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Ambulance workers take part in a strike, amid a dispute with the government over pay, outside NHS London Ambulance Service in London, Britain December 21, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo

Thousands of UK Ambulance Staff To Stage More Strikes in January

Thousands of British ambulance workers will stage two further strikes on Jan. 11 and 23 in an escalating dispute over pay and staffing, the Unison trade union said on Thursday, after a similar…

22 December 2022
A chain and lock are seen on temporary closure barriers as rail workers in Britain strike over pay and terms, at Waterloo Station in London, Britain, August 18, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville

UK Rail Workers Union Announces Plans For New Strikes Over Christmas

Britain's RMT union said on Monday that it would put a new pay offer to its members as they announced plans for further strikes over the Christmas period as part of a long-running dispute over pay. …

05 December 2022
Workers on strike gather in front of the French oil giant TotalEnergies refinery in Donges near Saint-Nazaire, France October 12, 2022. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo

French Government: On Right Track Over Further Easing Petrol Supply Problems

The French government said on Sunday that France was on the right track over further easing the problem of petrol service stations not having enough petrol due to strikes at oil refineries, which had…

23 October 2022
Cars queue to fill their fuel tanks at a Total petrol station in Paris, France, October 8, 2022. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

French Refinery Strikes Continue on Sunday, Union Says

Strikes staged by France's hard-left CGT union at refineries of ExxonMobil and TotalEnergies continued on Sunday, union officials at both companies told Reuters. "It is continuing everywhere," a…

09 October 2022
Workers of French oil giant TotalEnergies walk past an gasoline tank of the former oil refinery in Mardyck near Dunkerque, France, October 4, 2022. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

France Taps Strategic Fuel Reserves as Refinery Strike Grinds on

France has tapped its strategic fuel reserves to resupply petrol stations that have run dry, the government said on Wednesday, amid strikes by workers at refineries and depots that have stunted…

05 October 2022
Issa (Salim Daou) and Siham (Hiam Abbas) waiting for transport in a scene from “Gaza Mon Amour”. (Supplied)

"Gaza Mon Amour": A Different Look at Contemporary Gaza

Speaking about Palestine or Gaza strip in specific always comes with mentioning the war and the people's lives between rockets and strikes, the prison they are living in, and the city which is…

Salma Adham 13 August 2021
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Mojtaba Khamenei: Iran’s third Supreme Leader

12 March 2026

The appointment represents one of the most consequential political shifts in the Islamic Republic in more than three decades

Al Majalla - London
IRGC soldiers march during the annual military parade marking the anniversary of the outbreak of the devastating 1980-1988 war with Saddam Hussein's Iraq, in the capital Tehran on 22 September, 2018. AFP
Politics

The US-Iran war could empower the IRGC

09 March 2026

When states are attacked, authority gravitates towards institutions capable of mobilising resources, enforcing discipline, and coordinating a military response

Alex Vatanka
Demonstrators wave Iranian national flags as they gather for a rally in support of the new Supreme Leader at Enghelab Square in central Tehran on 9 March 2026. AFP
Politics

Why regime change in Iran is unlikely

10 March 2026

There are few examples of successful US regime-change operations in history. And without permanent ground troop presence, these wins can easily be reversed.

Christopher Phillips
Tugboats help an oil tanker dock at Qingdao port in Shandong province, eastern China, on 4 August 2019. AFP
Business & Economy

The US-Iran war could consolidate China’s energy dominance

10 March 2026

Crises often reorder energy geopolitics in unexpected ways. This one may ultimately strengthen, rather than weaken, China's strategic position.

Jason Bordoff and Erica Downs
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian is greeted by Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi during the D-8 summit in Cairo, Egypt, on 19 December 2024. AFP
Politics

Egypt fears an unrestrained Israel if Iran collapses

06 March 2026

Cairo and Tehran have been at loggerheads since 1979, but the Iranian threat has always acted as a check on Israeli ambitions. If Iran is completely defeated, Israel will reign supreme.

Amr Emam

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