Environmental Legacy

A forthcoming report shows how a decade of conflict has polluted rivers, destroyed crops and scorched forests

By Joseph Hincks

How Syrian Medics Endured 10 Years of War

Over two-thirds of health workers reported being inside a facility during an attack, according to an International Rescue Committee report

By Joseph Hincks

Press Freedom Group Files Lawsuit Against Saudi Arabia Over Khashoggi Killing

Reporters Without Borders has filed a criminal complaint against Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the journalist's killing in 2018

By Joseph Hincks

The 'Badass Chief of Staff' of Turkey's Opposition Faces Years in Jail After Challenging Erdogan's Power. She's Not Backing Down

The fate of Canan Kaftancioglu might show just how close Turkey is to becoming an autocracy

By Joseph Hincks / Istanbul

Saudi Activist Loujain al Hathloul is Out of Jail. But Justice Remains a Distant Hope

Change in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia comes only on the terms of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

By Joseph Hincks

Leading Aid Official David Miliband on What Joe Biden's Pivot Means to Yemen

President Joe Biden has announced that the U.S. will no longer support Saudi Arabia’s offensive military operations in Yemen, ending a policy that began under former President Barack Obama and continued through the Trump Administration,...

By Joseph Hincks

She Helped Launch Yemen's Revolution. 10 Years On, Tawakkol Karman Still Believes Change Is Possible

"Once the wheel of change is set in motion it doesn’t stop until it reaches its destination"

By Joseph Hincks

Israel Leads in COVID-19 Vaccinations. Palestinians Aren't on the List

Can Israel’s vaccination program be fully successful if Palestinians are not inoculated too?

By Joseph Hincks

Meet the Arab Activists Finding New Ways to Fight for Change

The Arab Spring began in Tunisia, where 28 days of protests ended 24 years of a dictator’s rule. The next day, Jan. 15, 2011, students in Yemen called for demonstrations against the strongman there. A...

By Joseph Hincks

Heirs of the Arab Spring

Ten years later, the struggle continues. Five cases in point

By Joseph Hincks

Amnesty: War Crimes Committed by Both Azerbaijan, Armenia

Videos show decapitations and the desecration of enemy fighters' corpses

By Joseph Hincks

World Food Programme on Hunger During COVID-19

World Food Programme Executive Director David Beasley discusses the impact of COVID-19 on global food security

By Joseph Hincks

Iran's Move to Speed Up Its Nuclear Program Complicates Biden's Plan to Resume Diplomacy

Iran’s most senior lawmakers have ratified a bill to enrich uranium to 20%, days after Iran’s top nuclear scientist was killed by attackers

By Joseph Hincks

Iranian Activist Nasrin Sotoudeh's Husband on Her Release From Prison

On Nov 7, the day that Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh won temporary release from Qarchak women’s prison in Tehran, a video clip circulated on social media showing her wearing a green hijab and...

By Joseph Hincks

Netanyahu Said Trump Was Israel's 'Greatest Friend.' How Will He Cope with Biden in the White House?

The Israeli prime minister has lost his presidential patron

By Joseph Hincks

What a President Biden Could Mean for Political Prisoners Jailed in Saudi Arabia

“I hope a new administration that signals a new approach to Saudi Arabia can really ask for the release of political prisoners”

By Joseph Hincks

Scenes from Behind the Frontlines of Europe's Oldest 'Frozen War' in Nagorno-Karabakh

In an Armenian trench in the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, strings of empty ration cans hang from a rafter jerry-rigged above canted mud walls, intended to jangle in the event of contact from an enemy...

By Joseph Hincks
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