Three years ago, during a symposium titled The Director and the Theatrical Text at Egypt’s National Theatre Festival, director Shadi Sorour spoke…

The collapse of the Assad regime has reshaped the regional landscape. But while there is a broad international consensus in support of Syria's new…

After months of threats and negotiations, US President Donald Trump’s revised tariff regime has officially come into effect. With rates ranging from…

The announcement that US President Donald Trump is planning to meet his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, next week is the clearest indication yet…

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During the 12-day war in June between Israel and the United States against Iran, banners appeared in Baghdad proclaiming: “This is the battle of…

The energy sector across the Arab world is often associated with mega projects led by Gulf countries, such as the world’s largest green hydrogen…

In Japanese summer, the cicadas scream in the sweltering air, their voices tangled with the memories of August 1945. In that same heat, Hiroshima and…

Long considered a friend by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Trump slapped 25% import duties on India on 30 July after alluding that efforts toward a…