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The Arabic Booker novels of this year revolve around the desert, immigration, the harshness of life at home and abroad, and the continuous search for shelter, home, and safety Freepik_WEB
Culture & Social Affairs

Themes of oppression and exile dominate novels on Arabic Booker Prize shortlist

Cairo: On the first of March, the shortlist for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (Arabic Booker) was announced. The longlist had been…

Ibrahim Adel 09 March , 2023
gas station, Beirut, Lebanon. Getty Images
Culture & Social Affairs

In Lebanon, the price of gas ‘fuels’ isolation and empties streets

With the price of fuel in Lebanon reaching astronomical levels, the vast majority of the Lebanese are struggling. Fuel has gone from something that…

Shadi Alaa Aldin 09 March , 2023
Opinion

How Hezbollah turned Lebanon into a cash economy

Iran is a great example of a ‘shadow economy,’ which encompasses several illegal activities. Its modus operandi is to organise a parallel (or hidden)…

Khaled Kassar 09 March , 2023
Opinion

Cultural change: A roadmap for the future

Since it emerged at the end of the 19th century, the field of social psychology began observing various events and conflicts impacted by cultural…

Heyla Alselim 09 March , 2023
Opinion

Libyan women deserve our support. Let’s not let them down.

As we celebrate International Women’s Day today, we should collectively rededicate ourselves to the principles and vision laid out in UNSCR 1325, the…

Stephanie Williams 07 March , 2023
A movement based on Arab nationalism took control of Syria in 1963 and went on to shape the politics of the region for decades after. Andrei Cojocaru
Documents & Memoirs

This day in history: The Ba’ath Party comes to power in Syria

On 8 March 1963, the Ba’ath Party came to power in Syria through a military coup staged against President Nazim al-Qudsi and his prime minister…

Sami Moubayed 07 March , 2023
While the state has been on a steady path towards women empowerment, the Saudi Vision 2030 has turned steps into giant leaps Eleanor Shakespeare
Culture & Social Affairs

Saudi Arabia is embracing the aspiring woman

Khobar: One of the greatest epics of Arabia happened about 213 years ago, and it just so happened to be led by a Saudi woman. Ghaliya al-Bogammiah…

Abeer Albraheem 07 March , 2023
Opinion

Arab women need more economic empowerment

Today the world celebrates International Women’s Day. On the occasion, we ask: have Arab women overcome political, economic, and social obstacles to…

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 07 March , 2023
Dima hopes her incredible story of overcoming adversity will serve as an inspiration to young people to never give up on their dreams Marian Femenias-Moratinos
Culture & Social Affairs

Syrian runner Dima Al-Aktaa: I lost my leg, but I found myself

London: Syrian runner Dima Al-Aktaa always has a smile on her face, even when talking about the most horrific event in her life — the loss of her…

Samer Abou Hawwach 07 March , 2023

''Hellish War in Bkhmut Eastern Ukraine''

March, 2023
''Hellish War in Bkhmut Eastern Ukraine''

Wagner's boss Yevgeny Prigozhin said his aide had been barred from the military's operational headquarters after Prigozhin formally demanded more ammunition

''Hellish War in Bkhmut Eastern Ukraine''

President Zelenskiy's office said he had discussed the operation on Monday with his chief of the general staff and commander of ground forces, who both spoke in favour of continuing the defensive operations in Bkhmut

''Hellish War in Bkhmut Eastern Ukraine''

The Ukrainian army said Sunday that its troops had fought off more than 130 Russian attacks in a single day around Bakhmut and said Moscow's forces were trying to encircle the city.

''Hellish War in Bkhmut Eastern Ukraine''

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said he would not predict when or if Ukrainian troops might leave the city, but that its fall won's necessarily mean that the Russians have changed the tide of this fight

''Hellish War in Bkhmut Eastern Ukraine''

The status of the besieged city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine is unclear after conflicting reports at the weekend over how much of the city was controlled by Russian forces, and whether Ukrainian forces were starting to withdraw.

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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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