In 1511, there were places in Mecca specifically designated for selling and drinking coffee, known as coffee houses. Decades later, the first café opened in Istanbul.
Synonymous with the country and closely associated with communal Yemeni life, Khat consumption has increased of late, with increasingly harmful effects on the environment, health, and families
Iran as the head of an octopus and its armed proxies as the tentacles. This is a useful analogy for military strategy in the conflict between Tel Aviv and Tehran. Has Israel's strategy changed?
The EU naval mission will help provide security for shipping in the Red Sea but will not partake in air strikes on Houthis in Yemen, who vow to stop attacks when Israel ends its war on Gaza
The hand of Iran has helped the Houthis expand. It now controls Yemen's capital and deep-water port while laying siege to its third city in a land of tribal loyalties and simmering feuds.
Iran is moving its proxy pieces around on the Middle East chessboard to pressure a ceasefire in Gaza while Israel tries to drag the US into a regional war
Overnight US and UK strikes on Thursday delivered a strong message to the Houthis: their attacks on global shipping in the Red Sea will not go unpunished
When the Yemen-based militia began targeting cargo ships through a narrow strait, it threw up several conundrums. It also garnered Arab support. What happens next will be important.
War is back. The horrendous violence seen in Gaza, Azerbaijan, and Ukraine during 2023 has raised concerns that conflict may become increasingly frequent in the coming years.
Maysa Sabrin joins illustrious figures such as Russia's Elvira Nabiullina, Europe's Christine Lagarde, and America's Janet Yellen, proving women heading central banks is no longer a rarity
It didn't have to be this way, but Biden's foreign-policy legacy will be a world that is less rule-bound, less prosperous, and significantly more dangerous
Like many, I was unprepared for the torrent of emotions that gripped me on my first visit to Damascus after 13 years. These are my observations, reflections and reasons for cautious optimism.
In an interview with Al Majalla, the Saudi journalist explains how his country is advancing without compromising its values and that younger and older generations each have an important role to play