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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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Harry and Meghan: Will they be happy in Britain?

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Harry and Meghan: Will they be happy in Britain?

The return of Prince Harry and his wife Merkel to Britain after six years in the United States has become the talk of the town. The interest has become...

Far-right AfD’s victory in Germany not surprising

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Far-right AfD’s victory in Germany not surprising

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I love flying in and out of Dubai International Airport. There is something special about being at the airport – the excitement of travel, the movement of passengers, the...

AI toothbrush

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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...

Wonderful moment

I have been a regular reader of “Gulf Today,” for nearly two decades, and I was extremely happy to see the newspaper at my doorstep on Tuesday morning. It...

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