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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...

Communication is everything

The communicative path of life is strewn with uncertainties. One misstep and the course of your entire life could change. And irreversibly at that. Permit me to discuss an...

CNN founder Ted Turner revolutionised TV journalism

When the US attacked Iraq early in the morning on January 17th, 1991, The Irish Times night editor woke me up and demanded an analytical article. My husband Godfrey,...

Summer starters

The summer movie season is under way, having kicked off in April with the highly anticipated Jackson biopic. This week we look at what’s coming next, from big sequels...

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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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European Union to ease train travel

The EU could force railway companies to sell rivals' tickets on their websites and share data with booking platforms under plans to be unveiled on Wednesday aiming to boost...

Reckless plot to unseat Starmer will unleash chaos

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Reckless plot to unseat Starmer will unleash chaos

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Data centres aren’t enemy, they’re the future

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In the fairy story world of Cinderella the special gift was the glass footwear. In the real world, at the meeting of Marco Rubio and the Pope, the special...

Greedy politicians

The news that was published in your esteemed newspaper, “IPL: complimentary ticket pressure forced the final shift,” is a real shocker. It is a shame that every state cricket...

What to wear?

The attendees at the Met Gala were wealthy, or at least wealthy enough to give a large amount of money to charity. Well done. Most of them thought the...

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