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  • People walking through an indoor market.
    Bushra Khalfan's "Dilshad"

    Three generations of Omani history

    Bushra Khalfan's award-winning "Dilshad" traces the story of one family through 20th-century Oman, shedding light on the untold stories of marginalised women and their fight for agency.

  • US-Präsident Donald Trump und der saudische Kronprinz Mohammed bin Salman treffen zu einem Treffen zum Thema „Weltwirtschaft“ auf dem G20-Gipfel in Osaka, Japan, ein.
    Trump and the Gulf States

    Skeptical optimism in the Gulf

    Saudi Arabia and the Emirates hope to reap economic benefits from the Trump presidency. But the Gulf has learned that Washington cannot be relied upon. Meanwhile, the Saudis could push Trump to take a tougher stance towards Israel.

  • Traffic chaos in the megacity of Karachi, Pakistan
    Africans in Pakistan

    Magical Karachi

    Juergen Wasim Frembgen's new book, "Bambasa Street", is a fascinating account of the traditions of the African diaspora in Pakistan's largest metropolis

  • Robert Habeck, German minister for economic affairs and climate action (left), shakes hands with Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Qassim Al Abdullah Al Thani, Qatari minister of commerce and industry at a meeting in March 2022
    Arabian Peninsula

    Dawn of a new era in the Gulf

    Political scientist Sebastian Sons describes in his new book how societies on the Arabian Peninsula are undergoing multiple changes simultaneously as they search for a new identity

  • View of an old tower and city walls against the background of a blue sky and distant hills
    Bahla: 'City of djinns'

    Magical myths haunt ancient Omani oasis

    Deep in Oman's parched interior, the ancient oasis town of Bahla abounds with myths of camel-eating, fire-mouthed hyenas and men turning into donkeys – a reputation for magic and mystery that persists to this day

  • Archrivals Iran and Saudi Arabia establish diplomatic relations through China's mediation. If this rapprochement is serious, the cards in the Middle East will be reshuffled, writes Karim El-Gawhary from Cairo.
    Iran-Saudi rapprochement

    Cooperation rather than confrontation?

    Arch-rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia are to re-establish diplomatic relations thanks to China's mediation. If this rapprochement is serious, the cards in the Middle East will be reshuffled, writes Karim El-Gawhary from Cairo

  • While hundreds of thousands of people in northern Syria are still waiting for tents, water and medical aid, the Syrian regime is celebrating its comeback in the Arab world. Earthquake relief is serving as a fig leaf for Assad's rehabilitation, writes Kristin Helberg
    Earthquake aid for Syria

    Bashar al-Assad – pariah no more

    While hundreds of thousands of people in northern Syria are still waiting for tents, water and medical aid, the Syrian regime is celebrating its comeback in the Arab world. Earthquake relief is serving as a fig leaf for Assad's rehabilitation, writes Kristin Helberg

  • Arab League 2022

    Hopeless reunion in Algeria?

    After a two-year hiatus, the Arab League re-convened at the beginning of November in Algiers against a backdrop of uncertainty and discord. By Pierre Boussel

  • A few days ago, numerous people from the German cultural scene wrote an open letter to German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, demanding that respect for human and civil rights should be a prerequisite for nuclear negotiations with Iran. Human rights violations should be legally punished and the dialogue with civil society should be strengthened
    Frankfurt Book Fair

    Iran drops out, citing interference

    Iran has withdrawn its participation in the Frankfurt Book Fair, accusing the event of meddling in the country's domestic affairs. Organisers have denied the accusation. By Kristina Reymann-Schneider

  • Polling station for Syrian citizens in Lebanon in a tent. The voting booths are partitioned off with cloths to which Syrian flags are attached. Portraits of the three candidates hang from the ceiling. Polling officers assign free voting booths to voters.
    Loyalty and legitimacy in Syria

    Bashar al-Assad's staging of the presidential election

    By stage-managing his re-election in a poll widely dismissed as a farce, Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has killed two birds with one stone: he has forced his compatriots to demonstrate their loyalty and submission and will use the outcome to get money from abroad. He needs both to stay in power. By Kristin Helberg

  • China in the Middle East

    Beijing's new charm offensive

    The last week in March saw China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi visit six countries in the Middle East: Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Bahrain. Two initiatives in particular are sending the clearest signal yet that China may be gearing up to play a greater political role in the Middle East. By James M. Dorsey

  • Women and emancipation in Oman

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