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Missteps in the making: Syria's National Dialogue risks failure

On 12 February, interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa took an initial step toward organising the much-anticipated National Dialogue Conference by…

Haid Haid 24 February , 2025
The dollar still rules the global economy Diana Estefanía Rubio
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The dollar still rules the global economy

Today, the US dollar is the most prominent currency in the world. This is tied to the fact that the US has the largest economy, along with the dollar…

Al Majalla - London 25 February , 2025
Kuwaiti military helicopters perform during an airshow to mark the country's 63rd Independence Day celebrations in Kuwait City on February 26, 2024. YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP
Business & Economy

At 64, Kuwait still faces many of the same challenges

Kuwait celebrates its National Day on the 25th of February every year, coinciding with the anniversary of the accession of the late Abdullah Al-Salim…

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 25 February , 2025
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Culture & Social Affairs

Katharine Halls: AI is diluting literary translations

Katharine Halls is an award-winning translator who brings Arabic books to English audiences. Her work on Ahmed Naji’s prison memoir Rotten Evidence…

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 25 February , 2025
US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron shake hands at the end of a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 24, 2025. ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP
Politics

European leaders lobby Trump for a better Ukraine deal

With the Ukraine conflict entering its fourth year, the main diplomatic focus now is on whether the war can be ended through peace talks rather than…

Con Coughlin 25 February , 2025
Opinion

Iran's 'axis' laid to rest at Nasrallah's funeral

The funeral of Hezbollah’s former Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah (along with his designated successor Hashem Safieddine) in Beirut’s southern…

Ibrahim Hamidi 24 February , 2025
Zelenskyy shut out of Ukraine war talks
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Zelenskyy shut out of Ukraine war talks

Fares Garabet 24 February , 2025
New realities in Ukraine awaken old challenges in Europe Axel Rangel Garcia
Politics

New realities in Ukraine awaken old challenges in Europe

The third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine comes at a moment of heightened anxiety for European leaders. Donald Trump’s decision to…

Christopher Phillips 24 February , 2025
Friedrich Merz (R), leader of Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), addresses supporters after exit polls in the German general elections were announced on February 23, 2025. INA FASSBENDER / AFP
Profiles

Friedrich Merz: Germany's new centre-right chancellor

Centre-right opposition leader Friedrich Merz declared victory in Germany’s national election on Sunday after exit polls indicated his bloc was in…

Con Coughlin 23 February , 2025
A person votes at a polling station in a pub during the 2025 general election in Berlin, Germany, February 23, 2025. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
Politics

Germans vote in polls that could shake up Europe

When Germans go to polls today on 23 February, the emergence of migration as a key issue for voters of all political persuasions will have a direct…

Con Coughlin 23 February , 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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