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World Refugee Day

Fares Garabet 19 June , 2023
German ministers: Finance Minister Christian Lindner, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius and Interior Minister Nancy Faeser pose with the National Security Strategy. EPA
Politics

Is Germany's first National Security Strategy all bark and no bite?

For the first time in its recent history, the Federal Republic of Germany has unveiled a national security strategy. Ironically, it took a tripartite…

Daniel Gerlach 19 June , 2023
American-English poet T. S. Eliot AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

A look at T.S. Eliot's influence on Arabic poetry

American-English poet T. S. Eliot left behind a formidable legacy, inspiring generations of writers all over the globe. But one of the lesser-known…

Paul Chaoul 19 June , 2023
Opinion

A Syrian "gift" and a Russian "road map"

In Cairo, a "gift" arrived from Damascus, marking the efforts made by the latter to advance the process of Arab normalisation. Simultaneously, Moscow…

Ibrahim Hamidi 19 June , 2023
Opinion

Regime's lowball price for wheat jeopardises Syria's food security

As is customary, Syrian farmers once again find themselves preoccupied with arrangements for the wheat harvesting season. Alongside the logistical…

Haid Haid 18 June , 2023
Director Ali Cherri attends a screening of "The Dam" during the 60th New York Film Festival at Francesca Beale Theater on October 01, 2022 in New York City. Getty Images
Culture & Social Affairs

Lebanese filmmaker Ali Cherri finds meaning in quiet desolation

'The Dam' took three years to make and Ali Cherri shot it in Sudan. Having been showcased at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival and in Cairo, the Lebanese…

Mohamed abi Samra 18 June , 2023
First President of Egyptian Republic General Mohamed Naguib (C) salutes the cheering crowd, 21 June 1953 in Cairo, along with vice president of Council Gamal Abdel Nasser. AFP
Documents & Memoirs

This day in history: The birth of the Egyptian Republic

It took just less than one year for Egypt to formally shift from monarchism to republicanism — a period that is often overlooked by journalists and…

Sami Moubayed 18 June , 2023
If Saudi Arabia wins the bid, Riyadh Expo 2030 will coincide with the completion of Vision 2030 cementing the Kingdom's commitment to modernisation and excellence. Nash Weerasekera
Business & Economy

Riyadh opens its arms to the world with Expo 2030 bid

Saudi Arabia is abuzz with change, in line with the country's strategic and ambitious Vision 2030 programme. The Kingdom understands that regional…

Khaled Kassar 18 June , 2023
China's silk road to the Middle East runs through Riyadh Shutterstock
Business & Economy

China's silk road to the Middle East runs through Riyadh

With each step of rapprochement between China and Middle East and North Africa (Mena) countries, G7 members feel the prospects of losing economic and…

Mohamed Sharki 18 June , 2023
One of the main characters in the dramatic modernisation of the Saudi cultural scene, Sawsan al-Bahiti, opens up about her landmark rendition of the national anthem and moves to open up the genre in the Arab world. Martin Sati
Culture & Social Affairs

Meet Sawsan al-Bahiti, Saudi Arabia's first opera singer

When Sawsan al-Bahiti took to the stage of the King Fahad Cultural Centre in June 2019, she became the first female Saudi opera singer to perform —…

Shadi Alaa Aldin 17 June , 2023
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Iran-Houthi escalation could backfire. Here is how

05, Oct 2026

The more Iran and its regional allies try to corner Yemen's government, the more international support it is getting to fight back

Ibrahim Jalal
Eduardo Ramón
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
The leaders of Egypt, Somalia, Sudan and Eritrea met in Alamein Egypt on 4 October to discuss regional tensions. Eritrea Ministry of Information via X
Politics

Have Ethiopia's neighbours formed an alliance against it?

06, Oct 2026

The leaders of Egypt, Somalia, Sudan, and Eritrea met in Alamein on Sunday, which some interpret as a formation of a loose security alliance aimed at influencing the geopolitics of the Horn of Africa

Amr Emam
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 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

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