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Searching for humanity among algorithms

Political unrest, grave human injustice and the non-responsive attitude of governments to the demands of the people have always produced innovative ways of punishment. Masses take to the streets...

Aysha Taryam

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...

Shaadaab S. Bakht

All the glitz

The 98th Academy Awards took place in Los Angeles, marking the end of this year’s awards season. This week we are taking a look at all the winners, some...

Sarah Taryam

Regional disconnect

When he joined Israel to launch a war on Iran, Donald Trump revealed he does not comprehend Iran, the Arabs and the region as a whole as well as...

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.

Orban digs in over blocked Ukraine loan at EU talks
  • 19 Mar 2026

Orban digs in over blocked Ukraine loan at EU talks

A defiant Hungarian leader Viktor Orban vowed on Thursday to keep blocking a massive loan for Ukraine despite heavy pressure from EU partners, who were headed into a Brussels...

Allergy season

Allergy season

18 Mar 2026
Difficult decisions

Difficult decisions

17 Mar 2026
Awards to avoid

Awards to avoid

16 Mar 2026
Stocks drop

Stocks drop

15 Mar 2026
Immigration police

Immigration police

15 Mar 2026
Road trip

Road trip

13 Mar 2026
Twin problems

Twin problems

12 Mar 2026
Diet and fiction

Diet and fiction

11 Mar 2026