Iran’s nuclear activities have been on the front pages for years, although it remains unclear precisely how close Tehran is to building its first…

US President Donald Trump’s tariff policy is at once clearer and harder to get a handle on than it was when he took office. Trump has made a flurry…

When Lord Peter Mandelson was recently appointed the UK’s next ambassador to the US by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, it seemed unlikely on a…

Russia is working to secure its strategic foothold in Syria despite the overthrow of long-time ally Bashar al-Assad – a moment that at first appeared…

In early January, the two men whose forces now control two big chunks of Syria met to discuss the country’s future and try to resolve their impasse…

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If US President Donald Trump’s outlandish proposals for turning the Gaza Strip into the “Riviera of the Middle East” have any merit at all, it is…

Can people be formed by what they are called? That is the premise of Brazilian writer Leonardo Garzaro’s latest offering, which flows from a dispute…

In October 2023, just a few months after he had criticised the Egyptian government for its economic policies, Egyptian billionaire real estate…

Britain has marked the fifth anniversary since it departed the European Union with little fanfare. While some of the government’s pro-Brexit critics…