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Searching for humanity among algorithms

Political unrest, grave human injustice and the non-responsive attitude of governments to the demands of the people have always produced innovative ways of punishment. Masses take to the streets...

Bill opens the Gates to his wealth

All of us have heroes, but they keep changing. In school, it was my geography teacher. He was captivatingly anecdotal and a fantastic orator. When he spoke about the...

Netanyahu diverts global attention from Gaza war

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu chose Friday 13th as his lucky day, the day he would at long last launch his attack on Iran. As he has not been...

Healthy connections

We are sure you have heard the buzzword “healthy microbiome” on social media of late. There is a lot of talk happening right now about the gut-brain axis. While...

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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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Food rations are halved in refugee camps after US aid cuts

Martin Komol sighs as he inspects his cracked, mud-walled house that is one rain away from fully collapsing. Nothing seems to last for him and 300,000 other refugees in...

18 Jun 2025

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US pushes Vietnam to decouple from Chinese tech

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Letters To The Editor

Amazing place

I have lived at many places like Oman, Delhi, Vietnam, Jordan, Bangkok, before coming to Dubai. I have liked all those places very much. I enjoyed my stay wherever...

Amazing film

One of the most entertaining films of Bollywood “Hera Pheri” which was released in the year of 2000 will always be remembered for...

19 Jun 2025

Beyond control

What happened in Ahmedabad on June 12, was very disturbing. The entire nation was in the state of mourning. In fact, the entire...

18 Jun 2025

Very sad!

The crash of the Air India flight in Ahmedabad, is shocking and very depressing. The loss of so many lives is horrendous. The bereaved families must be in deep...

Universal peace

I feel world leaders should sit together and talk about universal peace. We are living in the modern era, and we should think of making this earth a peaceful...

Wonderful invention

Social media is indeed a wonderful invention. It has completely transformed our lives. Now we have access to the lives of Bollywood stars and celebrities through different social media...

Travel ban

President Donald Trump’s sudden travel ban, following the terrorist attack in Colorado has left many innocent travellers stranded (“Trump’s new travel ban goes into effect against citizens of 12...

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