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Opinion

Harmless literary "gossip" has given way to outright hostility

Sometimes it feels like Arab writers could make a fortune from turning their gossip about one another into their life’s work.If there was a "literary…

Ali Almuqri 02 September , 2023
Supporters of the rightwing Hindu groups Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal react to Monday's communal clashes in Haryana state by shouting slogans at a rally in Ahmedabad, India, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023. AP
Politics

Are communal tensions being deliberately stirred to court votes ahead of India's elections?

A violent incident at a school in India has highlighted the extent of rising religious tensions in the country, becoming a hot issue in the nearby…

Sanjay Kapoor 02 September , 2023
People stage a protest as they wave the Druze flags in the southern city of Sweida, Syria on August 27, 2023. Anti-government protests have rocked south Syria for the past week. Suwayda24 via AP
Business & Economy

Bad governance is proving to be an economic liability as protests sweep Syria

Southwest Syria has been swept by protests and strikes as the economic crisis in the country has started to feel permanent, bringing people out onto…

Joseph Daher 02 September , 2023
2nd December 1955: John Ronald Reuel Tolkien ( 1892-1973) the South African-born philologist and author of 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord Of The Rings'. Getty
Culture & Social Affairs

Remembering Tolkien, the British literary icon who redefined the fantasy genre

In March, the Ukrainian Minister of Defence pledged in a statement: “Here, our only way is to withstand the onslaught of Mordor.”Another high-ranking…

Emad al-Ahmad 01 September , 2023
Opinion

Why areas outside of regime control are faring better amid Syria's economic crisis

Anti-regime protests in southern Syria are closing out their second week. These protests were initially triggered by the government's decision to…

Haid Haid 01 September , 2023
Now known as the Sweida Governorate, it has a unique history, steeped in resistance to empires and colonialists. This is its story of the mountain, dating back to a flight from the Levant. Eduardo Ramon
Documents & Memoirs

Syria’s Druze Mountain has long been a graveyard for empires

Mount Hawran in the southernmost part of Syria, is better known as the Druze Mountain, after the name of the community who call the region home.The…

Taissier Khalaf 01 September , 2023
Leaders of the BRICS countries pose for a group photo in Johannesburg on August 23, 2023. AP
Politics

Is an expanded BRICS a threat to the West?

The proposed expansion of the BRICS group has prompted several commentators to question whether it could eventually challenge the West. The existing…

Christopher Phillips 01 September , 2023
Opinion

Why India’s G20 summit may shake up the world order

The upcoming G20 summit will be very different from its predecessors.It will be held in India and chaired by the rising star of global geopolitics:…

Ibrahim Hamidi 31 August , 2023
Diplomacy takes a back seat amid string of African coups
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Diplomacy takes a back seat amid string of African coups

Fares Garabet 31 August , 2023
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky stands next to a Danish F-16 fighter jet in a tent at the Skrydstrup Airbase in Vojens. AFP
Politics

Will Ukraine's acquisition of F-16s actually tip the scales of war?

The limited use of air power is one of the most striking features of the war in Ukraine, according to military analysts who have been tracking the…

Khaled Hamadeh 31 August , 2023
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Politics

Morocco expands ties with Israel: why now?

28, Sep 2026

After months of behind‑the‑scenes talks, Rabat and Tel Aviv are deepening ties under a new phase of the existing Abraham Accords, with Western Sahara being dangled as an incentive

Mohamed Sharki
Canada's Foreign Minister Anita Anand answers journalists' questions during an interview as part of her visit to the NATO headquarters in Brussels on 11 May 2026. NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP
Business & Economy

How Canada is navigating Trump’s threats

26, Sep 2026

Foreign Minister Anita Anand on how Ottawa is handling the US trade and tariff war

Ravi Agrawal
A B 1B Lancer bomber at the RAF Fairford airbase, after police declared a major incident in which several men were arrested on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act, in Fairford, UK, on 27 September 2026. REUTERS/Toby Shepheard
Politics

Alleged plot against UK airbase raises eyebrows

28, Sep 2026

Five Britons arrested near RAF Fairford base out on bail, as Iran condemns 'malicious speculation' about its alleged role

Con Coughlin
Pooja Sreenivasan
Science & Technology

How AI is giving forgotten books a new lease of life

29, Sep 2026

A wave of bulk purchases is sweeping through second-hand bookshops, but the lack of transparency is raising eyebrows

Mohammed Mansour
Lina Jaradat
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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