In a 2020 survey of Americans, just over one in five could locate Iran on a map. With such a poor result for a Middle Eastern country that is roughly…

The stunning victory achieved by Péter Magyar in Hungary’s general election may have prompted widespread rejoicing both in his own country and across…

Despite his relatively small body of work, the late Egyptian film director Daoud Abdel Sayed left behind a cinematic legacy defined by a singular…

Things escalated quickly following this week’s meeting in Washington between the Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors to the United States. Chaired by US…

After years of missed economic opportunity, Syria’s oil reserves in the north-east are once again a strategic option for Damascus following a…

The ceasefire negotiated between the US and Iran may still be holding. But the prospect of the all-important Strait of Hormuz trade artery reopening…

As regional tensions intensify and maritime traffic remains disrupted, the Strait of Hormuz challenge is compelling Gulf states to rethink the…

More than just a sensitive waterway, the Strait of Hormuz has become a test in recent weeks of the Gulf’s economic model. For decades, Gulf oil and…

If the Strait of Hormuz closure has exposed one reality, it is that Gulf states can no longer afford to depend on a single maritime passage. In that…

In a speech in Riyadh in May 2025, US President Donald Trump appeared to criticise his White House predecessors, including fellow Republican…