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The Circus Continues
Politics

The Circus Continues

[caption id="attachment_55231148" align="alignnone" width="620" caption=" Anti-Omar Suleiman posters in Cairo, Egypt"][/caption] It has been an…

Alastair Beach 19 April , 2012
Confronting Paradise

Confronting Paradise

[caption id="attachment_55231107" align="alignnone" width="620" caption="Laila Shawa with her work (Credit: Amy Assad)"][/caption] “Me being a…

Amy Assad 19 April , 2012
A Dynamic Scene
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A Dynamic Scene

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Mahjoob Zweiri 18 April , 2012
Co-operation from China?
Politics

Co-operation from China?

[caption id="attachment_55230911" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao "][/caption] Reuters's report on March…

Nima Khorrami Assl 17 April , 2012
Egypt’s Conundrum
Politics

Egypt’s Conundrum

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Jacqueline Shoen 16 April , 2012
The Iran-Turkey Showdown
Politics

The Iran-Turkey Showdown

[caption id="attachment_55230887" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Turkey's Prime Minister…

Nima Khorrami Assl 14 April , 2012
Pakistan Gets Tough
Politics

Pakistan Gets Tough

[caption id="attachment_55230884" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Pakistan Prime Minister, Yousuf Raza Gilani "][/caption] Pakistan’s…

Jacqueline Shoen 13 April , 2012
Republican Monarchies: A Decade On
Politics

Republican Monarchies: A Decade On

[caption id="attachment_55230807" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Saad Eddin Ibrahim"][/caption] Twelve years ago, the Egyptian-American…

Safaa Azab 13 April , 2012
The Muslim Brotherhood’s About Face
Politics

The Muslim Brotherhood’s About Face

[caption id="attachment_55230797" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="A press conference announcing the Muslim Brotherhood's endorsement of…

Paula Mejia 12 April , 2012
Art & Conflict - The Case of Syria
Culture & Social Affairs

Art & Conflict - The Case of Syria

[caption id="attachment_55230713" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Live music from the duo Fantazia"][/caption] At a time when diplomacy and…

Helena Alves 12 April , 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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