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Road to nowhere? Ukraine peace summit ends up a damp squib

In the end, the end was a watered-down declaration that some did not sign. After two much-heralded days in the Swiss resort of Bürgenstock, it was…

Con Coughlin 18 June , 2024
Israel-Hezbollah war heats up
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Israel-Hezbollah war heats up

Fares Garabet 17 June , 2024
Opinion

Lifting the veil on al-Assad's sham drug crackdowns

Smuggling operations from Syria to Jordan have become routine news that many people barely glance at. Yet, every so often, these illicit activities…

Haid Haid 17 June , 2024
At his core, Netanyahu isn’t so much a “true believer” in far-right ideas as he is an opportunistic one. He has and will continue to use rhetoric that serves him best, no matter how bone-chilling. Eduardo Ramon_Getty Images
Politics

Israel's shift to the far right is part of a wider global trend

Because of Israel's singular nature, its far-right movement is rarely discussed in the context of the global wave of populism. Yet the ideology…

Michael Horowitz 17 June , 2024
The office of Egyptian novelist Naguib Mahfouz is on display in his museum in the Al-Azhar district in Cairo. AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

The real-life people behind Naguib Mahfouz’s characters

On a summer day in 1971, writer Naguib Mahfouz was sitting with fellow novelist Gamal al-Ghitani at their customary spot at Orabi Cafe in Cairo when…

Wael Tawfik 17 June , 2024
An experienced campaigner, Farage has been the face of Euroscepticism in the UK for nearly three decades and led the Brexit Party. Laura Salafia
Profiles

Nigel Farage: Britain's 'most divisive politician' is back

As the man most closely associated with the UK’s decision to vote for Brexit in the 2016 referendum on membership of the European Union, Nigel Farage…

Con Coughlin 16 June , 2024
Russia’s determination to defy the West’s sanctions was on display at its Davos equivalent in St. Petersburg, with President Vladimir Putin looking South and East for partnerships. Axel Rangel Garcia_AFP_Reuters
Business & Economy

Putin touts trade bump with global south at 'Russia's Davos'

Russia’s determination to defy the West’s sanctions was on display at its Davos equivalent in St. Petersburg, with President Vladimir Putin looking…

Nazareth Seferian 16 June , 2024
Donald Trump’s alliance with the far right continues a tradition Eduardo Ramon_Getty Images
Politics

Donald Trump’s alliance with the far right continues a tradition

The far right is not a new phenomenon in the United States, but as a movement, it has certainly moved from the margins to the mainstream and the…

Aqeel Abbas 16 June , 2024
Opinion

Israel must be held to account before the next bloodbath

The operation to retrieve four Israeli hostages from the Nuseirat refugee camp in Gaza may have involved war crimes committed by both Israel and…

Houssam Itani 15 June , 2024
Emirati poet Abdulaziz Jasim
Culture & Social Affairs

Abdulaziz Jassim on the symbiotic relationship between poetry and prose

Emirati poet Abdulaziz Jasim's landmark 1995 poetry collection, No Need for Me, is among the acclaimed bodies of work in Arabic poetry. It introduced…

Hoda Salim Al-Muhithawi 15 June , 2024
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Politics

The Houthis: the new Hezbollah?

24, Sep 2026

Just as Iran used Hezbollah to expand its influence in the Levant, it is now using the Houthis to give it leverage in Bab al-Mandab and the Red Sea amid its war with the US

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Culture & Social Affairs

Backlash over Macklemore ban shows major US culture shift

16, Sep 2026

The American rapper's removal from Ed Sheeran's tour over his 'Free Palestine' speech and the British singer's meek rebuttal sparked an uproar on social media

Samer Abou Hawwach
A rebel fighter seen behind a Kingdom of Libya flag near the front line along the western entrance gate of Ajdabiyah, on 18 April 2011. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
Politics

A tale of two Libya's: internal division meets external unity

19, Sep 2026

In Libya today, things have never been better. They have also never been worse. Just depends on who you ask

Tarek Megerisi
Axel Rangel García
Politics

Francesca Albanese: the Palestine question is a global one

16, Sep 2026

In an interview with Al Majalla, the UN Special Rapporteur says the backlash against her for speaking out against Israel's genocide in Gaza reveals much about the current international order

Elie Kossaifi
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi shares a moment with Russian President Vladimir Putin as Chinese President Xi Jinping looks on during day two of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, on 13 September 2026. REUTERS
Politics

Only China, India, and Russia can end the Iran war

15, Sep 2026

Washington needs its rivals to create peace on its behalf

Amir Handjani

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