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The Wagner mutiny might elicit caution over empowering mercenaries too much, but it is unlikely to stop countries from employing them as the benefits seem to outweigh the risks. Michelle Thompson
Politics

Will Wagner mutiny elicit more caution over mercenary use in the Middle East?

Yevgeny Prigozhin’s aborted march on Moscow has rocked Vladimir Putin’s regime. It is too early to tell how things will play out in Russia and,…

Christopher Phillips 02 July , 2023
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
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Documents & Memoirs

Exclusive interview with the man who caught Eli Cohen

30, Sep 2026

Ibrahim Hamidi spent years following the story of Mossad's 'spy in Damascus ', but some secrets remained untold. He then learned that the man who could answer them was still alive

Ibrahim Hamidi
A supporters of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva holds a Brazilian flag after a closing campaign rally, one day before the general election, in Sao Paulo, on 3 October, 2026. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
Politics

Who will be Brazil’s next president?

04, Oct 2026

Neither Lula nor Bolsonaro won an outright majority, so the two men will face off on 25 October in an election that could serve as a bellwether of Donald Trump's influence in Latin America

The Economist
Opinion

Russia boosts its defence budget with an eye on Europe

02, Oct 2026

Putin seems to have concluded that to secure a decisive victory in Ukraine, he needs to go after the countries in Europe that are supporting Kyiv

Con Coughlin
A digital billboard displays fuel prices at a petrol station in Berlin on 2 October 2026. John MACDOUGALL / AFP
Business & Economy

G7 agrees to release 100 million barrels of reserve diesel

03, Oct 2026

Analysts believe that Trump is hoping to lower domestic fuel prices before the November midterm elections, which could see Democrats win a majority of seats in Congress

Alexandra Sharp
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, 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

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