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The group of rappers who spoke to The Diplomat. Left to right: Arif Farooq, Ahmer Javaid, Tufail Nazir, Syed Arslan, and SXR. (TNS)
Culture & Social Affairs

The Sound of ‘Conscious’ Rap

They may look like any other group of young men chilling out on a river bank. But these young men in a huddle are scripting the revival of rap music…

Muheet Ul Islam 05 June , 2021
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Culture & Social Affairs

‘As You Wish’

In his latest book of poetry, titled “Ma ba dalak, “ (As you wish) renowned Egyptian poet Amin Haddad does exactly that. Published in December…

Amira el Noshokaty 05 June , 2021
Ashraf El Helw and lion tamer, seen during a circus performance at his home in El Agouza, Giza city.
Culture & Social Affairs

R-rr-oaring Home With a Takeaway Circus

Twenty-something Ashraf el-Helw used to go to the circus as a youngster, sitting with the most deadly animals, including lions and tigers. El…

Menna A. Farouk 05 June , 2021
US America and China flags on chess king on a chessboard. (Getty)
Business & Economy

Competition Can Be Good for the Developing World

The United States and China are locked in a contest for influence over the rest of the world. The new great-power competition looks in this sense…

Branko Milanovic 05 June , 2021
A medical worker administers a dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at the first drive-through vaccination center in the Saudi capital Riyadh, on March 4, 2021. (Getty)
Science & Technology

Hard Work to Get Back to ‘Normal’

“It took me a click of a button to book the Covid-19 vaccination for my wife on the Sehhaty (My Health) App, Saudi Arabia’s digital passport. The…

Motasem Al Felou 04 June , 2021
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Migdad 04 June , 2021
An Egyptian medical worker administers help people to receiving an Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine on March 4, 2021 at Qattameya's medical center in Cairo on the first day of vaccination in Egypt. (Getty)
Science & Technology

Egypt: COVID-19 Updates

From 3 January 2020 to 1 June 2021, there have been 262,650 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 15,096 deaths in Egypt. As of 29 May 2021, a total of 2…

Salma Adham 04 June , 2021
Jean-Claude Juncker (C), President of the European Commission and representatives of the Three Seas Initiative (3SI or TSI) takes part in a TSI Summit, on September 18, 2018 at the Cotroceni Palace, the Romanian Presidency headquarters in Bucharest.
Politics

Three Seas Initiative Promise for Black Sea Region

The Three Seas Initiative (3SI) was launched in 2015 as a massive infrastructure investment project involving 12 European countries from the Baltic,…

Maia Otarashvili 04 June , 2021
An Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) health worker checks the body temperature of a woman before collecting a sample to test for the Covid-19 coronavirus, at Bangalore, India, on May 31, 2021. (Getty Images)
Science & Technology

Women in India Come Together to Fight COVID-19

India’s history contains several examples of women rising in unison not just to advocate for gender issues but also to spearhead some of the most…

Akanksha Khullar 04 June , 2021
Engineers on a cherry picker adjust mining rigs at the CryptoUniverse cryptocurrency mining farm in Nadvoitsy, Russia, on Thursday, March 18, 2021. (Getty)
Business & Economy

Bitcoin in Iran: Draining Energy for Authoritarian Gains

Iran has recently taken a decision to ban the mining of Bitcoin blocks on its territory for a period of 4 months. Iran had started mining Bitcoin at…

Hala Ahmed Nasr 04 June , 2021
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US President Donald Trump meets Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate for an end to the war in Ukraine in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Politics

Putin rides high after Alaska

18 August 2025

Seven instances that showed the Russian leader had the upper hand during his meeting with Trump

Robert Ford
David Corenswet in 'Superman'
Culture & Social Affairs

The new 'Superman' is not as pro-Palestine as some think

20 August 2025

The depiction of a land-grabbing colonialist power turning on its weaker neighbour feels aimed at Israel, its advocates say. Yet supporters of Palestine should be up in arms, too.

Samer Abou Hawwach
US Ambassador to Türkiye Tom Barrack, also special envoy to Syria, fields questions from journalists after meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon, on August 18, 2025. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Politics

Lebanon at a crossroads over Hezbollah arms

18 August 2025

US envoy to Syria Tom Barrack used his latest visit to Beirut to deliver what was, in effect, an ultimatum to the Lebanese government, though he took care not to present it as such

Michael Harari
A Saudi Aramco rig in the HSBH field north of Dhahran in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia. AFP
Business & Economy

The Arab Gulf’s gas moment

21 August 2025

The Arab Gulf is stepping into a pivotal role in global energy markets—not just as a swing oil supplier, but as a gas powerhouse

Neil Quilliam
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer makes an address following an emergency cabinet meeting on Gaza at 10 Downing Street in London on July 29, 2025. Toby Melville / AFP
Politics

Performative politics: Palestine recognition pledges ring hollow

18 August 2025

The moves by France, the UK and other Western states appear to be more about appeasing domestic critics with symbolic gestures rather than a genuine attempt to change Israel's behaviour

Christopher Phillips

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