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As the self-imposed borrowing limit saga looms again, Washington is poised for political brinkmanship with global reach. The question is simple: how long can it borrow, run up debt and print dollars? Dave Murray
Business & Economy

How a $31.45 trillion US fiscal earthquake could shake the world

Another battle over the need to raise the United States' self-imposed government borrowing limit is looming in Washington and over the world…

Toufic Chanbour 16 May , 2023
Social media is overtaking TV Diana Estafana Rubio
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Social media is overtaking TV

Despite the decrease in the time spent by individuals in the world using the internet in general, the use of social media by these individuals has…

Al Majalla - London 16 May , 2023
Two separate military forces, too many civilian groups all serving their own self-interest and ineffective international guidance undermined moves toward democracy. War is the price of that failure. AFP
Politics

The war in Sudan is really a battle over spoils

“Forgetting something is ascending towards the gates of abyss”– Mahmoud DarwishKhartoum: The quote by the great poet Mahmoud Darwish resonates with…

Amgad Fareid Eltayeb 16 May , 2023
Opinion

Turkish ballot boxes and the Syrian Fund

The Turkish elections have generated unprecedented global interest, which comes as no surprise given Turkey's significant regional power status,…

Ibrahim Hamidi 15 May , 2023
Israel's separation wall. Getty Images
Politics

Some takeaways from this year’s Nakba anniversary

As the Palestinians observe the 75th anniversary of the Nakba, they haven’t lost hope yet for a state of their own. They are still holding out little…

Ahmed Maher 15 May , 2023
Turkey heads for run-off election with Ogan the likely kingmaker Ewan-White
Politics

Turkey heads for run-off election with Ogan the likely kingmaker

The long-awaited presidential and parliamentary elections of 14 May produced a second round for the presidential election as none of the candidates…

Omer Onhon 15 May , 2023
Opinion

Hezbollah’s sordid history of organised crime

Hassan Nasrallah, the Secretary-General of Hezbollah, has demonstrated a penchant for distorting and manipulating facts to suit his agenda. He…

Alia Mansour 15 May , 2023
Ongoing and systematic policies aimed at subjugating and dispersing the Palestinian people continue to this day. Nesma Moharam
Politics

The Palestinian Nakba did not end in 1948

The Palestinian Nakba is not something that ended in 1948. It is an ongoing process of ethnic cleansing that goes beyond the killings and…

Nour Bader 15 May , 2023
Zelensky in Berlin
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Zelensky in Berlin

Fares Garabet 15 May , 2023
Split lens: Selective portrayals of the Palestinian Nakba in cinema Marta Kochanek
Culture & Social Affairs

Split lens: Selective portrayals of the Palestinian Nakba in cinema

In 1895, the French brothers Louis and August Lumiere “invented cinema”.Their pursuit began as a simple novelty, but the gargantuan cultural impact…

Mohammed Rouda 14 May , 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, 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
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
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
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
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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