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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...

Aysha Taryam

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...

Shaadaab S. Bakht

Iran dominating talks on ending conflict

The US-Israeli war on Iran has been a major miscalculation. Iran has emerged the “victor” simply by surviving the onslaught and is dictating the terms of the ceasefire and...

Michael Jansen

Blockbuster season

 Superheroes, sci-fi adventures and post-apocalyptic dramas are set to dominate cinema screens this summer. This week we take a look at a packed schedule of big-budget releases featuring some...

Sarah Taryam

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.

Ousting Starmer is start of Burnham’s fight
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Ousting Starmer is start of Burnham’s fight

One of Sir Keir Starmer’s best performances was the speech he gave to signal the premature end of his premiership. So often caricatured as an unemotional technocrat, the moment...

Summer Camp 2026

Summer Camp 2026

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The mood

The mood

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The bigger picture

The bigger picture

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Father's Day

Father's Day

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Difficult task

Difficult task

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Good news

Good news

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Anger management

Anger management

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A rare good mood!

A rare good mood!

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