April 2023

Military expert on incident with Jordanian MP: "This is an unusual incident by any standard, also in terms of its diplomatic political sensitivity." Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Israel risking…

South Sudan, Chad and Egypt all depend on stability in their neighbour Sudan, whether for economic, humanitarian or security reasons. All the more reason to hope that the current ceasefire…

The series, “Smile, General”, is set in an imaginary Arab country. But references to the Assad dynasty, in power in Syria for more than half a century, are clear through…

An exhibition of work by 42 female artists on women in the Middle East has opened in California. Challenging stereotypes about the region, it depicts what curators say are the…

The clashes have killed more than 400 people and injured thousands more. Those displaced are streaming into nations such as Chad, Egypt and South Sudan, adding to a refugee crisis…

Your weekend beach experience will be quite different. The Doha Film Institute’s (DFI) “Cinema by the Sea” programme will kick off on Friday at the West Bay Beach, gathering film…..…

The occupying state carried out air raids on southern Lebanon and Gaza late on Thursday, though no casualties were reported. Qatar condemned the latest round of Israeli attacks in Gaza…..…

Its GDP has surged, but deep inequalities persist.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Adam Tooze: The Mixed Record of South Africa’s Economy Since Apartheid

Responding to the conviction and sentencing of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) national spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere after she was accused of “publishing falsehoods” for a video she posted on Twitter…

George W. Bush’s program against AIDS was the best single presidential policy of my lifetime.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Opinion | When George W. Bush Was a Hero