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Iran had a rough 2024, and 2025 may not get any easier

As an already-battered Tehran prepares for a second Trump term, reform may be its only way out

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Today's cartoonShadi's take on Syrian firearms flooding Lebanon

Ras Al Khaimah's balanced path to modernisation

Raki Phillips

How AI can become a doctor's companion

Chen Zhi Xiong

British Muslims wanting to cancel Christmas is a dangerous far-right fantasy

Shelina Janmohamed

Comment

What Syria's new leaders can learn from East Asia

Trump's control over Congressional Republicans is limited

Will Joseph Aoun be Lebanon's next president?

Argentina's unexpected trailblazing deserves a closer look

Omar Al-Ubaydli

What is Joe Biden's legacy?

Editorial

Syria's journey to justice cannot wait

The UAE is keeping a check on food prices

The world must pull together to empower Syria's highest aspirations

Attacks like Magdeburg strike at everyone's security

A Gaza ceasefire must not be allowed to slip away

Guns in Lebanon should be in the hands of its army

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US president-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk watch the launch of a test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket in Brownsville, Texas, last month. Reuters

Musk's posts on Magdeburg could start a dangerous trend

Israel and Turkey are betting on Trump's Pax Americana

Raghida Dergham

The manger and the keffiyeh are powerful symbols of hope

How to repair a country like Syria

Whether in Gaza, Sudan or Yemen, health care can't be left out in the cold

Hanan Balkhy

For Syrian exiles, this sliver of liberty feels monumental

Why are Manchester City sliding? The answers might lie in organisational behaviour

What are the chances of a US-Iran reset?

Syria can use its rich history to build a bright future

Sultan Al Qassemi

Our humanity can change this beautiful and ugly world

Martin Griffiths

Nigel Farage finds Elon Musk's ear but London execs are wary

Chris Blackhurst

Podcast: Beyond the Headlines

Two Palestinian brothers inspect the rubble of a damaged building following Israeli air strikes in Nuseirat refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip. EPA.

After a year of conflict, could 2025 be the year of resolution in the Middle East?

Pro-Palestinian supporters hold a picket line outside Columbia University, Tuesday, Sep. 3, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo / Yuki Iwamura)

Palestine and pressure on campus

What next for Syria and the region after Assad?

How will the power balance in Syria shift?

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