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The Indian Himalayas are seen from a flight to Srinagar on 22 May 2023. Sebastien BERGER / AFP

How melting Himalayan glaciers will impact the world

The famous mountain range feeds the great Asian rivers like the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra, upon which almost two billion depend. Problems here will ripple across the Arab world

Alaa Emara 19 October 2026
Eduardo Ramon

Is climate change changing the taste of cheese?

High-yielding cows generate lots of metabolic heat that they find difficult to dissipate when air temperature and humidity rise together. The result is an effect on a much-loved food

Alaa Emara 16 September 2026
An aerial view shows houses lying deluged in sludge after flash floods in Devighat, Bidur Municipality, Nepal's Nuwakot district, on 27 August 2026. PRABIN RANABHAT / AFP

Nepal pays the price for climate change

Melting glaciers and devastating floods are hitting the Himalayas

Bibek Bhandari 02 September 2026
Sara Padovan

Global warming is turning sleep into a global health crisis

Warmer nights are messing with our bodies' ability to shed the heat we accumulate during the day. This is having all sorts of effects, none of them good

Alaa Emara 24 August 2026
Al Awir desert farms, Dubai, on 12 January 2021.
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How El Niño is heightening economic risk in the Gulf

Despite being oceans away from the Pacific, climate change is amplifying the harmful effects of the natural sea-warming phenomenon

Abdulfattah Khattab 04 July 2026
Ewan_White

A global economy in the throes of transformation and uncertainty 

Political uncertainty, technological disruption, and demographic change are reshaping the global economy as shared leadership and strategic consensus erode

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 08 February 2026
COP30 President Andre Correa do Lago gestures as the plenary session was interrupted following Colombia's  intervention at the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belém, Pará state, Brazil, on 22 November 2025. PABLO PORCIUNCULA / AFP

COP30: discussions, delayed delivery and disappointment

The leaders of the world's three biggest polluters did not attend, and fossil fuels were not mentioned in the final text. Has COP run its course?

Nazareth Seferian 29 November 2025
Lina Jaradat

COP30 in Brazil: a new test of climate action will

For the first time, the United Nations Climate Change Conference is being held in an Amazonian city. Can its position at the heart of the climate crisis lead to tangible action?

Alaa Emara 13 November 2025
Sara Padovan

It’s time to build a regional climate fund

As global climate finance falters and US support disappears, the MENA region faces a widening funding gap. Now is the time to create a regional climate finance mechanism.

Léa Eid 27 May 2025
A climate change activist takes part in a protest against the impact of US policy on climate change before the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump outside the US embassy in London. Reuters

Where will Trump's war on climate protections take the world?

Picking up where he left off in his first term in office, the US president is machine-gunning the legislation, funding, and personnel aimed at tackling the planet's most existential threat

Alaa Emara 23 March 2025
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Israel’s election may not end its political crisis

26, Oct 2026

With a complex election setup and the deep polarisation that has plagued Israel in recent years, expect prolonged political deadlock

Michael Horowitz
Russian President Vladimir Putin greets Rwanda's Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva during a welcoming ceremony for participants of the Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, Russia, on 28 October 2026. Igor Ivanko/REUTERS
Business & Economy

Russia-Africa summit: ambitions and challenges

29, Oct 2026

Amid competition for influence and resources, Russia knows that Africa is a market with potential. For African states, Russian companies are still of interest, but the value equation needs to change

Rana Freifer
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Lula defies Latin America’s pro-Trump wave

28, Oct 2026

Brazil's left-wing president won a historic fourth term in office

Catherine Osborn
Anne-Claire Legendre, the newly appointed president of the Institut du monde arabe, poses for a portrait at the institute’s headquarters in Paris, on 18 February, 2026 AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

Anne-Claire Legendre’s vision for the Institut du monde arabe

29, Oct 2026

As the institute approaches its 40th anniversary, its president outlines a new vision for cultural collaboration between the Arab world and Europe

Elie Kossaifi
President Masoud Pezeshkian (R) greeting Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi (R), in Tehran on 18 May 2025. Iranian Presidency / AFP
Politics

Afghanistan: Iran's strategic depth card in Central Asia

28, Oct 2026

Once nurtured by Pakistan, the Taliban now works closely with Iran, much to the delight of Russia and China

Kamal Alam

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