Indian resistance leader and ‘Father of the Nation’ Mahatma Gandhi once said that “a civilisation should be judged by its treatment of minorities”…

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Syria is standing at a crossroads. Its new government, led by Ahmed al-Sharaa as interim president, raised hopes for restoring a sense of unity…

In 1983, German-born American economist Theodore Levitt published an article titled The Globalisation of Markets. He had coined a term that meant the…

Vladimir Putin has set out several conditions before accepting a ceasefire deal on Ukraine, saying that "questions" still remain over it but that he…

As long as states in the Middle East exhibit political fragility, Iran will find a way to spread its nefarious influence through a mix of coercion…

Syria’s new President Ahmed al-Sharaa is acutely aware that national unity is crucial for his country's survival after the downfall of long-time…

Martta Kaukonen is a Finnish author and film critic whose acclaimed first novel featured a serial killer in therapy. Born in 1976, she interviewed…