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Italy’s new premier Giorgia Meloni has brought stability to Italy’s turbulent politics which raises the prospect of her fulfilling a broader leadership role in European affairs Andy Edwards
Profiles

Can Meloni fill Merkel’s shoes?

At a time when Europe is crying out for strong political leadership, the success Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has achieved in stabilising…

Con Coughlin 10 March , 2023
Opinion

Al-Assad is more than Iran’s ally. He is an accomplice.

Syria never separated itself from the Arab world, but Syrian President Bashar al-Assads' regime was never close to it. What may have been perceived…

Alia Mansour 10 March , 2023
Stellar growth made TikTok one of the world's most popular social media apps, but Western countries are accusing the platform of being an agent of China. Nash Weerasekera
Business & Economy

TikTok under attack amid fears it is harvesting data 

Famed for its short videos published by billions of users around the world, the Chinese app TikTok seems benign enough.Users publish seconds-long…

Abdel-Rahman Ayas 10 March , 2023
Banner displayed in central Kyiv, Ukraine.Feb. 25, 2023. Shelly Kittleson
Politics

Bakhmut holds as battle heats up amid fog and mud

Kyiv: The land being fought over in eastern Ukraine is awash in barren trees, grey skies and terrain that has already begun to turn muddy, rendering…

Shelly Kittleson 09 March , 2023
Liberation battle
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Liberation battle

Fares Garabet 09 March , 2023
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
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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
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, and Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 5 October 2026. Turkish Foreign Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
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The Mecca Defence Alliance faces its first practical test

07, Oct 2026

Türkiye and Pakistan have stepped up to help Saudi Arabia after it came under attack from the Houthis. The trio's coordination comes at a crucial time

Kaswar Klasra
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After October 7: new faces, changing maps

08, Oct 2026

Al Majalla examines this changed landscape—from Israel's domestic political scene to its external ambitions, where it occupies large swathes of new territory in the West Bank, Lebanon and Syria

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Business & Economy

Why Europe’s gold is on the move

07, Oct 2026

Headlines have centred on the flight of bullion while commentators have speculated about the prompts. The reality is a little more nuanced

Abdulfattah Khattab
Culture & Social Affairs

The 9 Arab films vying for an Oscar

08, Oct 2026

From Gaza to Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Jordan, Iraq, and Algeria, this year's Arab Oscar submissions explore stories of conflict, displacement, memory, and survival

Wael Said

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