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From escalation to isolation: Iran’s strategic unravelling in a rebalancing world

It took less than a month for the US-Israel war on Iran to erupt into a crisis of staggering magnitude — one now threatening to destabilize entire economies and...

The sharpest of bullets burns out, but the smallest of words rules forever

All wars begin in the mind. They include the war to answer hunger and thirst, to satiate dreams, to win over love, to ensure harmony and, of course, the...

Film forecast

While the weather is still hot, no one can deny the sense of autumn in the air. With every change of season come new movie releases and this week...

Threads of history

Many years ago, my husband and I spent several months in Oxford. He was writing a book, his second, and I was converting my master’s thesis into my first...

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Fatima Almheiri

Fatima has always been passionate about mental health. She has a Bachelors in International Studies with a minor in Psychology. She joined the With Hope UAE volunteer group in 2019 and she is currently head of communications.

Saibal Chatterjee

Indian national award-winning film critic

Meena Janardhan

Writer/Editor/Consultant. She has over 25 years of experience in the fields of environmental journalism and publishing.

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UK’s infrastructure cannot be allowed to fail

12 Sep 2026

UK’s infrastructure cannot be allowed to fail

Holidays destroyed. Business meetings missed. Passengers sleeping on the floor with no word as to when they might finally board a flight. If the casual observer were looking for...

Far-right AfD’s victory in Germany not surprising

08 Sep 2026

Far-right AfD’s victory in Germany not surprising

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Meloni rightly longest surviving PM

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Letters To The Editor

Important study

People should go through the informative news published in print and on social media regarding a study that found that drinking very hot beverages may triple the risk of...

All in the family?

The latest thought, or lack of thought, from the US President Donald Trump team is that some child care subsidies are only for children...

09 Sep 2026

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Ray of hope

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Kind work

Hats off to the leadership of the United Arab Emirates, which continues to provide urgent humanitarian assistance to those affected by the floods and landslides in Nepal that have...

Charismatic actor

Charismatic actor George Clooney deserves to be honoured with the Venice Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award. The actor has a huge fan following (“Boyle’s Murdoch story on screen and...

Fake accommodation

The fake accomodation bookings for the UK Prime Minister's house, 10 Downing street, seems like a fun prank that shows the lack of checking on many sites but it...

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