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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...

Trump has pushed US into a needless $30b war

Lebanon’s government has once again declared May 25th a public holiday to commemorate the date in 2000 when the Israeli army unilaterally withdrew from the south after 18 years...

Summer starters

The summer movie season is under way, having kicked off in April with the highly anticipated Jackson biopic. This week we look at what’s coming next, from big sequels...

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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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Distressing heat hits Bangladesh garment workers

20 May 2026

Distressing heat hits Bangladesh garment workers

Factories across Bangladesh, the world's second-largest clothes supplier, have turned off fans and coolers due to energy cuts caused by the Iran conflict, with workers sweltering and a drop...

Britain needs to hold discussion on Brexit

19 May 2026

Britain needs to hold discussion on Brexit

18 May 2026

The DOJ’s Comey indictment goes way too far

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Friends and foes

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