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Judiciary “Houthification”: How Justice Became a Security Arm in Sana’a

Houthi control of Yemen’s judiciary has politicised courts, enabling repression, biased appointments, and violations of fair trial rights writes Yemeni journalist, Mohamed Al-Karami

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.

Lost in Automation: AI Predictions and the Reality Check 

Although tech giants claim office jobs will vanish in months, their software remains stuck in an English bubble that cannot grasp the wider global world.

Crypto Crash: Gamification of Digital Assets

The digital gold rush left a trail of ruined savings for everyday people who find that their money can vanish in a click without any real legal safety net.

Niger Airport Attack and France’s Aerial Footprint

As diplomatic bonds across the Sahel fray, Paris uses its legal veto over ageing fighter jets to maintain a quiet and powerful grip on African military skies.

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Celtic Pact: Is a Post-UK Future Inevitable?

The pact signed in Cardiff dares Westminster to defend a fragile union which Trump's transactional treatment of old allies has left looking suddenly negotiable.

The Houthi Movement Already Uses Frontier Software

A cell in northern Yemen tried building guided missiles with Claude weeks before Houthi forces took the Bab al-Mandeb coast, and no slowdown pledge undoes that.

UAE Capital Backs Germany’s Technology Pivot

Germany's old industrial economy and its emerging digital one are being asked to share the same factory floor, backed by Gulf capital betting both can work.

Chlorine in Khartoum: a Familiar Formula

Evidence of chlorine attacks surfacing from Sudan revives a question Syria's civil war answered, chemical arms buy ground but rarely buy lasting victory.

Germany Finds a Steady Partner in Abu Dhabi

Berlin welcomes billions in Gulf capital as Abu Dhabi's state visit forges a new Strategic Dialogue