Politicians all over the world have embraced war metaphors to describe the global pandemic. COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, is…

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Syrian regime leader Bashar al-Assad is once again conflicting with his businessman cousin Rami Makhlouf. Spats between both men are a regular…

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Lebanese singer and actress Fairuz is widely considered to be one of the most celebrated Arab singers of the 20th century. Fairuzwas…

The past week has been a difficult one for Tehran and its regional ambitions. Israeli air strikes, economic collapse stemming from the…

A dramatic deterioration in US-China relations in recent weeks has further destabilised a critical relationship between Washington and Beijing that…