Relations between Algeria and its southern neighbour Niger were quite good before the Nigerien military coup in July 2023. Ever since, they have…

A Palestinian prisoner in his early 40s has just won the International Prize for Arabic Fiction for his book about a Palestinian who takes on an…

I was surprised to see Syria improve its ranking from 176 to 171 in this year’s Women Peace and Security Index (WPS), which ranks countries on women…

Recent events in Riyadh demonstrated Saudi Arabia's growing soft power: the grand opening of the world’s largest Arabic opera in Riyadh, its hosting…

On time and on budget, despite delays caused by the pandemic, the restoration of Notre Dame de Paris, France’s most famous Gothic cathedral, is…

As an inorganic chemical compound, phosphate does not set the pulse racing under a microscope. Scientifically understood, it is neither new nor rare…

Washington is reportedly mulling over sanctions against Israeli military units implicated in severe human rights violations against Palestinians…

The new $61bn aid package for Ukraine that the Biden administration finally approved may help Kyiv avoid being defeated by Russia, but it does not…

During the last week of April 1945, Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler met their respective fates 48 hours apart.Mussolini had been the powerful prime…