The former president, running to return to office, is a caricature of an angry national discourse he helped to create. Divisive rhetoric is drowning out real debate and any reasoned discourse.

Houssam Itani

Poetry is essential for us to grow our vision of beauty, and to rethink and consider things from a new perspective.

Ali Almuqri

Deciding what is and what is not covered by this significant word is riddled with inconsistency. That discriminates against specific groups.

Alia Mansour

While Johnson's bombshell resignation has sent shock waves throughout the Westminster political establishment, it seems the move is just another political move to preserve his political standing

Con Coughlin

Less talk and more action are needed to effectively combat child labour and companies have a core responsibility to ensure ethical labour standards and enforce international conventions

Khaled Kassar

The West's energy watchdog has been barking up the wrong tree and Opec has already stopped following its forecasts

Faisal Faeq

Ukraine's long-awaited offensive to reclaim territory occupied by Russia is now well underway. It can ultimately decide the outcome of the war.

Con Coughlin

Al Majalla will examine the Arab and Western roles in the Syrian conflict in their entirety including related gambles, failures, successes, as well as future challenges.

Ibrahim Hamidi

The respective futures of the feuding Kurdish groups are dependent on the outcome of ongoing talks between Ankara and Damascus. Both stand to lose if Erdogan and al-Assad manage to find common ground.

Haid Haid

Big-name Wall Street backlash against 'sustainable investment' grows

Khaled Kassar

It is evident that the world is undergoing significant transformations. The conflict in Ukraine is ongoing, and similar situations may arise in the future, such as the potential tensions over Taiwan.

Ibrahim Hamidi

From Assryians to Iraqi Christians, people pay the price when power only changes hands after factional fights. As rulers seek to wipe out rivals, this lack of public discourse comes at a great cost.

Alia Mansour