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Escalation in Syria comes amid regional détente

Attacks between the United States and Iran in northeastern Syria have been a normal occurrence for quite some time. Pro-Tehran militias in Deir Ez…

Ibrahim Hamidi 27 March , 2023
Media report in front of destored building after a deadly 30-hour siege by Al-Shabaab jihadists at Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu on August 21, 2022. Getty Images
Politics

US counter-terrorism efforts increasingly focusing on Africa

Baghdad: As international coalition counterterrorism activities scale down across the Middle East, concerns are mounting about growing threats posed…

Shelly Kittleson 27 March , 2023
After its latest successful issuance of sovereign Islamic bonds, or sukuk, the Egyptian government has shifted its focus to financial planning for the next two years Shutterstock
Business & Economy

Egypt takes bold steps to boost its private sector

After its latest successful issuance of sovereign Islamic bonds, or sukuk, the Egyptian government has shifted its focus to financial planning for…

Marcelle Nasr 27 March , 2023
Opinion

The Shawshank Redemption exemplifies Stoicism at its finest

Every time I watch 'The Shawshank Redemption', I find myself searching for the elements of Stoicism that manifest themselves in the movie. While…

Khalid al-Ghannami 27 March , 2023
A trawl through the history of immigrant writing in Italy for more than a generation, including its changing nature and the reasons why the authors felt compelled to voice their thoughts in the first Julien Pacaud
Culture & Social Affairs

A look at immigrants' rich contribution to Italy's literary scene

It always rains in this country,Perhaps because I am a foreigner.We travel at night,Forgetting that we are blind,To reach a bare land,Which needs our…

Youssouf Waqqas 27 March , 2023

Earth Hour 2023 rallies the world

March, 2023
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The lighting of the Brandenburg Gate is still switched on shortly before the start of the "Earth Hour" campaign.

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A woman wearing a red gown poses in front of the illuminated Moscow Kremlin, Russia, 25 March 2023. The kremlin decided not participate in the Earth Hour action this year.

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REUTERS

A view shows Humayun's Tomb after the lights were turned off for Earth Hour in New Delhi, India. March 25, 2023.

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AP

People use candles to create the number 60, representing the minutes in an hour, as they mark Earth Hour in La Paz, Bolivia, Saturday, March 25, 2023.

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AP

The Christ the Redeemer statue stands after the lights that illuminate it were turned off to observe an hour of voluntary darkness for the global "Earth Hour" campaign in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, March 25, 2023.

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AFP

Pedestrians walk next to the Colosseum, normally lighted prior to a switch off as part of the Earth Hour initiative, in Rome on March 25, 2023.

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AFP

This picture shows the Sydney Opera House with its lights switched off during the Earth Hour environmental campaign in Sydney on March 25, 2023.

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REUTERS

A view of the ancient Parthenon temple atop the Acropolis hill during Earth Hour in Athens, Greece, March 25, 2023.

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EPA

A view of the illuminated Saint Basil Cathedral at the Red Square in Moscow, Russia, 25 March 2023.

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REUTERS

A view of the Temple of Dawn after lights were turned off for Earth Hour, in Bangkok, Thailand, 25 March 2023.

Marine traffic of a busy harbour. Nautical vessels cruising close to each other at different directions in the port. Getty Images
Politics

A look at global maritime routes through the lens of US-China interests

The security of global maritime routes is high on national security agendas, particularly those of the US and China, as both powers seek control over…

Alice Gower 26 March , 2023
Opinion

Does a diplomatic thaw herald a new Iran?

In the wake of a Chinese-brokered agreement to restore diplomatic relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Iran,…

Majed Kayali 26 March , 2023
Opinion

From the Black Sea to Syria, Russian provocation of US troops intensifies

The recent spike in aggressive behaviour from the Russian Air Force over Syria, coupled with the collision between a Russian fighter jet and a US…

Haid Haid 25 March , 2023
Veteran Lebanese poet describes the decay of in-person interaction and the city amid the rise of technology. Oriana Fenwick
Culture & Social Affairs

Paul Chaoul: Humans are drifting toward a state of emptiness

Beirut: Paul Chaoul is plentiful, diverse, full of ideas, and problematic. He is experimental in the eyes of classicism, but a modernist in its…

Shadi Alaa Aldin 24 March , 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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