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This handout photo released by the Arabic Twitter account of the "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan" on August 18, 2021 shows a Taliban delegation led by the head of the negotiating team Anas Haqqani (C-R) meeting with former Afghan government officials including former president Hamid Karzai (C-L) at an unspecified location in Afghanistan. (Photo by - / Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan / AFP)

Taliban and the Future of Afghanistan: Reassurance Messages or Tactical Steps?

Taliban is an Islamist movement that has reappeared at the international and regional scene as it succeeded in regaining control over Afghanistan following a 20-year absence since the American war on…

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Saudi passengers arrive to King Khaled International airport in the capital Riyadh on May 17, 2021, as Saudi authorities lift travel restrictions for citizens immunised against COVID-19. (Photo by Fayez Nureldine / AFP)

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Since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, passengers started to have concerns about safety on board. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that “because of how…

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Oxygen tankers being airlifted on an IAF plane in Dubai. The Indian Air Force had airlifted a total of 12 cryogenic tanks from Dubai to West Bengal over Monday and Tuesday. “Our Indian Air Force team is back in Dubai. They have airlifted the remaining 6 cryogenic tanks to India today. (PTI)

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On Thursday evening last week, a Sikh prayer house (called gurudwara) in the New Delhi suburb of Indirapuram announced that it would provide free oxygen to Covid-19 patients until they could be…

Meera Ravi 30 April 2021

Mohamed Al Khaja: The First UAE Ambassador to Israel

Mohamed Mahmoud Al Khaja took office on 14 February 2021 as the first ambassador to Israel in the country's history, after the cabinet of the United Arab Emirates approved the opening of an embassy…

Majalla 19 March 2021

UAE Aims to Become International Human Investment Hub

The United Arab Emirates announced on January 30 that the Emirati nationality will now be officially attainable for select foreigners and professionals, allowing people to establish deeper roots in…

Hatem Khedr 12 February 2021

The First ‘Warm’ Arab-Israeli Peace Deal

Israel, theUnited Arab Emiratesand Bahrain have signed landmark agreements to establish formal relations, ending a decades-old taboo in Arab diplomacy as power and priorities shift in the Middle East…

Al Majalla - London 18 September 2020

Women in Tech are a Force to be Reckoned with in the UAE

Women in Middle East and North Africa face many challenges:According to the World Bank, 13 of the 15 countries with the lowest rate of female participation in the workforce are in the Arab world…

Yasmine El Geressi 03 July 2020

A picture taken on October 17, 2015 shows a worker walking past solar mirrors at the Noor 1 Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant, some 20km (12.5 miles) outside the central Moroccan town of Ouarzazate. (Getty)

Nothing but Sun and Sand

Natural resources are a funny thing in the Middle East; some states in the region suffer from a general scarcity of water while others have abundant sources of water. The presence of oil has brought…

Ali El Shamy 01 November 2019

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