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An Ethiopian boy refugee who fled the Tigray conflict walks carrying a container of oil contributed by USAID, at Village Eight transit centre near the Ethiopian border in Gedaref, eastern Sudan, on December 2, 2020. (Getty)
Business & Economy

Development Depends on More Than Aid

In the quarter century preceding the global COVID-19 pandemic, the world achieved something astonishing: worldwide poverty fell by more than 60…

Gayle E. Smith 19 March , 2021
Syrians wait to leave the Kurdish-run al-Hol camp, which holds relatives of alleged Islamic State (IS) group fighters, in the Syrian northeastern al-Hasakeh governorate on December 10, 2020. (Getty)
Politics

10 Years of Syrian War – ISIS Exploiting Covid-19 to Restore Activities

As 10 years have passed since the start of the civil war in Syria, the Islamic State, or Da’esh, is making use of the COVID-19 pandemic to restore…

Jassem Mohamed – Bonn 19 March , 2021
A container ship sails through the new section of the Suez Canal in the Egyptian port city of Ismailia, 135 kms northeast of the caital Cairo on October 10, 2019. (Getty)
Politics

Egypt Cements Red Sea Security in the Face of Houthi Threats

CAIRO – The Egyptian and French navies have just wrapped up maritime exercises in the Red Sea, having conducted a series of naval activities with…

Amr Emam 19 March , 2021
Outgoing head of the council Fayez Al-Sarraj (C), Mohammad Menfi (L), the new president of the Libyan Presidential Council, and Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh (R), the head of the National Unity Government attend the transition of power ceremony in Tripoli, Libya on March 16, 2021. (Getty)
Politics

Libyans Hope for Democracy, Stability and Peace

Under the new government which obtained parliament’s confidence a few days ago, the Libyan people are longing for the permanent stability, peace and…

Hatem Khedr 19 March , 2021
U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) talks with Secretary of State Antony Blinken following Blinken's testimony before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on Capitol Hill on March 10, 2021 in Washington, DC. Blinken discussed the Biden administration's priorities for U.S. foreign policy. (Getty)
Politics

White House Foreign Policy Moves Defy Expectations

The Biden administration has weathered its first series of tests abroad and offered glimpses of an emerging foreign policy. Dismissing the…

Joseph Braude 19 March , 2021
Armed Pakistani Taliban gather at a hideout in the semi-autonomous tribal district of Orakzai on April 22, 2009.(Getty)
Politics

The Pakistani Taliban is Back

Six years after their defeat, the once-dreaded Pakistani Taliban have staged a gradual comeback in their former territories in Waziristan, the rugged…

Daud Khattak 19 March , 2021
Turkish plain clothed police officers hold a group of protesters during a demonstration in support of Bogazici University students - arrested as they were protested against the nomination of a university rector appointed by the Turkish President - in front of the Istanbul's courthouse, on February 11, 2021. (Getty)
Politics

Boğaziçi’s Students Resort to Clubhouse

Ankara – Students of Boğaziçi University have recently found a new safe haven in the recently growing platform of Clubhouse, after their protests…

Jiwan Soz 19 March , 2021
Riz Ahmed as Ruben in “Sound of Metal.” (TNS)
Culture & Social Affairs

Riz Ahmed is The First Muslim Nominated for Lead Actor Oscar

Riz Ahmed made history as the first Muslim nominated for the Oscar for best actor with the recognition for his role in “Sound of Metal.” Actor…

Mark Olsen 15 March , 2021
Senior Assistant registrar of marriages Victor Wabuyube (R) briefs groom Charles Otieno and bride Jackline Adhiambo (first row) before making their vows during their wedding in Nairobi on September 25,2020, attended by few relatives, and lasting for fifteen minutes only. (Getty)
Culture & Social Affairs

Africans Rethink Big, Bountiful Weddings as Pandemic Bites

The moment of truth for Ivan Arinaitwe came when he had to choose among many relatives and friends whom to invite to his wedding. An initial 150…

Majalla 14 March , 2021

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Artist Aziz Al-Asmar and his colleagues paint a mural that comprises the Syrian opposition flag and the word "Revolution" in Arabic, to commemorate 10 years since the start of the Syrian civil war.Syria, Idlib,14 March 2021.(DPA)

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Syrian woman Samiha Seri, 63, posing with one of her 16 orphaned grandchildren in front of a picture bearing the images of three of her own children. Samiha is looking after her grandchildren after losing six of her own children during the Syrian civil war. Syria, Idlib, 7 March 2021.(DPA)

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Vendors wait at a market in Damascus, Syria, 14 March 2021. (EPA)

The World In Photos

A Syrian girld cleans a cooking pot in front of her tent at a refugee camp for internally displaced people in the town of Ma'arrat Misrin, Syria,12 March 2021.(DPA)

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People carry opposition flags during a demonstration, marking the 10th anniversary of the start of the Syrian conflict, in the opposition-held Idlib, Syria March 15, 2021. Picture taken with a drone.(Reuters)

The World In Photos

A man hits a drum during a demonstration marking the 10th anniversary of the start of the Syrian conflict, in the opposition-held Idlib, Syria March 15, 2021.(Reuters)

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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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