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This picture taken on July 27, 2022 shows a view of sacks of confiscated captagon pills at the judicial police headquaters in the town of Kafarshima south of Lebanon's capital Beirut. AFP
Politics

Will CENTCOM play a bigger role in countering the Middle East Captagon trade?

This past week, the US Department of State released its Written Strategy to Disrupt and Dismantle Narcotics Production and Trafficking and Affiliated…

Caroline Rose 01 July , 2023
Since the war broke out, more than 500,000 people from Sudan have fled abroad, according to United Nations figures. AFP
Politics

The path to ending Sudan's destructive war starts with humility

The conflict in Sudan continues unabated, with both sides fighting among civilians and causing immense destruction. Khartoum, the capital, has…

Amgad Fareid Eltayeb 01 July , 2023
Opinion

Mona Lisa: A universal smile with endless interpretations

As you approach the inner entrance of the Louvre in Paris, there is an arrow that will lead you to the exact location of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona…

Ali Almuqri 01 July , 2023
Saint Francis's enduring appeal on display at National Gallery National Gallery
Culture & Social Affairs

Saint Francis's enduring appeal on display at National Gallery

The medieval Church produced a superstar.It is no great surprise, therefore, that a charming exhibition at the National Gallery includes so many…

Bryn Haworth 01 July , 2023
Suggestions that Erdoğan’s long rule has reinvigorated the idea of reviving the Ottoman Empire are misplaced, as is speculation over calls for a broader Muslim state. Nesma Moharam
Politics

Turkey’s influential ‘Erdoğanism’ is not about empire building

Turkey is strategically important to the Arab world and holds a highly influential position within it. As such, a proper understanding of the country…

Asaad Ghanem 01 July , 2023
Bedouin Knights in Chicago Supplied
Culture & Social Affairs

The story behind America's Arabian horse dynasty starts with Chicago Expo 1893

A mesmerising show put on by members of the Arab Bedouin Anizah tribe in Chicago in 1893 changed horsemanship in America forever and brought Arabian…

Taissier Khalaf 30 June , 2023
The Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury Docks from Jamaica, with 482 Jamaicans on board. AFP
Politics

75 years after Windrush, Britain’s mixed record on immigration examined

In June, Britain celebrates the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush in Tilbury, near London. This ship, which brought 802 migrants…

Christopher Phillips 30 June , 2023
Wagner overplayed its hand in march on Moscow
Cartoons

Wagner overplayed its hand in march on Moscow

Fares Garabet 29 June , 2023
People attend the Soundstorm music festival, organized by MDLBEAST, in Banban on the outskirts of the Saudi capital Riyadh on December 16, 2021. AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

Music in Saudi Arabia tunes into a new and modernised future

Times are changing for music in Saudi Arabia. After introducing art education in schools and universities, theatres in the Kingdom are now hosting…

Nawwar Jabbour 29 June , 2023
This video grab shows Yevgeny Prigozhin speaking in Bakhmut. AFP
Politics

How Prigozhin's overestimation ended in his humiliation

Once a country commits a serious strategic miscalculation, it then goes into damage control mode. Any action it takes to rectify the misstep can soon…

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy 29 June , 2023
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A US Navy sailor directs a Eurocopter AS-332 Super Puma helicopter on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which is supporting US military operations in the war with Iran on 16 August 2026. US. Navy/REUTERS
Politics

US troops leave Iraq and Syria, but double down in the region

30, Sep 2026

Why 30 September should be understood less as a US exit from the Middle East than as the end of a particular model of American intervention

Caroline Rose
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping view portraits of former US presidents at the White House, Washington, DC, on 24 September 2026. Reuters
Politics

US-China summit: did Xi get what he wanted?

29, Sep 2026

Why the Chinese president's visit to Washington could be considered a success, despite no big movement on trade, Taiwan, and technology

Charbel Barakat
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Business & Economy

How the oil crises of 1973 and today differ

30, Sep 2026

While the world is much better prepared this time around, vulnerabilities remain

Abdel-Rahman Ayas
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
Soldiers from the Ethiopian National Defence Force chant slogans after completing their training at an officers' training ground 70 kilometres northeast of the city of Gondar, Ethiopia, on 14 September 2021. AFP
Politics

Turmoil in Tigray: the view from Ethiopia's neighbours

30, Sep 2026

While many would like to see Addis Ababa distracted, they also worry about a refugee spillover should a civil war break out. It might be a case of 'be careful what you wish for'

Sergey Eledinov

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