Journalism
EUROPE
Owners Take Charge: A Crisis in Italian Publishing
Italy’s newsrooms went dark to protest a sale trading their legacy for profit, proving a famous past no longer protects from business reality.
Ukraine War
Economic Diplomacy: Establishing Safety Zones in Ukraine and Lebanon
Negotiators propose turning the volatile front lines of Ukraine and Lebanon into safe commercial hubs, employing trade to secure peace where armies once stood.
EXCLUSIVE
AI and Journalism: Writing Still Belongs to the Author
Writing is no longer solitary: AI now co-authors our words, yet the soul, judgment, and purpose of storytelling remain profoundly human.
PODCASTS
It’s All Change in North America, the Canadian Election
Mark Carney leads polls in this week's Canadian election; U.S. tensions push Ottawa closer to EU amid rising nationalism.
PODCASTS
Journalism in the Gulf: Getting Started and Storytelling
Former Khaleej Times Editor-in-Chief and World Affairs Commentator at Al-Arabiya, Michael Jabri-Pickett, discusses why local Gulf stories matter, breaking into journalism, and the power of persistence.
Popular
Abu Dhabi Rebuffs British Universities Over Campus Radicalisation
The world’s wealthiest patrons now view Western campuses as hazards, forcing a costly inversion of the traditional hierarchy that once defined global education.
Bury the Lead: MTV ‘Death’ and the Way We Read Now
As MTV continued broadcasting across the United States and most of Europe on 1 January 2026, millions of social media tributes mourned a channel that had never actually shut down.
La Befana: Italy’s Winter Gift Giver
As Rome's Piazza Navona packed with families yesterday for the 2026 Befana celebrations, one tradition proves that Italy's Christmas season runs on its own clock.
Slovakia Targets Hungarian History Over Land Titles
By criminalising dissent over post-war property seizures, Slovakia is forcing a choice between the preservation of family history and the risk of a jail cell.Â
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.


