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A US armoured vehicle on the outskirts of the town of Rmeilan in the northeastern Syrian province of Hasakah, bordering Turkey, on March 27, 2023. AFP
Politics

Normalisation with Syria and the emergence of a new Arab security framework

The decision of the Arab foreign ministers to readmit Syria to the Arab League on 7 May 2023 marked a turning point in the standoff between Damascus…

Khaled Hamadeh 18 May , 2023
After the year 2000, when Maddah was physically unable to complete his final stage performance, people started to see him as a legend Albane Simon
Culture & Social Affairs

Talal Maddah: A Saudi music legend and 'voice of the earth'

Our Moon, o our MoonWhy leave us, our Moon?You left to entertain yourself, o our Moon.But why would you leave us on earth, o our Moon?In 1973, Saudi…

Adel Hoshan 18 May , 2023
Talal Maddah: The artist who introduced Arabs to the Saudi music genre Nesma Moharam
Culture & Social Affairs

Talal Maddah: The artist who introduced Arabs to the Saudi music genre

Through his personality, lyrics, melodies and performances, Talal Maddah put on a visual and lyrical show that uniquely reflected the Saudi music…

Shadi Alaa Aldin 18 May , 2023

Foreign ministers meet ahead of the Arab Summit

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AFP

Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan (R) meeting with his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad on the sidelines of preparatory meetings of the Arab League in Jeddah.

Saudi Press Agency
Saudi Press Agency

Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan, speaks during the Arab foreign ministers meet ahead of the Arab summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, May 17, 2023.

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REUTERS

Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad attends Arab league's foreign ministers meeting ahead of the Arab Summit, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, May 17, 2023.

AFP
AFP

Delegates attend the Arab Foreign Ministers Preparatory Meeting ahead of the 32nd Arab League Summit in Jeddah on May 17, 2023.

AFP
AFP

Syria's Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad (C) speaks to reporters after attending the Arab Foreign Ministers Preparatory Meeting ahead of the 32nd Arab League Summit in Jeddah on May 17, 2023.

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Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan meeting with his Libyan counterpart Najla Al-Mangoush on the sidelines of preparatory meetings of the Arab League in Jeddah.

Opinion

Air strikes alone won't end Syria's drug trade

On 8 May, two air strikes targeted drug-related locations in the border region between Syria and Jordan, resulting in the death of a prominent…

Haid Haid 17 May , 2023
The 17 May Agreement of 1983. Getty
Documents & Memoirs

The 17 May Agreement of 1983: A perfect failure

When Arab-Israeli peace agreements are mentioned, the main two that usually come to mind are Anwar Sadat’s Camp David Accords in 1978, followed by…

Sami Moubayed 17 May , 2023
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, President of the European Parliament (EP) Roberta Metsola and French President Emmanuel Macron pose for a photo before the EU Leaders' summit in Brussels, Belgium on February 09, 2023. Getty
Politics

France and Italy navigate present-day tensions against backdrop of historical rift

In recent years, there have been heated exchanges between Italian and French officials, especially regarding their converse stances on immigration…

Khattar Abu Diab 17 May , 2023

A group of Palestinian refugees walk along the road from Jerusalem to Lebanon on November 9, 1948. AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

Palestinian intellectuals determined in their pursuit to accurately chronicle the Nakba

The 75-year anniversary of the Nakba presents a timely opportunity to review events leading up to the Palestinians’ historic displacement as well as…

Mohamed abi Samra 17 May , 2023
A Pro-Kurdish Green Left Party supporter holds a portrait of former leader of pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Selahattin Demirtas, 49, who remains a key political figure despite being in jail since 2016. Reuters
Politics

Kurdish nationalists suffer partial setback in elections

Although the Labour and Freedom alliance, representing the Kurdish national movement in the recent Turkish elections, maintained its lead in most…

Rustum Mahmud 17 May , 2023
With a fully locally made car gearing up for its market debut, a clear industrial policy is paying dividends in what is one of Africa’s most industrially developed nations. Here’s how they did it. Barbara Gibson
Business & Economy

Morocco makes a success of its drive into the automotive industry

Morocco’s first fully locally made car, bearing the brand name NEO, is about to make its debut on the country’s domestic market.The medium-sized…

Mohamed Sharki 17 May , 2023
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Iran’s waning influence

27 June 2025

Our July issue features in-depth articles and expert analyses exploring the future of Iran's influence and the long-term reverberations for the region

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Emergency workers check the damage caused to a building from an Iranian missile strike in Beersheba in southern Israel on June 24, 2025. John Wessels / AFP
Business & Economy

Counting the cost of the Israel-Iran war

24 June 2025

The recent Israel-Iran war is not just a regional flashpoint; it is a mirror reflecting the fragility and interdependence of the modern global economy

Abdel-Rahman Ayas
Adrián Astorgano
Politics

Shaky Israel-Iran ceasefire points to unfinished business

24 June 2025

What Trump has dubbed the '12-Day War' could be just the opening salvo of a much longer conflict

Michael Horowitz
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Science & Technology

Behind the bombs: the Israel-Iran cyberwar

25 June 2025

Images of rocket trails, explosions, and destruction were broadcast worldwide, but a quieter war in cyberspace was also being waged, and it was no less important

Marco Mossad
Yusra Naim
Profiles

Zohran Mamdani: New York City's first Muslim mayor?

27 June 2025

His supporters say his mayoral primary victory could be an inflexion point in American politics that shows the electoral viability of left-wing policies and support for Palestinian rights

Con Coughlin

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