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 This combination of pictures created on March 1, 2021 shows protesters wearing basic protective gear during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon on March 1. (Getty)
Politics

Myanmar's Ethnic Groups Jointly Reject Military Rule

From the streets of Yangon to the mountain strongholds of ethnic peoples, the diverse peoples of Myanmar are forging a rare unity in their nationwide…

Tom Fawthrop 05 March , 2021
Despite Peace Talks Resumption, Afghan Killings Rise
Politics

Despite Peace Talks Resumption, Afghan Killings Rise

In a luxury hotel in Doha, Qatar, negotiators representing the Afghan government and the Taliban resumed peace talks this week after a long pause…

Ezzatullah Mehrdad 05 March , 2021
A logo of Sinovac Biotech Ltd. is seen at the company's headquarters on February 20, 2021 in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
Science & Technology

Is China’s Covid-19 Diplomacy Working in Southeast Asia?

Many observers have discussed how China is using its Covid-19 medical aid as a means to improve its soft power, or even to exert geopolitical control…

Dingding Chen 05 March , 2021
An Iraqi participant walks past camel statues displayed at the entrance of the annual King Abdulaziz Camel Festival in Rumah, some 160 kilometres east of Riyadh, on December 24, 2020. (Getty)
Business & Economy

Saudi Arabia Explores its Dromedary Heritage Potential

After activating the new tourist visa regime in 2019, Saudi Arabia has become a new destination for tourists who love to explore the Kingdom and…

Motasem Al Felou 05 March , 2021
 Signage at an Exxon Mobil Corp. gas station in Houston, Texas, U.S., on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020. (Getty)
Business & Economy

Ban All Big Mergers

The oil giants ExxonMobil and Chevron each have assets valued in the hundreds of billions of dollars. Last year, The Wall Street Journal recently…

Robert H. Lande and Sandeep Vaheesan 05 March , 2021
The Great Khan in Damascus – a painting by Spears
Culture & Social Affairs

From the Archive: Man Who Possesses Middle East Art Treasures!

Many believe that thousands of Europeanswho traveledto the Middle East between the16thand20th centuries were merchants, soldiers, and diplomats…

Dr. Philip Mansel 02 March , 2021
Attendees prepare for the gala evening hosted by the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Heritage at Al Diriyah in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Friday, Sept. 27, 2019. (Getty Images)
Culture & Social Affairs

Saudi Arabia Seeks to be a Global Tourist Destination

Living up to its great position regionally and internationally, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under the leadership of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud…

Hatem Khedr 26 February , 2021
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Business & Economy

Who Dares to Finance Fresh Startups?

Who would take care of a baby idea with a problem-solving concept and spend a lot to have it materialized? Banks, in general, tend to lend bigger…

Motasem Al Felou 26 February , 2021
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (L) meets with the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi (R), in Tehran on February 21, 2021. (Getty)
Politics

The White House Offers Tehran an Olive Branch

Over the past, the Biden administration unveiled what will likely be the signature Middle East initiative of its first year in office: a bold attempt…

Joseph Braude 26 February , 2021
Participants in a meeting for Arab and African countries of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden (L to R) Foreign Ministers of Eritrea Osman Saleh Mohammed, Somalia Ahmed Isse Awad, Saudi Minister of State for African Affairs Ahmed bin Abdul Aziz Qattan, Foreign Ministers of Jordan Ayman Safadi, Saudi Arabia Faisal bin Farhan, Egypt Sameh Shoukry, Djibouti Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Sudan Asma Mohamed Abdalla, Yemen Mohammad Al-Hadhrami, pose for a group picture ahead of the meeting in the Saudi capital Riyadh on January 6, 2020. (Getty)
Politics

Ray of hope as Saudi Arabia Proposes to Mediate Nile Dam Dispute

Speculation is rife about the future of negotiations between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia over the latter's Nile River dam, after Saudi Arabia unveiled…

Amr Emam 26 February , 2021
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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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