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Opinion

Syria and Lebanon: why history will not repeat itself

It is no longer a secret that US President Donald Trump proposed that Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa send his troops into Lebanon to disarm…

Ibrahim Hamidi 07 July , 2026
Football in the Arab world: a relationship revealed in seven books
Culture & Social Affairs

Football in the Arab world: a relationship revealed in seven books

Just as in many other parts of the world, football commands an interest and a passion in Arab societies that is rarely rivalled by alternatives. This…

Ibrahim Adel 07 July , 2026
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and US President Donald Trump during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit in the city of Évian, eastern France, on 17 June 2026. AFP
Politics

Trump returns focus to Nile dam dispute, but is it too late?

US President Donald Trump has re-entered the Nile dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia at a time when the conflict has fundamentally changed. The…

Amr Emam 07 July , 2026
The President hails 250 years of collective effort
Cartoons

The President hails 250 years of collective effort

Fares Garabet 06 July , 2026
Powered by Libya's oil wealth, the Haftar family are managing a succession. Harol Bustos
Profiles

Saddam Haftar: Benghazi is the base but Tripoli is the prize

Saddam Haftar’s recent public statements struck all the old tunes: partnership, shared interests, national unity, and weapons placed under the…

Areig Elhag 06 July , 2026
A paper collector pulls his handcart past billboards lining the boulevard along the protocol route ahead of the NATO Summit in Ankara on 2 July 2026. Adem ALTAN / AFP
Politics

Ankara’s high-stakes NATO summit: what is on the agenda?

The 36th NATO Summit, being held in Ankara this week on 7-8 July, takes place at a time of major geostrategic developments and crunch decisions about…

Omer Onhon 06 July , 2026
From Yves Saint Laurent to Blokecore: fashion in football Luke Brookes
Culture & Social Affairs

From Yves Saint Laurent to Blokecore: fashion in football

Greek researcher Irene Theodoropoulou calls Qatar 2022 “the Ghutra World Cup,” showing how the ghutra and agal—the traditional male headwear of the…

Yasmin Abdallah 06 July , 2026
Opinion

Shaibani in Beirut: political reassurance and deferred questions

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani’s visit to Lebanon has concluded, but its effects are likely to endure for some time. It was his second…

Alia Mansour 04 July , 2026
Al Awir desert farms, Dubai, on 12 January 2021.
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Business & Economy

How El Niño is heightening economic risk in the Gulf

In recent years, the climate phenomenon known as El Niño has moved beyond the confines of meteorological centres and into the calculations of…

Abdulfattah Khattab 04 July , 2026
Congressional candidate Claire Valdez, Brad Lander, Darializa Avila Chevalier stand with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani at a rally at King's Theatre on 18 June 2026 in New York City. MICHAEL M. SANTIAGO / AFP
Politics

New blood: why progressive New York Democrats won big

These are interesting times for left-wing politics in the United States. The Democratic Party’s ageing centre-left establishment figures are still…

Tarek Rashed 04 July , 2026
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Libyan National Army Deputy Commander Saddam Haftar, and Trump advisor Massad Boulos in Washington on 29 June, 2026. @US_SrAdvisorAF/X
Politics

US plan for Libya: unification or management of division?

26 June 2026

A US envoy wants the institutions of western Libya to accommodate the son of an eastern warlord as Libyan president. Is this another doomed effort to unite the feuding factions, or could it work?

Areig Elhag
Dave Murray
Science & Technology

More than a game: a look inside the mind of a football fan

30 June 2026

As the FIFA World Cup 2026 shows, identity, belonging, and tension combine to make football fandom unlike any other sport. So, what is going on in fans' brains?

Alaa Emara
A fighter loyal to Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan holds up a weapon backdropped by the minaret of a mosque, during a graduation ceremony in the southeastern Gedaref state on 27 May 2024. AFP
Politics

The quiet push to finally end Sudan's civil war

29 June 2026

External actors and some domestic parties are believed to be working behind the scenes towards a settlement. Why now?

Shawgi Abdelazim
Chinese President Xi Jinping stands in the centre of the hall during the China-Africa forum at the Great Hall of the People in central Beijing, on 5 September 2024.
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Business & Economy

China doubles down on Africa with its zero-tariff policy

01 July 2026

Beijing's duty-free access for African exports promises mutual economic gains, but more importantly, it deepens its strategic influence across the continent

Rabia Abdul Salam
Eduardo Ramon
Politics

Why siccing Syria's army on Hezbollah is so dangerous

28 June 2026

If Trump's idea is implemented, it would all but certainly further undermine regional stability and US interests in the Middle East

David Schenker

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