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Some consider the AI rivalry between China and the United States to be not dissimilar to the technological rivalry between Washington and Moscow during the Cold War. Sara Padovan
Politics

Why the race to AI dominance has echoes of the Cold War

For years, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been the subject of a great power competition in technology, but midway through 2026, AI is increasingly…

Christopher Phillips 28 July , 2026
Opinion

The Houthis’ fiction and threats will be answered by force

When militias fail in their destructive projects, they tend to manufacture a false grievance to justify their crimes and abuses. This is what the…

Saud Al-Masaud 28 July , 2026
When you start running out of eyes Fares Garabet
Cartoons

When you start running out of eyes

Fares Garabet 27 July , 2026
Opinion

Israel’s elections may be a verdict on political Judaism

Israel’s election campaign began last week, when the Knesset dissolved itself and formally opened the contest among the country’s political parties…

Zaid bin Ali al-Fadhil 27 July , 2026
Opinion

Zelenskyy bets the house by firing defence minister and army chief

In times of war, the removal of a country’s senior military commander and defence minister would normally not be considered a good omen for victory…

Con Coughlin 27 July , 2026
Sharm el-Sheikh is once again attracting tourism capital. Nesma Moharam
Business & Economy

Sun, sea, and sales: investors eye up Sharm el-Sheikh’s hotels

With Egyptian tourism recovering, hotel capacity shortages, and growing interest from foreign investors in the Gulf and beyond, Sharm el-Sheikh is…

Marcelle Nasr 27 July , 2026
Thousands of Yemenis hold posters and portraits of Yemen's ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh during a rally in support of the former president on 24 August 2017. AFP
Documents & Memoirs

The last days of Ali Abdullah Saleh 

In recent years, debate has intensified over the circumstances, causes, and final hours leading up to the killing of former Yemeni president Ali…

Anwar Al-Ansi 27 July , 2026
The Lebanese novelist Jabbour Douaihy lived between two worlds and two languages Lina Jaradat
Culture & Social Affairs

Jabbour Douaihy and the art of living between two shores

In Beirut, as evening falls, the Lebanese novelist Jabbour Douaihy sits correcting his French editorial before it goes to press, weighing each…

Bahaa Iy'ali 26 July , 2026
The sun sets behind burning gas flares at the Daura Oil Refinery Complex in Baghdad, 22 December 2024 AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP
Business & Economy

Energy in Iraq: the new front line between Washington and Tehran

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has opened the country’s energy sector to US investment in an effort to deepen economic ties between Baghdad and…

Salam Zaidan 26 July , 2026
Lines of cars waiting to refuel in Moscow, Russia, June 30, 2026. أ.ف.ب
Business & Economy

Queuing cars help show how Russia failed to diversify its economy

Fuel queues in the world’s third-largest oil-exporting nation is not a sight most would expect to see, but for several weeks now, long lines of…

Rana Freifer 25 July , 2026
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Politics

Trump's midterm loss opens a window for Iran diplomacy

11, Nov 2026

Both Tehran and Washington have powerful incentives to resolve the conflict through negotiations, but actors on all sides have reasons to derail these efforts

Alex Vatanka
The UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey carries the traditional red budget box as he leaves Downing Street in London on 28 October 2026. Reuters
Business & Economy

Britain's debt squeeze tests the pound’s power

11, Nov 2026

Rising borrowing costs and persistent inflation are narrowing the UK's fiscal room for manoeuvre, exposing the limits of monetary independence

Abdulfattah Khattab
Crew members of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) navy ship Qi Jiguang wave as their ship prepares to dock on 2 August 2026. JUNI KRISWANTO / AFP
Politics

China eyes greater security role in the Red Sea

12, Nov 2026

Beijing has been expanding its base in Djibouti, the tiny state that sits opposite Yemen across the Bab al-Mandab Strait. With numerous other states also in play, this is a region to watch

Charbel Barakat
Pep Boatella
Science & Technology

Climate change is redrawing national borders

10, Nov 2026

Whether it is rivers, glaciers, or sea-level submergence, the implications of rising temperatures are becoming an increasingly urgent issue for states

Alaa Emara
Culture & Social Affairs

Five Arab novels that paint an AI-dominated future

10, Nov 2026

From machines that develop human emotions to societies governed by artificial intelligence, Arab novelists explore the promises and perils of a radically transformed future

Ibrahim Adel

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