The US-UK Summit in the White House this week came short of announcing a change of course in military support for Kyiv, reports Ahmed Mustafa
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Some of today’s mega-rich have been intervening more and more in politics, blurring the boundary between state action and private interests, writes Ahmed Mustafa
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Gulf countries that signed the Abraham Accords had seemed to favour Trump as the next US president, but this may no longer be the case.
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Whether instigated by Russia-Iran or Israel, or else simply by the British far right, anti-Muslim violence in Britain is going out of control, reports Ahmed Mustafa
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A rare terrorist attack in the Sultanate of Oman was claimed by the Islamic State, raising questions about the goals of the group and who might be behind it, reports Ahmed Mustafa
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Far-right parties have been making electoral gains in many Western countries in what is being seen as a threat to the mainstream political system, writes Ahmed Mustafa
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Labour’s landslide victory has given the new Prime Minister Keir Starmer a broad but potentially questionable mandate for change, reports Ahmed Mustafa
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Keir Starmer could well be Britain’s next prime minister, reports Ahmed Mustafa, but the challenges he faces and his position on the war in Gaza threaten further division within his Labour Party
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Both Conservative and Labour campaigns were found to be using fabricated data, leaving UK votes in a state of distrust before the upcoming general election.
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The announcement of a new crown prince in Kuwait marks a historic shift in the royal family’s approach to succession, reports Ahmed Mustafa
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The Houthis have stepped up attacks in the Red Sea while an Iraqi militia targeted an Israeli port city. Could this be an eleventh-hour escalation before a possible truce in Gaza, asks Ahmed Mustafa
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The West’s apparently unconditional support for the Israeli occupation of Palestine helps explain the sometimes poor relations between East and West, writes Ahmed Mustafa
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The Palestinian struggle for freedom is inspiring protest movements around the world, including among young people on US and European university campuses.
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The Kuwaiti parliament has often been a thorn in the side of the government, but this time the situation is rather more serious, reports Ahmed Mustafa
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With an Egyptian-mediated truce for Gaza on the horizon, Iran claims that a Bahraini opposition group it supports attacked Israel, reports Ahmed Mustafa
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Though nervousness about an Iran-Israel escalation has subsided, the oil market is still unstable, with the US benefiting from the rising tension.
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Unprecedented flooding in the UAE and Oman has claimed lives and wreaked havoc.
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Three well-known politicians are helping to transform the 21st century into one of religion, writes Ahmed Mustafa
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Tory infighting has bolstered the extreme far right, which might cost the Conservative Party a humiliating defeat this year.
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Could the world be living through a transitional stage with no civilisation, and can it look forward
to a new one, asks Ahmed Mustafa
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