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Oil Men Eye a Land of Black Gold
Politics

Oil Men Eye a Land of Black Gold

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Alastair Beach 10 April , 2012
A Dream in Four Movements
Culture & Social Affairs

A Dream in Four Movements

[caption id="attachment_55230654" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Marcel Khalife (credit: Qatar Philharmonic)"][/caption] The Qatar…

Jacqueline Shoen 10 April , 2012
A Vote of No Confidence
Politics

A Vote of No Confidence

[caption id="attachment_55230635" align="aligncenter" width="550" caption="A poster depiciting Palestinian hunger striker Hana Shalabi"][/caption] …

Jacqueline Shoen 05 April , 2012
The Price of Union
Business & Economy

The Price of Union

[caption id="attachment_552305" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Robert Cianflone/Getty Images"][/caption] The six states of the Gulf…

Kristian Coates Ulrichsen 05 April , 2012
If These Walls Could Talk

If These Walls Could Talk

[caption id="attachment_55230467" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="Safes at the Ottoman Bank Museum"][/caption] The contemporary art space…

Vedica Kant 04 April , 2012
Women’s Rights, a Revolution Worth Completing
Culture & Social Affairs

Women’s Rights, a Revolution Worth Completing

The aftermath of an Arab Spring was initially a time of joy for the role many women played during those days of revolution. However, from West to…

Helena Alves 03 April , 2012
The Future of the Marjayia
Politics

The Future of the Marjayia

[caption id="attachment_55230374" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="The Ancient City of Qom in Iran, the largest centre for Shi'a…

Mehdi Khalaji 03 April , 2012
Yemen after Saleh
Politics

Yemen after Saleh

[caption id="attachment_55230345" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption=" Ali Abdullah Saleh"][/caption]President Ali Abdullah Saleh agreed to…

Bernard Haykel 30 March , 2012
Ghosts of Heliopolis
Politics

Ghosts of Heliopolis

[caption id="attachment_55230314" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Cairo War Memorial Cemetery "][/caption] Deep in the heart of Cairo's…

Alastair Beach 29 March , 2012
East Meets Middle East

East Meets Middle East

[caption id="attachment_552302" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Installation view of 'Endless' Cai Guo-Qiang"][/caption] The…

Juliet Highet 28 March , 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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