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In the era of Trump, smart diplomacy is a must

The recent verbal altercation between US President Donald Trump and his Vice President, JD Vance, on one side, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr…

Ibrahim Hamidi 07 March , 2025
Saudi diplomacy and the changing world order Sam Green
Politics

Saudi diplomacy and the changing world order

Amid a rapidly evolving geopolitical landscape, Saudi Arabia is recalibrating its foreign policy by adopting a bold ‘multi-alignment’ strategy. As it…

Abdulaziz Sager 07 March , 2025
A woman walks outside St. Iveron Convent, which was heavily damaged by artillery and gun fire during battles for the local airport in Donetsk, a Russian-controlled region of Ukraine, on February 25, 2025. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
Politics

Trump and Putin plot a course to a new world

The Riyadh negotiations between Washington and Moscow last month ushered in a new phase in US-Russia relations, increasing the prospects not only of…

Samer Elias 07 March , 2025
What Canada joining the US might look like shutterstock
Business & Economy

What Canada joining the US might look like

The trade war between the United States and Canada has intensified, with heated statements after the White House implemented US President Donald…

Abdulfattah Khattab 06 March , 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attend a special summit to discuss Ukraine and European defence, in Brussels on March 6, 2025. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq
Politics

Europe defence spending, Ukraine support top agenda in Brussels

If US President Donald Trump’s decision to freeze aid to Ukraine was aimed at persuading Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to enter peace talks…

Con Coughlin 06 March , 2025
Israeli war drums drown out talk of Gaza reconstruction
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Israeli war drums drown out talk of Gaza reconstruction

Fares Garabet 06 March , 2025
A member of the M23 armed group monitors access to the border crossing into Rwanda as men believed to be Romanian military contractors pass through in Goma on January 29, 2025. AFP
Politics

Rwanda’s attack on Congo could plunge Africa into war

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been invaded by Rwanda five times. The first two times (from 1996-1997 and 1998-2003), it led to large…

Jason K. Stearns and Kristof Titeca 06 March , 2025
Palestinian director Basel Adra (L) and Israeli director Yuval Abraham pose during a photo session in Paris on October 29, 2024. STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

Oscar winner ‘No Other Land’ fails to highlight the root issue

Any artistic or media production that exposes Israeli occupation practices against Palestinians deserves recognition, praise, and a wider audience…

Samer Abou Hawwach 06 March , 2025

Iftar amid Gaza's rubble, moon sightings and more from the world

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Palestinians gather for a communal iftar, or fast-breaking meal, on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, amid building rubble in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on March 1, 2025.

Haitham EL-TABEI / AFP
Haitham EL-TABEI / AFP

Saudi men look to spot the first crescent of the moon marking the start of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in the southern Saudi city of Hautat Sudair, on February 28, 2025.

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Men gather for the iftar at the mausoleum and mosque of al-Sayyid al-Hasan, or Sheikh Hassan al-Mirghani, one of the leaders of the Khatmiyya Sufi order founded in 1817, in Sudan's eastern city of Kassala on March 1, 2025.

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REUTERS/Yara Nardi

Nuns stand next to the statue of the late Pope John Paul II outside Gemelli Hospital, where Pope Francis is admitted for treatment, in Rome, Italy, February 27, 2025.

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Pedro Pardo / AFP)

Delegates arrive for the opening ceremony of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 4, 2025.

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MARCO LONGARI / AFP

Revellers perform during their parade on the third and final day of the Luanda Carnival in Luanda, on March 3, 2025.

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REUTERS/Lisa Leutner

People dance during the opening ceremony of the traditional Opera Ball in Vienna, Austria, February 27, 2025.

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Pedro PARDO / AFP

A statue of late communist leader Mao Zedong is seen at the Military Museum in Beijing on March 2, 2025.

REUTERS/Toby Melville
REUTERS/Toby Melville

Probationer choristers of Salisbury Cathedral Choir practice flipping pancakes ahead of Shrove Tuesday at Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, Britain, March 3, 2025.

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REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

Participants carrying torches march during a re-enactment of the March First Independence Movement against Japanese colonial rule in Cheonan, South Korea, February 28, 2025.

A Palestinian activist holding a national flag stands by as an Israeli army bulldozer moves during an ongoing raid on the Tulkarm camp for Palestinian refugees in the north of the occupied West Bank. Zain JAAFAR / AFP
Politics

West Bank Palestinians suffer largest forced displacement in decades

Israeli forces raided the home of Sufyan Abdu in Tulkarm Refugee Camp at 3am, waking the family in terror, as heavily armed soldiers clattered…

Ahmed Draghmeh 05 March , 2025
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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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