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Shoppers sit outside a cafe next to the Christmas market at Fashion street, in Budapest, Hungary, on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015. Hungary GDP growth slowed less than forecast to 2.4% year on year in the third quarter. Akos Stiller / Bloomberg

In Hungary, women won't pay tax if they have four or more children but this is dangerous

January 18, 2020
The Lebanese people are fighting against their political class, which includes influential elements supported by the Iranian regime. AP Photo

It is not just the West that is standing up to Iran – but also the people of Lebanon and Iraq

January 18, 2020
Pope Francis, left, and his predecessor, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, have different approaches to running the Catholic Church. Reuters

The battle for the soul of the Catholic Church will outlast the era of the two popes

January 18, 2020
Earlier this month, foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Djibouti, Sudan, Somalia, Egypt and Yemen met in Riyadh as part of a new initiative to improve co-operation in the areas bordering the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. Reuters

The new Red Sea alliance has been borne out of an urgent necessity

January 16, 2020
Oman’s late Sultan Qaboos bin Said salutes at the start of a military parade at a stadium in Muscat on the occasion of the Sultanate's 40th National Day. AFP 

Qaboos bin Said: the Sultan who befriended everybody

January 16, 2020
Anti-war activists hold mock nuclear missiles and wear masks of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Angela Merkel and Donald Trump in Berlin earlier in the week. EPA

The ball is in Iran's court after Europe puts Tehran on notice over the nuclear deal

January 16, 2020
The Berbers of Algeria have been demanding to be called Amazigh, instead. EPA

Don't call us Berber, we are Amazigh

January 16, 2020
The likes of Dubai Media City and Dubai Internet City are now long established and – like the media industry in the UAE itself – maturing.

It is hardly surprising for Dubai to be named the Arab Media Capital this year

January 16, 2020
Activists from the Fridays for Future climate change movement protest outside the gas turbine factory of German engineering conglomerate Siemens AG on January 13, 2019 in Berlin, Germany. The protest followed an announcement by Siemens head Joe Kaeser that the company would adhere to its contract to participate in the Adani Carmichael coal mine project in Australia, despite protests across Germany last week. Sean Gallup / Getty Images

Chief executives are being held accountable for inaction on climate change

January 15, 2020
Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg speaks during the UN Climate Action Summit. AFP

Almost 50, Davos might be experiencing a mid-life crisis

January 15, 2020
Students hold pictures of the victims of the Ukrainian plane crash in Tehran during a memorial ceremony for passengers in the Iranian capital. EPA

We must not lose sight of the human tragedy that has come at the cost of the US-Iran conflict

January 15, 2020
Tony Blair, the former British prime minister, spent much time with Sultan Qaboos of Oman. Getty Images

Tony Blair: Oman's Sultan Qaboos was a man of extraordinary humanity, he spurred development and promoted peace

January 15, 2020
Pizza chef Eduardo Torres Gomez waits for the next customer after making a "Devils Coglioni" vegan pepperoni pizza at the Young Vegans pizza shop on January 04, 2020 in London, England. Veganuary, a campaign launched in the UK in 2014, encourages people to "try vegan for January and beyond." The campaign organisers said that more than 250,000 people pledged to go Vegan last year, up from 160,000 the year before. Veganism and vegetarianism are on the rise in the UK, with consumers citing a variety of reasons, from personal health to environmental concerns. Leon Neal / Getty Images

Veganuary ticks off all the boxes: physical health, mental well-being and no eco-guilt

January 14, 2020
It is going to be next to impossible to remove US President Donald Trump from office. AFP

Impeaching of a US president is more theatre than threat to their hold on office

January 14, 2020
Sheikh Zayed with the then South Korean prime minister Lee Han-Dong in Abu Dhabi in 2001. AFP Photo / Wam

The UAE and South Korea are fostering cultural partnerships and understanding

January 14, 2020
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Oman’s late Sultan Qaboos bin Said salutes at the start of a military parade at a stadium in Muscat on the occasion of the Sultanate's 40th National Day. AFP 

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Iranian mourners stand on a bridge during the funeral procession for Qassem Suleimani in his hometown Kerman. AFP

Beyond the Headlines: what's next for Iran and the US?

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Iraq has finalised an agreement with ExxonMobil and PetroChina to lead a $53bn megaproject to boost oil production. AP

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