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Spain and Morocco have revived an ambitious project for a tunnel under the Mediterranean Sea. The long-held dream to link two continents would be a historical first and economically transformative. Ewan White

The $10bn undersea dream to link Europe and Africa

Spain and Morocco have revived an ambitious project for a tunnel under the Mediterranean Sea. The long-held dream to link two continents would be a historical first and economically transformative

Mohamed Sharki 07 May 2023
Russian Navy's diesel-electric Kilo class submarine Rostov-on-Don sails through the Bosphorus Strait on the way to the Black Sea past the city Istanbul as Sultanahmet mosque (L) and Hagia Sophia mosque (R) are seen in the backround. AFP

The Montreux Convention: The historic pact that has kept the Turkish Straits safe

Major world wars and events have passed yet the implementation of the convention has kept the Black Sea safe

Omer Onhon 27 January 2023
The Turkish drilling vessel Fatih waits on the shores of Istanbul's Marmara sea in Istanbul, Turkey, 9 April 2020. [Erdem Sahin/EPA/EFE]

The Eastern Mediterranean in 2023: Escalation or Resolution?

While the world is obsessively focusing on the war in Eastern Europe, geo-economic tugging is building up in the Eastern Mediterranean over maritime borders. Pitching political and diplomatic fights…

Dalia Ziada 13 January 2023
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Ukraine: the war that shook the world

23 February 2026

The conflict has forced Russia to scale back its global footprint and NATO to boost its defence spending. Meanwhile, China and Middle powers have emerged as key beneficiaries.

Christopher Phillips
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Trump has few good options on Iran

16 February 2026

As the US and Iran head to talks in Geneva, competing forces are pulling Trump in opposite directions. There are only two "good" scenarios in front of him, and neither will be easy to achieve.

Michael Horowitz
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Donald Trump answers a Supreme Court rebuke with new tariff threats

21 February 2026

The immediate economic impact will be more uncertainty

The Economist
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Ex-Prince Andrew's arrest rocks the British monarchy

20 February 2026

His arrest is the first for a British royal in modern history and comes after it was revealed he had passed confidential state documents to US financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

Con Coughlin
Aliaa Aboukhaddour
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The Kuwaiti collector preserving Fairuz's legacy

16 February 2026

Faris Al-Muhanna dreams of one day creating a digital archive to safeguard the history and memory of Lebanon's most iconic artist for future generations

Charbel Khoury

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