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41 year-old Halyna Voitiuk, holding an Ukrainian flag mourns with relatives and friends during the funeral of her husband Oleh Voitiuk, in Lviv cemetery. AP

In Lviv, residents worry that those who fled Ukraine war will never come back

Ukraine pleads for more weapons ahead of spring operations

Shelly Kittleson 24 February 2023
Ukrainian refugees arrive at Amsterdam Central station by train from Berlin, on March 28, 2022, amir Russian invasion of Ukraine. AFP

Ukraine: Refugees, reconstruction, and the wait for peace

Neither international donors nor local investors will invest in projects that they cannot guarantee will survive potential political or security fluctuations

Al Majalla - London 24 February 2023

First anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine War

Fares Garabet 24 February 2023
British wartime Prime Minister Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, left, U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, center, and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin sit in the grounds of the Livadia Palace, Yalta. Getty Images

There is hope now for Ukraine in how Yalta helped end World War II

Today’s world needs many things. One of them may well be another Yalta conference. The resort city on the south coast of the Crimea is famous for helping end World War II. It hosted an…

Sami Moubayed 22 February 2023
There are many reasons to believe that prevailing global geopolitical conditions have ended, and we are in the throes of new world order, but it is difficult to predict what this new order will look like, says Salamé. AFP

Ghassan Salamé: Ukraine war signals 'labour pains' of new world order

There are many reasons to believe that prevailing geopolitical conditions have ended, and we are in the throes of new world order, but it is difficult to predict what this new order will look like.

Ibrahim Hamidi 20 February 2023
A satellite view shows a smoldering building, in Soledar, Ukraine, January 3, 2023. Satellite image 2023 Maxar Technologies./Handout via REUTERS

Ukraine Says Its Forces Hold Out Against Russia in Battle For Soledar

Ukraine said on Thursday its troops were holding out against a massive onslaught of Russian artillery in the salt mining town of Soledar in the east, with drone footage showing utter devastation…

12 January 2023
Chief of the General Staff of Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov attends an annual meeting of the Defence Ministry Board in Moscow, Russia, December 21, 2022. Sputnik/Sergei Fadeichev/Pool via REUTERS

Russia Appoints Top Soldier Gerasimov To Oversee Ukraine Campaign

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu appointed Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov on Wednesday to oversee the military campaign in Ukraine, in the latest shake-up of Moscow's military…

12 January 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the coordination council to ensure the needs of Russia's Armed Forces, via video link in Moscow, Russia October 25, 2022. Sputnik/Alexei Babushkin/Kremlin via REUTERS

Russia Appoints New Ground Forces Chief Despite Hawks' Disapproval

Russia has appointed Colonel-General Alexander Lapin as chief of staff of the country's ground forces, state-owned news agency TASS reported on Tuesday, despite fierce criticism from leading hawks…

10 January 2023
A view of an apartment building, damaged during a heavy fighting, in Mariupol, in Russian-controlled Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov)

Putin Orders Weekend Truce in Ukraine; Kyiv Won’t Take Part

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered his armed forces to observe a unilateral 36-hour cease-fire in Ukraine this weekend for the Orthodox Christmas holiday, the first such sweeping…

AP 05 January 2023
Ukrainian servicemen prepare cannon shells before firing them towards positions of Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine January 1, 2023. REUTERS/Anna Kudriavtseva

Russia Says Dozens of Its Troops Killed in Attack in Eastern Ukraine

Russia acknowledged that dozens of its troops were killed in one of the Ukraine war's deadliest strikes, angering Russian nationalists, including lawmakers, and drawing demands for commanders to be…

03 January 2023
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A collage of Israel's policy of destruction and starvation in Gaza. Eduardo Ramon
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Unpacking Israel's decisive turn towards savagery

23 April 2026

Israel's gloves-off approach since 2023 didn't emerge out of the blue; it is deeply rooted in Zionist and Israeli military thought.

Majed Kayali
Axel Rangel Garcia
Business & Economy

Test of wills: Iran’s ability to outlast the US blockade

26 April 2026

The standoff in the Hormuz is not simply a question of whether Tehran can survive economic pressure, but whether Washington can sustain the pressure at an acceptable cost.

Alex Vatanka
Sara Padovan
Science & Technology

Iran’s 'mosquito fleet' presents a pesky problem

28 April 2026

The Strait of Hormuz is now poised to become the primary arena of confrontation, with Iran relying on speedboat-driven guerrilla warfare to confront the US navy.

Marco Mossad
A Syrian army soldier holds a national flag featuring Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in front of a building left in ruins on 5 June 2013 in the city of Qusayr in the Homs province. AFP
Politics

Syria's taswiya slow roll creates a host of problems

28 April 2026

Former regime soldiers are stuck in limbo, as their undocumented status prevents them from working, travelling, and curbs family members' access to education, healthcare and social services

Haid Haid
Culture & Social Affairs

The Arab women raising the bar in travel literature

28 April 2026

In recent years, travel writing has witnessed a striking revival, though along a different path, one now charted by Arab women's voices.

Ibrahim Adel

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