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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...

Aysha Taryam

Sarah, an influential part of the world is looking up to you

She used to treat the physically sick. And now she will treat the morally sick, a job men thought men did better. It took fourteen hundred years to rubbish...

Shaadaab S. Bakht

In the running

We are in the middle of award season and the nominations for the Actors Awards, formerly known as the SAG Awards, are finally in. This week we are taking...

Sarah Taryam

Second-term slump

This week US President Donald Trump marked the end of his first year of his second term as president with an average of 40 per cent approval ratings. This...

Michael Jansen

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.

China meets 2025 growth target on back of exports
  • 21 Jan 2026

China meets 2025 growth target on back of exports

China, the second largest economy after the United States, has managed to meet its growth target of 5 per cent for 2025 based on its robust export growth of...

'Lego' Status

'Lego' Status

20 Jan 2026
What Trump Wants...

What Trump Wants...

19 Jan 2026
Ballroom for freedom

Ballroom for freedom

18 Jan 2026
Data Farms

Data Farms

17 Jan 2026
Beware of Lego

Beware of Lego

16 Jan 2026
Grand shot

Grand shot

15 Jan 2026
Heads or tails

Heads or tails

14 Jan 2026
The situation!

The situation!

13 Jan 2026