Veteran Lebanese poet describes the decay of in-person interaction and the city amid the rise of technology

The 5,600 km project will serve 17 countries and could help Europe move on from its dependence on Russian gas after the invasion of Ukraine

When Fatah became a ruling party it stopped being a revolutionary faction and became a bureaucratic group representing the dominant class

Yemeni poet Ali Al Muqri reviews the recent works of Bashaayer Hibras, followed by a selection of her stories

A close up view of the reaction to - and effect of - Turkey's double earthquake in February 2023, near the Syrian border

The precedent for altering a country's name was set decades ago but the reasons for doing it can be very different

Its strategic location at the entrance to the Bab al-Mandab Strait has incentivised various countries to establish military bases in the small African nation

Three factors that limit optimism over the deal are Iran's radicals, China's unwillingness to play a more significant security role in the region and Israel's fear over Iran's nuclear programme 

For 150 years, the narrow passageway has been at the heart of the world's maritime prosperity, but it could soon face competition