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Afghan women residing in Barcelona attend a protest in front of the UN headquarters in Barcelona, Spain, 17 August 2021, to demand international action to protect women and children's rights in Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover. (EPA/Quique Garcia)
Politics

Why Are Afghans So Afraid of Taliban?

The Taliban entered the Afghan capital Kabul on Sunday 15th August, following a week of rapid territorial gains from retreating government forces…

Salma Adham 20 August , 2021
Muslim Brotherhood supporters. (Reuters)
Politics

Will the Taliban Provide a Hub for Muslim Brotherhood?

The incumbent authority in Afghanistan collapsed very quickly, and the extremist militant Taliban swept vast swathes of the country to reach the…

Abdelkader Zaoui 20 August , 2021
Illustration by Ali Mandalawi
Profiles

Bill Gates: No Longer the Fourth-Richest Person in the World after Divorce

The news of the divorce of Bill Gates, founder of the American company Microsoft, from his wife, Melinda French, who co-chairs the board of directors…

Majalla 20 August , 2021
This handout photo released by the Arabic Twitter account of the "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan" on August 18, 2021 shows a Taliban delegation led by the head of the negotiating team Anas Haqqani (C-R) meeting with former Afghan government officials including former president Hamid Karzai (C-L) at an unspecified location in Afghanistan. (Photo by - / Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan / AFP)
Politics

Taliban and the Future of Afghanistan: Reassurance Messages or Tactical Steps?

Taliban is an Islamist movement that has reappeared at the international and regional scene as it succeeded in regaining control over Afghanistan…

Ahmed Taher 20 August , 2021
Illustration by Ali Mandalawi
Science & Technology

Dame Sarah Gilbert: Vaccinologist Barbie

In recent years, toymaker Mattel has responded to criticism about the Barbie doll's role in creating an unrealistic picture of womanhood. The company…

Majalla 17 August , 2021
The New Safavids
Politics

The New Safavids

When Ismail al-Safavi came from Anatolia and occupied Tabriz from 907 AH to 1502, he declared himself a Shah and issued the first royal command…

Gamal Abd El-Maboud 17 August , 2021
President Joe Biden speaks from the Treaty Room in the White House on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, about the withdrawal of the remainder of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. (Andrew Harnik/Pool/Abaca Press/TNS)
Politics

Will Biden Invite Afghanistan to His Democracy Summit?

The White House will soon be sending invitations to world leaders for its “Summit of Democracy,” currently scheduled for Dec. 9 and 10. It promises…

Eli Lake 14 August , 2021
File Photo of Mariam Taha Thompson.
Politics

Confessions of Lebanese-American Translator Who Spied for Hezbollah

Mariam Taha Thompson, a 62-year-old Lebanese-American who was a contract Arabic translator with the American forces in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria,…

Mohammad Ali Salih 14 August , 2021
Saudi Stock Market index has jumped by 30% from the beginning of 2021 until the beginning of August. (Photo: Reuters)
Business & Economy

Saudi Banks Thriving

At the end of July, Saudi banks posted their results in the second quarter for the current year (April through June 2021). The Q 2 earnings are 10…

Motasem Al Felou 14 August , 2021
This photo taken on August 4, 2021 shows a laboratory technician wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) working on samples to be tested for the Covid-19 coronavirus at the Fire Eye laboratory in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province. (Photo by STR / AFP)
Science & Technology

Calls for Independent Coalition-led Probe on Origins of COVID-19

More than a year and a half into a global pandemic that has caused at least four million deaths, the world is still debating two competing hypotheses…

Thomas J. Bollyky, Yanzhong Huang 14 August , 2021
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Axel Rangel Garcia
Politics

Why a cornered Iran is also a problem for China

02 May 2026

Even when appeals to open the Hormuz Strait come from a close ally like Beijing, they fall on deaf ears in Tehran. But hope is not yet lost.

Xiaotong Yang
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Business & Economy

Global airfares soar amid ongoing US-Iran turmoil

04 May 2026

Airspace closures, rising fuel costs, shifting flight maps and delayed aircraft deliveries have repriced flights around the world, with some travel routes hit worse than others

Abdel-Rahman Ayas
A man holds a flag featuring the late leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the late Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei and the new leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, at a rally in Tehran on 29 April 2026. Majid Asgaripour / Reuters
Politics

Real Iran splits and the myth of division

04 May 2026

The argument is over the price and presentation, not the basic instinct to preserve the system

Alex Vatanka
A Lebanese guard stands in front of  Magen Abraham, the last Jewish synagogue in Lebanon at Wadi Abou Jmil, Beirut's former Jewish neighbourhood, in the war-devastated city centre. JOSEPH BARRAK / AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

New book recalls Beirut’s once-vibrant Jewish quarter

01 May 2026

Veteran Lebanese journalist Nada Abdelsamad transports readers back to the time when Beirut's Jewish quarter, known at the time as Wadi al-Yahud, was thriving

Abdul Rahman Mazhar Halloush
Turkish fighter jets fly over a warship in Kyrenia, in the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. AFP
Politics

How the Iran war changed Türkiye’s security calculus

05 May 2026

Ankara's national security priority is no longer Kurds or Gülenists, but Israel. Likewise, in Tel Aviv, Türkiye is increasingly seen as a future Israeli adversary. Both are preparing accordingly

Rustum Mahmud

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