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Student demonstrators occupy the pro-Palestinian "Gaza Solidarity Encampment" on the West Lawn of Columbia University on April 24, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago/AFP
Politics

The campus is coming for Joe Biden

A connoisseur of radical chic can find plenty to catalogue these days while observing pro-Palestine protests on Ivy League campuses: the black or red…

The Economist 26 April , 2024
Opinion

American university protests and Foucault's reflections on Iran

Before expressing admiration for the protests of American university students advocating for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, it is prudent to…

Houssam Itani 26 April , 2024
Israel's war on Gaza passes 200-day mark
Cartoons

Israel's war on Gaza passes 200-day mark

Fares Garabet 25 April , 2024
In the Middle East, Iran is a major power, and firmly against the US imposing its will in the area. This is music to Chinese ears. Eduardo Ramon
Politics

Iran-China trade based more on geopolitics than economics

The US has put high-level pressure on China to use its influence over Iran to end Houthi attacks on Western commercial shipping in the Red Sea…

Shirley Ze Yu 25 April , 2024
Hamas supporters carry a portrait of Muslim Brotherhood founder Sheikh Hassan al-Banna while celebrating the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Hamas Islamist movement on 14 December 2012 in the West Bank city of Tulkarem. AFP
Politics

The Muslim Brotherhood and nostalgia for the caliphate

Throughout Islamic history, the concept of the ‘state’ has been mired in significant theological (kalam) and jurisprudential debates, revealing a…

Abdullah F. Alrebh 25 April , 2024
Major EU-Gulf trade boost revives talk of reducing barriers
Business & Economy

Major EU-Gulf trade boost revives talk of reducing barriers

When the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the European Union signed a Cooperation Agreement on 15 June 1988, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed…

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 25 April , 2024
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi (R) is greeted by Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif upon his arrival in Islamabad on 22 April, 2024. AFP
Politics

Iran and Pakistan turn away from confrontation and toward trade

The recent visit of Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi to Pakistan was an important development for the geopolitical and diplomatic dynamics of the…

Kaswar Klasra 24 April , 2024
Critics have hailed 'Norah' as pioneering for the Saudi film industry and its exploration of traditional beliefs and contemporary progress.
Culture & Social Affairs

Saudi Arabia to make its debut at Cannes with 'Norah'

The 77th Cannes International Film Festival in May will be a landmark moment for Saudi Arabia’s burgeoning creative industries. For the first time, a…

Noor Hisham Alsaif 24 April , 2024
Opinion

Iran's weak attack on Israel doesn't bode well for Hamas's survival

The inconclusive outcome of the upsurge in military hostilities between Israel and Iran does not bode well for Hamas’s chances of surviving the Gaza…

Con Coughlin 24 April , 2024
A member of Iraq's PMF stands in front of the wreckage of the car in which Iraqi commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis (L) and IRGC commander Qasem Soleimani were assassinated on Jan 2, 2023 to mark the third anniversary of their killing. AFP
Politics

Will Israel temper its war on Iran's regional proxies?

For the past decade, Israel has been targeting Iranian assets and personnel in Syria. Through hundreds of airstrikes, Israel has repeatedly attacked…

David Schenker 24 April , 2024
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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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