Jordan
WORLD
Double Bind: Struggle in Syria Between Foreign Peace and Domestic Clashes
As diplomats in Paris weigh the price of peace with Israel, the shelling in Aleppo serves as a lethal reminder of the domestic fractures haunting the new Syria.
EXCLUSIVE
A Tug of War: Türkiye and its Rivals in Syria
Türkiye emerges as Syria’s dominant power post-Assad, rejecting federalism to block Kurdish autonomy and rival regional influence.
WORLD
A Ticking Time Bomb Defused: Hotline to the Gulf
The twelve-day war ended with a whimper, but Gulf states emerged holding trump cards that neither Washington nor Tehran anticipated.
Gaza War
Aid, Arms, and Diplomacy: Macron’s Agenda in Sisi’s World
Macron backs Egypt's Gaza plan during visit, signs €262M deals, urges ceasefire, and boosts France’s strategic Middle East ties.
BUSINESS
Direct Flights from Russia to Eilat: Red Sea VacationsÂ
Israel plans direct Russia-Eilat flights by 2025, making Red Sea vacations easier and cheaper as Israel's economy reels from the war in Gaza.
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Denmark Thinks it’s Solved Gen Z’s Tech Problem
Denmark's screen rollback in schools is being sold as a cure for Gen Z overload, but its real significance is simpler: one country has decided that less tech can mean more authority.
Slovakia Overtakes France in Nuclear Power Share
A tiny reactor project outside Bratislava is about to push Slovakia past France on nuclear power, just as Europe's neutral states rethink it.
From Haro to Tehran, Festivals Stage Power and Belief
From Spain's wine battle to Tehran's funeral pageantry and Trump's July 4, public ritual is where belief, identity and power perform themselves most visibly in 2026.
Ireland Takes EU Chair as Climate Politics Heats Up
Ireland assumes the EU presidency just as a heatwave forces Europe to confront a question its climate politics was not designed to answer: how to keep people cool without abandoning the logic of decarbonisation.
King Charles Recasts the Crown for a Different Britain
King Charles is not changing the monarchy's doctrine — he is changing its tone, and in an institution that survives by symbolism, that distinction carries real weight.
