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US Vice President Richard Nixon (L) and Senator John Kennedy participate in the first nationally televised debate between presidential candidates in a Chicago television studio on September 26, 1960. AFP

This day in history: Nixon and Kennedy face off in first-ever US presidential debate

A university student came up with the idea in 1956, which came to fruition four years later. At the time, Fred Kahn didn't know that his idea would change the face of presidential politics in America.

Sami Moubayed 26 September 2024
President Joe Biden, flanked by his son Hunter Biden (R), tells the nation about his decision not to seek re-election on July 24, 2024. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images via AFP

Joe Biden’s sense of déjà vu 50 years after Nixon resigned

Nixon was the first sitting president to resign from office, while Biden is the first sitting president in two generations to pull out of a presidential race. Both men are part of American history

Sami Moubayed 20 August 2024
American President Richard Nixon made an official visit to Damascus on June 15, 1974, and was welcomed by Syrian President Hafez al-Assad. Getty

This day in history: Nixon becomes first US president to visit Syria

In the midst of the Watergate scandal back home, Nixon needed a distraction. After years of isolation, his trip to Damascus on 15 June 1974 paved the way for future visits by US presidents.

Sami Moubayed 15 June 2024
Studio assistants set up for a portrait session at the Deo Gratias studio, Ghana's oldest photography studio still operating in Jamestown, Accra, Ghana July 14, 2022. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko

Century-Old Family Photo Studio Preserves Ghana's History in Black and White

A generation before the Gold Coast became Ghana, local photographer J.K. Bruce-Vanderpuije opened a small studio in the then-colonial capital Accra, where his family would become the de facto visual…

31 August 2022
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Leaders of SCO member states, including Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian—ahead of a summit session in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on 1 September 2026. Sputnik/Reuters
Business & Economy

SCO summit: a Eurasia that no longer seeks US permission

03 September 2026

In Bishkek, a loose Eurasian gathering of illiberal nations inched closer to a functioning post-dollar regional economic bloc

Shirley Ze Yu
Sara Padovan
Politics

Donald Trump and the new Latin American right

04 September 2026

Across Central and South America, a raft of right-wingers borrow from each other's playbooks and ride on the US president's coattails to win elections and power. Is it ideology or practicality?

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra
Al Majalla
Science & Technology

Fighting cancer with cancer: new vaccine raises hope

02 September 2026

In what could be a game-changer, Moderna and Merck announced the first-ever positive results from a Phase III trial to combat melanoma

Mohammed Mansour
Al Majalla
Business & Economy

Hope sells: inroads in cancer treatment excite markets

03 September 2026

For every positive clinical result, pharmaceutical (pharma) companies stand to secure billions of dollars in revenue

Rana Freifer
Lina Jaradat
Culture & Social Affairs

Eyal Weizman dissects the architecture of genocide

28 August 2026

In his new book, the British-Israeli academic shows the methodical tactics Israel has used to uproot Palestinians from their homeland since 1948

Hala Al-Naji

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