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Lack of access to education in the past is a part of the explanation as to why women are now outnumbering and outperforming men in academics. Reem Falaknaz / The National

Now is the time to care more about what happens inside classrooms

December 15, 2019
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson following his Conservative party's general election victory. Lindsey Parnaby / WPA pool / Getty

After the British general election, the new battle is for the centre ground

December 15, 2019
President Michel Aoun (L) minister of defence Elias Abou Saab attend the military parade of the 76th anniversary of Lebanese independence day at the Defence Ministry headquarters in Yarze, east of Beirut , Lebanon 22 November 2019. Dalati Nohra/ EPA 

The idea that Lebanon's armed forces represent a solution to the current crisis is an illusion

December 15, 2019
Iran's behaviour in the region continues to be unpredictable even as Hassan Rouhani, the president, has said his government is open for talks. AFP

Both the US and Iran are determined to avoid war – for now

December 14, 2019
Qiddiya City is an entertainment development project to be established in Riyadh.

Saudi Arabia and the G20: how Riyadh can maximise a rare opportunity

December 14, 2019
Boris Johnson has weathered an all-absorbing and immobilising political crisis. Now he and his ministers can make a new impact on the world. Getty Images

Boris Johnson's victory gives Britain a chance to reassert its place in the world

December 14, 2019
Nine years ago, Tunisian street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire in the rural town of Sidi Bouzid, setting off the Arab Spring. Getty Images

Nine years after Bouazizi set himself on fire, there is a lot riding on Tunisia's new government

December 12, 2019
Former US vice president Dick Cheney spoke at the Arab Strategy Forum earlier this week. Reem Mohammed / The National

Obstacle to Iran's ambitions will come from the Arab people – not the US

December 12, 2019
Eleanor Roosevelt with a copy of the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Getty Images

In diplomacy, female advancement offers pathways to peace – and the UAE takes this very seriously

December 12, 2019
Men, allegedly affiliated with the ISIS, sit on the floor in a Kurdish prison in the north-east Syrian. AFP

The West needs to find a way to absorb ISIS foreign fighters – for their own sake

December 12, 2019
The Dubai Sevens is rightly recognised as one of the best stops on the 10-city world rugby tour. AFP

UAE has emerged as a hub of sports tourism – just look at the 2020 calendar

December 11, 2019
British people generally seem to find Boris Johnson untrustworthy, while many do not think Jeremy Corbyn is competent enough. Henry Nicholls / Reuters

Britain decides between two leaders who barely reflect their country

December 11, 2019
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces with Abiy Ahmed, the Ethiopian prime minister, in Abu Dhabi this year. Emirati diplomats have gradually developed closer relations with Ethiopia. Ryan Carter / Ministry of Presidential Affairs

UAE and Saudi Arabia are bringing the Horn of Africa closer to the Gulf

December 11, 2019
Donald Trump's reference to Xi Jinping as 'a friend' gives people a sense that clashes between the US and China can be managed. Reuters

US must recognise China's place in the world – as a responsible nation

December 10, 2019
In his book titled From Generosity to Justice: A New Gospel of Wealth, Darren Walker says 'philanthropy wouldn’t exist without capitalism'. Bloomberg

Why a reset on capitalism is a good idea

December 10, 2019
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Saudi Arabia announced spending of 1.02 trillion riyals for 2020, setting a higher year-on-year deficit as it expects lower revenue due to oil production cuts. AFP

Business Extra: Saudi Arabia's 2020 budget and how the proceeds of the Saudi Aramco IPO will be spent

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In this picture taken on November 8, 2018, Scottish novelist Irvine Welsh poses during an interview with AFP in Hong Kong. - Twenty-five years ago Irvine Welsh's debut novel "Trainspotting" burst out of the housing schemes and back alleys of post-industrial Scotland in a whirlwind of drugs, sex and violence that horrified and delighted critics alike. Scotland's most famous ex-heroin addict is still delivering the goods, and is as far as ever from settling for "carpet slippers and a cottage on the coast." (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP)

Irvine Welsh's literary highs

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A Peshmerga foot soldier defending an outpost in the Qara Chokh mans a gun looking out to the plain where ISIS is using tunnels and caves to evade capture. Jack Moore / The National

Beyond the Headlines: A journey through the ISIS badlands

Beyond The Headlines
The number of children we have is also a question of how we can provide food, shelter, water and goods for the ever expanding global population. Getty 

Beyond the Headlines: How many children is too many?

Beyond The Headlines
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