There is a reason you can’t put a good book down. As humans we have a natural affinity for storytelling. This expresses itself on a granular level; the very way we organise knowledge in our minds is as narrative, and our personal egos mean we are alway…
US midterms: Biden’s Democrats battle resurgent Republicans
The US will go to the polls on Tuesday in decisive US midterm elections, a key test for US President Joe Biden and the governing Democrats as the Republicans look to take control of Congress. Biden has warned Americans that the election, which comes in…
Arab favourite ‘labneh’ added to classic French dictionary
The staple Middle Eastern cheese labneh will be added to the latest edition of a popular French dictionary. Le Petit Robert, a single-volume French dictionary first published in 1967, will add the word “labneh” – also written “labne” – to its 2023 edit…
COP27: Inside Saudi Arabia’s claims for climate championship
Saudi Arabia on Monday pledged to spend $2.5 billion over the coming 10 years to support green projects across the Middle East and to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The announcements were made by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during …
Israel, Jordan sign of water-for-power project in Egypt
Israel and Jordan signed a memorandum of understanding of a water-for-power project on Tuesday during the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference held in Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh. The MOU ceremony was held in the presence of US Special Presidentia…
Record number of foreigners repatriated from IS camps in Syria this year
Repatriations of foreign women and children affiliated to the Islamic State group from detention camps in northeast Syria hit a record high in 2022, Kurdish authorities said on Tuesday. Thousands of foreigners including women and children had gone to S…
Will Bahrain follow the GCC’s Iran de-escalation trend?
In the last two years, members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), namely Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Kuwait, have started a process of de-escalation with Iran. Saudi Arabia has held five rounds of talks with Tehran through the…
Former Twitter exec warns Saudi dissidents to quit platform
A former senior Twitter executive has cautioned Saudi dissidents against using the platform due to Saudi Arabia’s prominent role in the newly organised company under Elon Musk. Prince Al Waleed bin Talal is Twitter’s second-largest shareholder after Mu…
US Election 2022: Turbulent campaign season comes to a close
A tumultuous election season that tugged again at America’s searing political divides and raised questions about its commitment to a democratic future comes to a close on Tuesday as voters cast ballots in the first national election of Joe Biden’s pres…
UK Tories must take Islamophobia ‘seriously’: Labour
Thegoverning UK Conservative Party must show it is “serious” about tackling Islamophobia, said Labour Party Chair Anneliese Dodds after a series of fresh accusations over the Tories’ failures to support British Muslim communities. The Labour MP wrote t…