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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...

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...

Iran war – America, Israel yet to realise their goals

The G7 summit convening today in France is expected to be dominated by Donald Trump’s dithering over his Iran war. He has once again demonstrated his predilection for abrupt...

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...

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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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Time to end Labour uncertainty in Makerfield

15 Jun 2026

Time to end Labour uncertainty in Makerfield

On Thursday, voters in what has long been one of the safest Labour seats in the country will be going to the polls to decide not only who becomes...

14 Jun 2026

No more free passes for Pam Bondi

13 Jun 2026

This is John Healey’s finest hour

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Letters To The Editor

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Ecstasy of mangoes

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Purse $500K

Scientists have done so much to make our lives better and there is so much more to do but occasionally they go rogue and this might be such a...

Election results

The President was booed at the NBA Finals, or at least on my TV but he said it was mostly cheers. I shouldn't criticise, given my fading hearing, but...

Absolute entertainer

The recently released Bollywood film on Netflix, “Maa Behen,” is an absolute entertainer. I watched the film for Madhuri Dixit, and as expected, she did not allow me to...

Sad news

The painful news of the recent Emirates Road crash, in which reportedly seven people lost their lives and nine others were injured, made for a very sad morning (“7...

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