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After Geneva
Politics

After Geneva

[caption id="attachment_55232793" align="alignnone" width="620"] Sergei Lavrov speaks during a press conference at the UN offices in Geneva [/caption…

Andrew Bowen 02 July , 2012
Secrets of the Arabian Horse
Culture & Social Affairs

Secrets of the Arabian Horse

[caption id="attachment_55232772" align="alignnone" width="620"] Standard of Ur, southern Iraq, circa 2600-2400 BC[/caption] How many courtly poems…

Juliet Highet 29 June , 2012
Egypt Back from the Brink
Politics

Egypt Back from the Brink

[caption id="attachment_55232764" align="alignnone" width="620"] Police in front of the court during the announcement that Egypt's parliament will be…

Alastair Beach 29 June , 2012
Hezbollah on Syrian Quicksand
Politics

Hezbollah on Syrian Quicksand

[caption id="attachment_55232752" align="alignnone" width="620"] A supporter of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad holds a picture of him and…

Political Editor: Majalla 28 June , 2012
Iraq under the Ba’ath
Politics

Iraq under the Ba’ath

[caption id="attachment_55232709" align="aligncenter" width="620"] 20th March 1970: Saddam Hussein (right), Deputy Chairman of the Revolutionary…

Alex Edwards 26 June , 2012
Scenarios for Syria
Politics

Scenarios for Syria

[caption id="attachment_55232748" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Fighters loyal to the Free Syrian Army (FSA) pose with their weapons in a location…

James Denselow 25 June , 2012
Cairo Looks to Islamabad
Politics

Cairo Looks to Islamabad

[caption id="attachment_55232658" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Supports of Mohammed Morsi hold his portrait aloft[/caption]Five days have passed…

Andrew Bowen 22 June , 2012
Review: Where Do We Go Now?

Review: Where Do We Go Now?

[caption id="attachment_55232644" align="alignnone" width="600"] Nadine Labaki in Where Do We Go Now (2011)[/caption] The film is a tale of one…

Noam Schimmel 22 June , 2012
Egypt Simmers as the Generals Play for Time
Politics

Egypt Simmers as the Generals Play for Time

[caption id="attachment_55232638" align="aligncenter" width="620"] An Egyptian supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood presidential candidate Mohamed…

Alastair Beach 22 June , 2012
A Message of Tolerance
Culture & Social Affairs

A Message of Tolerance

[caption id="attachment_55232622" align="alignnone" width="597"] His Holiness the Dalai Lama[/caption] Speaking with warmth and candor at LSE on…

Noam Schimmel 21 June , 2012
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A collage of Israel's policy of destruction and starvation in Gaza. Eduardo Ramon
Politics

Unpacking Israel's decisive turn towards savagery

23 April 2026

Israel's gloves-off approach since 2023 didn't emerge out of the blue; it is deeply rooted in Zionist and Israeli military thought.

Majed Kayali
Axel Rangel Garcia
Business & Economy

Test of wills: Iran’s ability to outlast the US blockade

26 April 2026

The standoff in the Hormuz is not simply a question of whether Tehran can survive economic pressure, but whether Washington can sustain the pressure at an acceptable cost.

Alex Vatanka
Sara Padovan
Science & Technology

Iran’s 'mosquito fleet' presents a pesky problem

28 April 2026

The Strait of Hormuz is now poised to become the primary arena of confrontation, with Iran relying on speedboat-driven guerrilla warfare to confront the US navy.

Marco Mossad
A Syrian army soldier holds a national flag featuring Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in front of a building left in ruins on 5 June 2013 in the city of Qusayr in the Homs province. AFP
Politics

Syria's taswiya slow roll creates a host of problems

28 April 2026

Former regime soldiers are stuck in limbo, as their undocumented status prevents them from working, travelling, and curbs family members' access to education, healthcare and social services

Haid Haid
Culture & Social Affairs

The Arab women raising the bar in travel literature

28 April 2026

In recent years, travel writing has witnessed a striking revival, though along a different path, one now charted by Arab women's voices.

Ibrahim Adel

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