What comes next after Iraq’s turbulent week
On Monday August 29th, Iraq came closer to civil war than it has for year. The fears of many Iraqis that political tensions would spill out into violence were coming true. After 11 months of parliamen...
1 Sep 202219min
The global monkeypox outbreak amid a pandemic
As much of the world’s focus remained firmly fixed on ending the coronavirus pandemic, another illness was quietly spreading in the background and has now emerged as a global health concern. A few mon...
26 Aug 202223min
Stories from the 1947 India-Pakistan Partition
On August 15, 1947, British Viceroy Lord Louis Mountbatten formally announced India's independence from British colonial rule. The Indian subcontinent was partitioned into two countries – India and Pa...
18 Aug 202234min
The future of farming in the UAE
It’s amazing how the UAE’s home-grown produce has become so diversified. Over the years, farms have been modernised and new crops introduced. The supermarket aisles we browse in the UAE vividly illust...
11 Aug 202225min
Future-proofing our cities against record-breaking temperatures
This summer is breaking temperature records like never before. The rising mercury is a reminder of the impact of climate change. Unless drastic action is taken, the temperatures seen in recent weeks w...
4 Aug 202221min
Lebanon’s silent crisis
For nearly three years, Lebanon has been steadily collapsing under the weight of a financial crisis that is one of the worst in the modern world. But what is life like for those who have to live throu...
29 Jul 202220min
Tunisia’s contested referendum
For more than a decade, Tunisia was seen as the poster child for democratic transition after the Arab Uprisings of 2011. By 2014 the country had had two free and fair elections and ratified a new cons...
22 Jul 202222min
How will President Biden’s visit to the Middle East be remembered?
Joe Biden has made his first visit to the Middle East as US president. He might be no stranger to the region, having visited dozens of times as vice president and senator for Delaware, but this is the...
15 Jul 202224min
