The long decline: Mass migration batters Balkans
AFP , Sunday 2 Jan 2022 Abandoned shops and mostly empty streets offer few signs of life in North Macedonia’s Valandovo, where young people are fleeing in large numbers hoping to […]
2021 challenges for aid agencies
International Geneva It’s the last newsletter, and the last Inside Geneva podcast, of the year, and what better people to talk to than the humanitarian community?This content was published on […]
Surrealism alive and well in Cyprus
By Christos PanayiotidesJanuary 1, 2022 Throughout the life of the Republic, the main concern of most opposition members of the House has been to undermine the effectiveness of the government Our […]
Govt signals action for Turkey’s Alevi community amid obstacles
BY NURBANU KIZIL ISTANBUL DEC 31, 2021 – 8:49 AM GMT+3Alevis attend a prayer in a cemevi in Istanbul, Turkey, April 3, 2008. (Reuters File Photo) The ruling AK Party government […]
We are living in an age of disorder and discontent
SIR JOHN JENKINS December 31, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/zcdsh In his remarkable book, “Global Crisis: War, Climate Change and Catastrophe in the Seventeenth Century,” the British historian Geoffrey Parker explores […]
The world in 2022: another year of living dangerously
The climate, pandemic and tensions between states means the year ahead is likely to be as tumultuous as the last 12 months Simon Tisdall Wed 29 Dec 2021 On the […]
‘Something has broken’: Why 2022 is filled with potential perils
From Taiwan to Libya to the US, global hotspots could proliferate in 2022, writes Borzou Daragahi 59 minutes ago… If it seems like the world is becoming more dangerous, that’s because it is. […]
Americans seeking to renounce their citizenship are stuck with it for now
As many as 30,000 citizens living abroad have been unable to secure a ‘loss of nationality’ interview during the pandemic Ed Pilkington in New York@edpilkington Fri 31 Dec 2021 In recent […]
The Arab presence in France and Switzerland in the 10th Century
Journal Information Arabica includes studies, documents and notes on the language, literature, history and civilization of the Arab world, with emphasis on multidisciplinary studies and contemporary problems concerning Arab societies. […]
10 Most Long-Lived Empires In History
In simple words, an empire is a political entity that exerts control or dominance over other political entities and peoples. The world has had empires almost since the beginning of human history. Several empires have achieved global status, with territory spanning more than one continent. History has also shown that […]
Muslims in Europe: The Construction of a “Problem”
Start Muslims in Europe: The Construction of a “Problem”HUMANITIES SOCIOLOGY Article from the book The Search for Europe: Contrasting Approaches Culture | Europe | Integration | ReligionBichara Khader Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain, Belgium Some 25 million Muslims live […]
A lost year in Turkish-EU relations
BY TALHA KÖSE DEC 31, 2021 – 12:05 AM GMT+3European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (C) and European Council President Charles Michel arrive for a joint news conference after […]
Switzerland. Asylum requests expected to rise in 2022
The outgoing head of Switzerland’s migration secretariat says the country should see around 15,000 applications for asylum next year, up from 14,500 lodged in 2021, as more migrants attempt to […]
European Commission Vice President Maroš Šefčovič”London Has Breached a Great Deal of Trust”
European Commission Vice President Maroš Šefčovič“London Has Breached a Great Deal of Trust” In an interview, European Union Commission Vice-President Maros Šefčovič discusses the troubled ongoing Brexit negotiations with Britain, […]
How Scholars of the Islamic Golden Age Saved Ancient Greek Knowledge
ByAnna Wichmann September 3, 2021 During the Islamic Golden Age, a period during which science, literature, geometry, astronomy and other fields of knowledge flourished from the eighth to the 13th […]
‘Heating or eating’
Why more Brits are turning to food banks By Anna Cooban, CNN BusinessPhotographs by Lynsey Addario for CNNPublished November 5, 2021 In an upmarket neighborhood in west London, a growing […]
Building the Zangezur corridor, normalization in South Caucasus
BY CAVID VELIYEV DEC 24, 2021 – 12:05 AM GMT+3Illustration by Getty Images. On the road to normalization in the Caucasus, the construction of the Zangezur corridor plays a vital […]
Glimmer of hope as nuclear talks reach 11th hour
OSAMA AL-SHARIF December 28, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/8rnr2 As talks aimed at reviving the Iran nuclear deal resume in Vienna, there is a growing feeling that the negotiations may be […]
Why I pulled the plug on my electric dream
MOHAMED CHEBARO December 29, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/zgjx7 My friends have always described me as someone very attached to his mobility and comfort, who uses a car when possible, whether […]
1,898-year-old bronze military diploma found in Turkey’s Perre
BY ANADOLU AGENCY ADIYAMAN, TURKEY DEC 29, 2021 – 1:25 PM GMT+3A close-up of the military diploma found in the ancient city of Perre, Adıyaman, southeastern Turkey, Dec. 28, 2021. (AA) […]