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The contours of Trump’s vision for Ukraine are emerging Nash
Politics

The contours of Trump’s vision for Ukraine are emerging

When Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Trump on 19 August at the White House, he made sure to wear a suit this time—instead of his usual…

Robert Ford 01 September , 2025
Trump’s tariffs are forging a new global order Nash
Business & Economy

Trump’s tariffs are forging a new global order

US President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff policies, intended to showcase American dominance, could backfire and instead catalyse a parallel…

Shirley Ze Yu 31 August , 2025
A Houthi security soldier stands guard at a student-led protest condemning Israel's genocide in Gaza at Sanaa University on August 27, 2025. Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP
Politics

Federalism is the only solution for Yemen

Fears are growing that Yemen’s civil war is in danger of becoming a forgotten conflict as a wave of rapid and turbulent change sweeps across the…

Anwar Al-Ansi 31 August , 2025
Tunisian President Kais Saied after winning the elections, Tunis, October 21, 2024. AFP
Politics

Kais Saied appears to be in the driver's seat...for now

Tunisia’s government, under President Kais Saied, is now well-established, six years after his initial election and four years after his overhaul of…

Sabina Henneberg 31 August , 2025
Opinion

Syria’s promise of accountability risks ringing hollow

The case of Ahmad al-Abdullah—a member of Syria’s new military, also known as Abu al-Meesh al-Sarawi— highlights the persistent lack of transparency…

Haid Haid 30 August , 2025
Jordi Puntí: today's writers are more like entertainers than creators Al Majalla
Culture & Social Affairs

Jordi Puntí: today's writers are more like entertainers than creators

Barcelona: At the heart of the contemporary Catalan literary scene, Jordi Puntí emerges as a distinctive voice, skilfully blending profound narrative…

Mohammed Al-Bittari 30 August , 2025
A US Air Force B-1B bomber is followed by fighter planes above one of the three Great Pyramids of Giza, Egypt, on October 25, during a demonstration flight as part of the Bright Star 99 military exercises. FMS/ZDC
Politics

Bright Star: a barometer of Egypt-US relations

Relations between Egypt and the US span numerous key initiatives. Few, however, compare to the Bright Star exercise, which began on 28 August at the…

Amr Emam 30 August , 2025
Broker or showman? Trump’s high-stakes Ukraine play Nash
Politics

Broker or showman? Trump’s high-stakes Ukraine play

Over the course of several dramatic days, marked by headline-grabbing images, high-level meetings, and US President Donald Trump casting himself as…

Aqeel Abbas 30 August , 2025
France's President Emmanuel Macron (L), Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer meet on the sidelines of the two-day NATO Heads of State and Government summit in The Hague on June 24, 2025. Ludovic MARIN / AFP
Politics

European countries trigger the ‘snapback’ of Iran sanctions

Germany, France, and the United Kingdom on Thursday triggered the so-called snapback of UN sanctions on Iran, after years of talks to elicit greater…

Keith Johnson 29 August , 2025
Opinion

Why Iran’s allies in Iraq are taking aim at Kurdistan

Iran perceives the Kurdistan Region—an autonomous territory in northern Iraq—as a ‘functional adversary’ capable of delivering its objectives swiftly…

Rustum Mahmud 29 August , 2025
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Barbara Gibson
Politics

China’s Victory Day Parade: symbolic or seismic?

05 September 2025

Beijing would like the week to mark a historic turning point in which a unipolar world finally gave way to multipolarity. To others, it was just tub-thumping bravura. In reality, it was a bit of both.

Shirley Ze Yu
Business & Economy

Syria’s post-Assad energy quandary

01 September 2025

The country now sits at an energy crossroads: will its recovery be anchored in oil and gas, or will it seize the chance to lean into renewables and build something more resilient?

Jesse Marks
Pep Boatella
Politics

Disarming Hezbollah: will Lebanon seize or squander its opportunity?

02 September 2025

After Israel dealt Iran and its regional axis a string of crippling blows last year, Lebanon now finds itself better-positioned to reclaim its eroded state sovereignty. Will it grab the chance?

Frederic C. Hof
Al-Ma'arri in his residence as depicted in a 1965 book Wikipedia Commons
Culture & Social Affairs

Al-Ma’arri’s satirical poetry reimagined for today's readers

02 September 2025

Recent books from Yemen, Egypt, and Syria take a new look at the 10th-century philosopher's famed letter 'The Epistle of Forgiveness', which is said to have inspired Dante's 'Divine Comedy'

Ali Almuqri
Local residents walk past a house destroyed by an earthquake that killed nearly 1,000 people and devastated villages in eastern Afghanistan, on September 1, 2025. AFP
Politics

For Afghan quake victims, sympathy came faster than help

04 September 2025

An earthquake in Afghanistan earlier this week levelled entire villages and left people trapped under rubble for days, but in the shadow of the Hindu Kush, saviours were thin on the ground

Kaswar Klasra

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