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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

Turning East

All roads lead to Beijing these days. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled Bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan visited China in April, meeting with President Xi Jinping and...

Michael Jansen

Pop evolution

There’s a new formula for achieving global success in the world of pop as traditional routes have become somewhat outdated. This week we are taking a look at 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.

Milburn’s NEET review deserves cross-party support
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Milburn’s NEET review deserves cross-party support

The government needs to come up with a less dehumanising term than the ugly acronym “NEETs” to describe a million of our fellow citizens, aged between 18 and 24,...

Society's problem

Society's problem

27 May 2026
Long life

Long life

26 May 2026
After (tax) effects

After (tax) effects

25 May 2026
Streaming now!

Streaming now!

25 May 2026
AI in everything

AI in everything

23 May 2026
Simple solution

Simple solution

22 May 2026
Double whammy

Double whammy

21 May 2026
MAGA matters

MAGA matters

20 May 2026