Once-enticing scents have evaporated, leaving behind a pitiful city burdened by an incomprehensible silence and lingering anticipation.

Khaled Khalifa

Arab normalisation efforts have sparked fears of forced returns of Syrian refugees to a country where they fear for their lives

Haid Haid

In these times of global warming and climate change, let us take inspiration from people who developed a natural, safe, and instant air-conditioning system without any reliance on hightech

Reem Al-Kamali

Internal divisions further complicate the endeavour of countering an incessant wave of agendas that jeopardise a nation's unity and the well-being of its people.

Mohammed Al-Dairi

While it is fair to acknowledge that there were other contributing factors that influenced Obama to backtrack on his red line in Syria, leaving out his regional doctrine paints an incomplete picture

Alia Mansour

The details of the "gift" and "map" are yet to be disclosed but they confirm the winds of reconciliation are blowing across the region.

Ibrahim Hamidi

The regime's short-sighted policies not only endanger Syria's grain production but also jeopardise the country's food security for years to come

Haid Haid

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