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Business & Economy

One Huge Post-Pandemic Shift for Retail Workers?

Retail jobs are among the most common in the U.S. economy. During the pandemic, these workers have been face-to-face with the shopping masses likely…

Nate Berg 29 January , 2022
Protesters against Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed seen in Mogadishu, Somalia, April 2021. Feisal Omar / Reuters
Politics

Somalia’s Dangerous Authoritarian Turn

Until recently, Somalia was on an upward trajectory. Although it continued to struggle with piracy, famine, and terrorism, the country was turning…

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud 29 January , 2022

World in Photos

January, 2022
World in Photos

This handout picture taken and released by the Ukrainian presidential press-service on January 28, 2022 shows Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaking during a news conference with foreign media in Kyiv. - Zelensky called on the West to avoid creating "panic" in the face of a Russian troop buildup on his country's borders. (Photo by UKRAINE PRESIDENCY / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / UKRAINE PRESIDENCY " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

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Migrants and refugees sailing adrift on an overcrowded wooden boat, are assisted by aid workers of the Spanish NGO Aita Mary in the Mediterranean Sea, about 114 miles (183 kms.) from Libya coast on Friday Jan. 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Pau de la Calle)

World in Photos

Palestinians fishermen sort their haul of fish caught in their nets along a beach in Gaza City on January 29, 2022. (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS / AFP)

World in Photos

A worker cleans up crude oil on Mae Ram Phueng beach following a spill caused by a leak in an undersea pipeline owned by Star Petroleum Refining Public Company Limited (SPRC) in Rayong on January 29, 2022. (Photo by Jack TAYLOR / AFP)

World in Photos

Paramedics wearing protective suits to protect from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) watch China's ice hockey team during a training session ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at the National Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China January 29, 2022. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

World in Photos

Ash Barty of Australia kisses the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup after defeating Danielle Collins of the U.S in the women's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Simon Baker)

Abdelkader Zaoui
Business & Economy

Iran Trapped Between Internal Problems, International Sanctions

Dozens of people chanted slogans during rallies across Iran to protest the regime’s involvement in regional disputes that have only wasted the…

Abdelkader Zaoui 29 January , 2022
1-	Ayatollah Masoumi-Tehrani
Politics

Islamic Republic Selects Subjects Raised in Friday Sermons

Ayatollah Mahmoud Taleghani was the first imam to hold the Friday prayer in Tehran on July 27, 1979. He was appointed by Ruhollah Khomeini only a few…

Firoozeh Nordstrom 28 January , 2022
Kurdish People's Protection Units fighters take up positions inside a damaged building in al-Vilat al-Homor, as they monitor the movements of ISIS fighters who are stationed in Ghwayran. (Reuters)
Politics

ISIS Returns to Syria, Uses its Children as Human Shields

The Syrian province of Al Hasakah, in the north-east of the country, has recently witnessed armed clashes between elements of the ISIS organization…

Jwan Soz - Qamishli 28 January , 2022
Illustration by Janeette Khouri
Culture & Social Affairs

Edouard Mendy: From a Zero to the Best Goalkeeper in the World

Edouard Mendy’s winning the FIFA Best Goalkeeper award for 2021 was not an accident, but rather it was the culmination of years of struggle and…

Majalla 28 January , 2022
1-	Members of Ukraine's Territorial Defense Forces, volunteer military units of the Armed Forces, train in a city park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022. (Efrem Lukatsky/ AP)
Politics

Russia-Ukraine Crisis

Moscow has come a long way since it started massing troops and military equipment at the border with Ukraine back in April 2021. At the time,…

Maia Otarashvili 28 January , 2022
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg attend a news conference after their talks at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, January 18, 2022. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/Pool
Politics

Germany on Negotiating Table of Ukrainian Crisis Despite Criticism

Europe remained at the negotiating table for neighboring Ukraine and perhaps this situation is correct for those who play the role of mediator. In…

Jassem Mohamed – Bonn 28 January , 2022
Illustration by Janeette Khouri
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Russia on the Ukrainian Border

Majalla 28 January , 2022
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Iraq at risk of fragmentation

22, Oct 2026

This week's cover story details how militia influence undermines state institutions, deepens sectarian divisions and creates security vacuums that IS could exploit

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Culture & Social Affairs

The Palestinian flag in France: from student activism to social unrest 

23, Oct 2026

Once a symbol of solidarity with the Palestinian cause, it is now being used by different groups to advance their own grievances and agendas

Waddah Abu Jamea
A general view of the Cairo Citadel overlooking parts of Taiz, Yemen, on 24 May 2022. Reuters
Politics

Taiz: a centre for enlightenment and cultural coexistence

22, Oct 2026

The ancient city is the latest target of a Houthi battle for territory, identity, and the country's future

Anwar Al-Ansi
A worker counts money at a petrol station in Cairo on 26 July 2024, as Egypt’s government announced yesterday a new increase in fuel prices. AHMED HASAN / AFP
Business & Economy

How the Egyptian economy weathered regional turmoil

22, Oct 2026

Saved from default in 2024, Egypt's macroeconomic policies and central bank flexibility have helped steady the ship amid the fallout of Israel's war on Gaza and the US war on Iran

Sharif Mohammad
A supporter wears a T-shirt of opposition presidential candidate Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro during a rally to launch his runoff campaign in Goiania, Brazil, on 6 October 2026. AP Photo/Eraldo Peres
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Flávio Bolsonaro: Brazil's next president?

18, Oct 2026

Lula's challenger won 47% of the vote in first-round polls. Will he win the run-off, too?

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra

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