In the annals of statecraft, certain images reposition nations more profoundly than any battlefield victory. One image alone can tilt history: a…

When Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir established the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia in 2013, it marked the hollowing out of state institutions and…

Syria stands at a crossroads ahead of a second official meeting between Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and US President Donald Trump, when the…

Egypt is seeking to revive more than 6,000 idle factories with a new investment fund, aiming to emulate successful Asian models and end 14 years of…

Over the past year, a talking point about Nigeria has gradually gained a foothold in US right-wing media. It spread even to relatively liberal spaces…

The appointment of Mark Savaya as Special Envoy to Iraq by President Donald Trump has garnered considerable attention in Iraq, prompting questions…

For years, those who have wanted to know what is hot in art have come to Frieze London, held annually in Regent's Park in the British capital. Among…

The Trump administration's decision to submit its resolution proposing a stabilisation force for Gaza without previously informing Israel suggests…

In 1917, the British Foreign Secretary Lord Balfour declared that the government "views with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home…

Since the Gaza ceasefire took effect on 9 October 2025, Israel has killed more than 200 Palestinians in the territory. It claims that it is targeting…