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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

Life is smart

A journalist decided to interview me some weeks ago. Permit me to share the excerpts. Q: How does life appear to you now? A: I am over the hill...

Shaadaab S. Bakht

Golden wins

The biggest night of the year in the music world took place in Los Angeles, with audiences glued to the live broadcast as they waited to see the performances...

Sarah Taryam

The woman beside

The biopic film “Melania: 20 Days to History” intends to present the life of Donald Trump’s current wife ahead of his Jan.20 inauguration. Following its showing at cinemas across...

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.

US, UAE sign rare earths agreement
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US, UAE sign rare earths agreement

On the sidelines of the US Critical Minerals Ministerial in Washington, the United States and the United Arab Emirates have signed the Framework on Security Supply in the Mining...

Nationalized elections

Nationalized elections

05 Feb 2026
Black History Month

Black History Month

04 Feb 2026
'Ice' conditions

'Ice' conditions

03 Feb 2026
Weather conditions

Weather conditions

02 Feb 2026
'Pixelated'

'Pixelated'

01 Feb 2026
Trump slips on ICE

Trump slips on ICE

31 Jan 2026
A small wish

A small wish

30 Jan 2026
Wrong direction

Wrong direction

29 Jan 2026