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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

The joy of trees

It used to be such a pleasure when the wind blew. When it blew through thousands of its leaves and dozens of its branches. Its tip was often seen...

Shaadaab S. Bakht

Slippery slope

Artificial intelligence is changing the way films are made and now it is beginning to change who appears in them too. This week we are taking a look at...

Sarah Taryam

The last voyage

The monumental film of “The Odyssey” which portrays the legendary homeward journey of King Odysseus of Ithaca after the Trojan war, has hit the silver screen in the Gulf,...

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.

The challenges to the British govt’s housing plans
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The challenges to the British govt’s housing plans

People have underestimated me all my life. If you tell me I cannot do something, I will fight like hell to get it done.” Angela Rayner, the reincarnated housing...

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