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Al-Assad and Zelensky sent subtle messages to both their enemies and allies at the Arab summit in Jeddah. Eduardo Ramon
Politics

Arab summit brings together odd pairing: Putin's ally al-Assad and foe Zelensky

During closed-door meetings in the past years, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad often told Russian officials that he had decided to fight until his…

Ibrahim Hamidi 20 May , 2023
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks at the Arab summit in Jeddah. Reuters
Politics

Unpacking al-Assad and Zelenksy’s participation in the Arab Summit

The final communique of the 32nd Arab summit held in Jeddah reflected the significant changes that have taken place in the region, which has…

Khaled Hamadeh 20 May , 2023
Gallery assistants pose with artworks entitled 'Mnemosyne' (L), 'The Blessed Damozel' (C) and 'Proserpine' by English artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti, during a photocall at Tate Britain in London on April 4, 2023. AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

Why a new Rossetti exhibition is a must for depressed coiffeurs

Sometimes a retrospective exhibition shows us hidden aspects of an artist. We learn that while they were doing the things they’re famous for, they…

Bryn Haworth 20 May , 2023
Anti-war protesters hold placards during a demonstration against Russia's invasion of Ukraine in front of the Nato headquarters in Brussels on March 16, 2022, as Nato Defence Ministers hold a meeting over the war in Ukraine. AFP
Politics

Can Western unity survive the new multipolar world?

Vladimir Putin declared that the world was, “at a turning point,” in his annual Victory Day speech in Moscow this year. He was directing his comments…

Christopher Phillips 20 May , 2023

The Arab summit in Jeddah

May, 2023
AFP
AFP

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in a group photo with the Arab leaders during the Arab summit in Jeddah.

Reuters
Reuters

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks at the Arab summit in Jeddah.

AFP
AFP

Deputy Emir of Mecca Prince Badr bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz (R) walks with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (L) upon his arrival in Jeddah.

AFP
AFP

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

AFP
AFP

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (L) posing for a picture with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani prior to the Arab summit.

AFP
AFP

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman posing for a picture with King Abdullah II and Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan.

Reuters
Reuters

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad is seen on screen as he speaks during the Arab summit.

Reuters
Reuters

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad speaks during the Arab summit.

EPA
EPA

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman receiving Sudanese Ambassador Dafallah Al-Haj Ali, the envoy of the President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.

Opinion

French arrest warrant opens Riad Salameh up to newfound scrutiny

It is rare for international arrest warrants to be issued against the heads of central banks, especially when they are still in office, but the…

Houssam Itani 19 May , 2023
Britain's King Charles III (C), flanked by Rwanda's president Paul Kagame (C-L), Secretary General of the Commonwealth Patricia Scotland (C-L) and Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (2nd C-R) in Commonwealth group picture. AFP
Politics

Charles III’s Commonwealth stands on shaky ground

King Charles’ III coronation was largely well received in Britain. Though there was some controversy on the streets of London, where heavy handed…

Christopher Phillips 19 May , 2023
In the final instalment of the two-part series, Sami Moubayed gives a historical review of key Arab summits over the years as Arab leaders grappled with consecutive wars, conflicts and uprisings. Eduardo Ramon
Documents & Memoirs

Arab Summits Part II: Second Intifada breaks out, US topples Saddam, and Arab Spring sweeps region

Picking up from part 1 of the series, we continue with our review of key Arab summits. We last left off in the late 1980s where the Arab world was…

Sami Moubayed 19 May , 2023
Can the GCC realise its economic integration dream?
Business & Economy

Can the GCC realise its economic integration dream?

This month marks the 42nd anniversary of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)’s foundation on 25 May 1981, which includes Saudi Arabia, the United Arab…

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 19 May , 2023
Supporters wave flags and chant slogans while waiting for the arrival of CHP Party presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu during a campaign rally on April 27, 2023 in Tekirdag, Turkey. Getty Images
Politics

A landmark political moment for Turkey’s Alevis breaks a big taboo

Turkey’s presidential candidate Kemal Kiliçdaroğlu has shattered a longstanding political taboo in the country.The man now facing a run-off election…

Rustum Mahmud 18 May , 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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