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Iraq Infrastructure Boom Opens New Trade Routes for Greece and European Investors

Athens-Baghdad flights resume as Iraq stabilises; Greece and EU eye trade, investment, and infrastructure along the Development Road.

Buying Access: How the British Government Rewards the Highest Bidder

Eight firms donated over £500k to Labour and won £138m in contracts — exposing Britain’s deepening ties between money and power.

Spain’s War on Clocks: Time to End This Twice-Yearly Ritual?

When millions wake up groggy and out of sync every March and October, something is clearly off with the simple act of telling time.

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Out-classed: Chalamet Takes on Europe’s Classical Arts

With the Oscars five days away, Timothée Chalamet managed to unite the opera world, the ballet world, and his own family against a single offhand remark.

Gulf Sports Investments and Regional Security 

Qatar's world-famous sports infrastructure sat empty as airspace closures grounded the Finalissima, leaving decades of Gulf investment in suspension.

France: The End of Macron’s Middle Ground

The tallies from the municipal ballots gave the political fringes a triumph that the French establishment had not planned for.

Gulf War Dismantles the West’s Russia Sanctions Regime

The Iran war gave Moscow oil revenues, diplomatic standing, and the quiet satisfaction of watching Washington undo four years of sanctions.

Three Forgotten Islands Could Decide the Strait of Hormuz

Iran warned this week that any attack on its Hormuz islands would turn the Gulf bloody, as the UAE signalled it now sees a chance to reclaim them.