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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...

There’s no pride in prejudice

We are all enormously worried as democratic sanity is being torn apart with impunity by the exploitative power of the politics of prejudice. A lot of people have been...

Nobel Peace Prize pick faces brickbats

The Norwegian Nobel Prize Committee has once again chosen as this year’s laureate a worthy peacemaker. She is South Africa’s Judge Navi Pillay “for her efforts to promote peace...

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Books have always been a big source of material for film and television, and right now adaptations seem to be everywhere. This week we are looking at why Hollywood...

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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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‘Medicare for All’ message attracts voters

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‘Medicare for All’ message attracts voters

Christina Starks-Clay doesn’t know how “Medicare for All” would work exactly, but she’s willing to bet it’d be better than what she has now, according to the Tribune News...

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Labour is right to put Northern Ireland veterans first

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President Trump is looking at adding a presidential residence to one of his golf courses. Who will pay for this, and will it be available for future Democrat Presidents?...

Kaur’s contribution

Ms. Harmanpreet Kaur Bhullar, the captain of the Indian women’s team, who plays as an all-rounder, has relinquished her leadership position. She has...

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History repeats

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Good and bad?

In the old days of my youth, it was easy to tell who was good or bad especially with the westerns, the good guys wore white hats, the bad...

Sad day

It is a sad day for all lovers of art and films, that a gifted and consummate artist like Nane Patekar has passed away at the age of 75...

Up in Smoke

There are a range of unusual University courses available including fringe studies, found by a quick Google search such as “Harry Potter and the Age of Illusion,” “Taylor Swift...

Amazing Archer

I woke up to the sad news on Tuesday morning that British novelist Jeffrey Archer had passed away. The news was particularly difficult for me because I have always...

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