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Can a BRICS currency really compete with the US dollar? Ewan White
Business & Economy

Can a BRICS currency really compete with the US dollar?

The BRICS group, comprising five nations – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa – has been actively working to decrease its reliance on the…

Toufic Chanbour 22 August , 2023
Men, probably Arab American food vendors, in an area of Manhattan's lower west side known as the "heart of New York's Arab world." Library of Congress
Culture & Social Affairs

Welcome to 'Little Syria': A missing historical piece of New York’s ethnic mosaic

"Little Syria” – a vibrant ethnic neighbourhood that pulsed through the heart of New York in the 1880s to the 1900s – could have been completely…

Taissier Khalaf 22 August , 2023
Vladimir Putin's arrest warrant is seen in a press release from the International Criminal Court in The Hague on 19 March 2023 in Brussels, Belgium. Shutterstock
Politics

Does the International Criminal Court still matter?

Russian President Vladimir’s decision not to attend the upcoming BRICS summit in South Africa for fear of being arrested by the International…

Christopher Phillips 22 August , 2023
Opinion

A BRICS currency is nothing more than a pipe dream

Talk of a unified BRICS currency will not be seriously entertained at tomorrow's summit in Johannesburg, despite media chatter and speculation in the…

Khaled Kassar 21 August , 2023
Lebanese soldiers remove boxes from an overturned truck, right, to a military truck, left, in the Christian town of Kahaleh, Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023 AP
Documents & Memoirs

A tale of two trucks: One deadly incident ignited Lebanon's civil war; the other could start a new one

On 9 August, a military confrontation erupted in al-Kahaleh on the main road between Damascus and Beirut, in Lebanese territory that is affiliated,…

Sami Moubayed 21 August , 2023
BRICS summit takes on the dollar
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BRICS summit takes on the dollar

Fares Garabet 21 August , 2023
The USS Bataan (LHD 5) amphibious assault ship transits the Suez Canal. More than 3,000 US military personnel have arrived in the Red Sea aboard two warships, part of a beefed-up response after tanker seizures by Iran. AFP
Politics

What is behind Washington's stepped-up Gulf presence?

Once again, the United States is refocusing its attention on the Middle East.This comes against the backdrop of naval displays carried out by the…

Khaled Hamadeh 21 August , 2023
In possibly one of the most consequential BRICS summits since the bloc was created in 2006, over 60 global leaders are expected to attend the summit in Johannesburg Shutterstock
Business & Economy

BRICS Summit 2023: How emerging economies are reshaping the geopolitical landscape

It’s a distinctly African theme for this year’s BRICS summit set to be held in Johannesburg this week. The theme is titled, ‘BRICS and Africa:…

Vumani Mkhize 21 August , 2023
England's forward #18 Chloe Kelly celebrates their victory after a penalty shoot-out during the Australia and New Zealand 2023 Women's World Cup round of 16 football match between England and Nigeria at Brisbane Stadium in Brisbane. AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

How women's football is becoming an arena for culture wars over feminism

Just over a year ago, in the final of the Women’s Euros, football fans witnessed an ‘instantly iconic’ moment. It came after Chloe Kelly scored the…

Bryn Haworth 20 August , 2023
A visit to Heinrich Boll's home. Mohamed Abi Samra
Culture & Social Affairs

A visit to Heinrich Böll’s cottage: A calm, sprawling and undeniable pull

The house of the late German novelist Heinrich Böll, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1972 and died in 1985, annually hosts writers from…

Mohamed abi Samra 20 August , 2023
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Moroccan Foreign Minister Bourita & Israeli Foreign Minister Sa'ar agreed to advance their
relationship on security, trade, and regional integration on 16 September 2026. @USAmbUN/X
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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