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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...

Stress has no cure

When monarchs fail to fight off the tyranny of stress, what are commoners? In the case of kings, it is authority that’s responsible for the stress (uneasy lies the...

Beauty reworked

As someone who loves make-up and fashion, it is really interesting to watch how beauty trends change over the seasons. This week, we are taking a look at the...

Unsteady peace

The failure of the weekend’s US-Iran talks to end the six-week war has left the ceasefire in limbo and exposed war-ravaged Lebanon to Israeli attacks. Israel’s arrogant assertiveness knows...

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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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US farmers strained as fertiliser costs surge on war

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US farmers strained as fertiliser costs surge on war

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Campus calling

Students in the UAE are eagerly awaiting the reopening of their schools. They want to return to their campus as early as possible to meet their friends and teachers....

Amazing Asha!

During my growing up days, All India Radio was the only source of entertainment for me. I would tune in to Bollywood songs...

13 Apr 2026

Promising talent

There is no doubt that the young kid, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, is devastating and proving to be destructive against the world-class bowlers during the...

13 Apr 2026

Shining star

Everybody in the cricketing world is talking only about Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. He is something different. A 15-year-old boy from Bihar, he has only played junior cricket at the national...

Visitor’s delight

Social media was abuzz yesterday with request to open Global Village. Residents of the UAE are longing to be at the Global Village as early as possible. Netizens are...

Such a relief!

I have been living in Sharjah for almost 19 years. This week I completed 19 years and I am happy to be here. This country taught me to be...

Because we care!

I recently visited a government hospital in Sharjah to see my friend, who was admitted for his treatment. I was amazed to see the way the Sharjah hospital took...

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