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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...

Aysha Taryam

Stress has no cure

When monarchs fail to fight off the tyranny of stress, what are commoners? In the case of kings, it is authority that’s responsible for the stress (uneasy lies the...

Shaadaab S. Bakht

Mediation moves

Turkey, Pakistan, and Egypt have joined Qatar, India, and several other countries offering to mediate and end the war the US and Israel are waging on Iran in order...

Michael Jansen

Best of the best

The idea of A-list actors has evolved over the years as we move into a new generation of stars who are dominating the Hollywood landscape. This week we are...

Sarah Taryam

Fatima Almheiri

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

Saibal Chatterjee

Indian national award-winning film critic

Meena Janardhan

Meena Janardhan

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

Vietnam's To Lam consolidates power with presidential perch
  • 07 Apr 2026

Vietnam's To Lam consolidates power with presidential perch

Ty McCormick Vietnam Communist Party boss To Lam was elected president by the National Assembly on Tuesday, capping his bid to centralise authority in a nation where senior cadres...

Cracking quickly

Cracking quickly

06 Apr 2026
Human error

Human error

05 Apr 2026
It's so quiet

It's so quiet

04 Apr 2026
'No Kings'

'No Kings'

03 Apr 2026
Training time

Training time

02 Apr 2026
Comparison

Comparison

01 Apr 2026
Blame game

Blame game

30 Mar 2026
GIVE TO THE TSA

GIVE TO THE TSA

29 Mar 2026