Six months into Syria’s post-conflict, post-regime landscape, the new government is seeking to transform its security sector. Having achieved full…

When Donald Trump threatened to impose sweeping tariffs on many imports, he warned Europe that it would face consequences for its long-standing trade…

What if Max Brod had honoured his friend Franz Kafka’s dying wish and burned the manuscript of The Trial, as instructed? Had Brod kept his promise,…

In a world where few if any are doing anything to stop the genocide in Gaza, in a world where human conscience has all but vanished, morality has…

On 6 June 1967, the second day of the 1967 war and hours after the Israeli air force had dealt a crippling blow to the Egyptian Air Force, a small…

Having written books on Henri Matisse and the changes in art in his homeland, Azeddine Bourkia has now published Writing the Shadow: Photography from…

Egypt hopes to strengthen its regional and international relevance by offering to mediate in maritime disputes over hydrocarbons in the Mediterranean…

Just days after Russian mercenaries left Mali after three years fighting armed anti-government groups in the African nation, Mali’s president flew…

Instead of a flag, US President Donald Trump ran up a flagpole. The erection of two new flag poles at the White House on 18 June provided Trump with…

On 24 June, the world woke up to a transformed Middle East. US President Donald Trump declared a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, with the latter…