by Our Correspondent in Doha The Middle East crisis escalated dramatically on Sunday as US President Donald Trump issued a blunt and highly provocative ultimatum to Iran, while confusion and rumors surrounding
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The following account draws from a series of letters exchanged between Rohana Wijeweera’s mother, his younger brother Ananda Wijeweera, and the lawyer Bala Thampo during the period of intense state repression that
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Today marks 55 years since the 1971 People’s Uprising. This year’s April Heroes’ Day falls at a time when the JVP government is engaged in a strenuous effort to fulfill the lofty
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As the war in Iran entered its fifth week, an unexpected front began to take shape—not on the battlefield, but across social media platforms. Viral posts, shared widely across both Western and
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In the bustling streets of Thiruvananthapuram, still widely known as Trivandrum, red flags ripple through dense crowds as supporters chant slogans of continuity and triumph. Children in maroon berets bearing a single
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In a quiet suburb just north of Paris, a three-year-old girl’s distress has become emblematic of a national scandal shaking France’s education system. What began as reluctance to attend preschool soon escalated
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The skies over Iran, long dominated by overwhelming American and allied airpower, became a deadly trap on the morning of April 3, 2026. More than a month into Operation Epic Fury—a massive
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The race for time has found a new frontier in Miami, where the world’s wealthiest are turning to floating helipads to bypass some of the worst traffic congestion in the United States.
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It is no longer credible to treat Afghanistan’s terrorism problem as a purely internal Afghan matter. Since the Taliban returned to Kabul in August 2021, Afghanistan has increasingly functioned as a permissive
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Iran’s war effort is no longer limited to Tehran’s own forces. Across the Middle East, the country’s Axis of Resistance partners are actively joining the fight, leveraging their geographic and political advantages
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has issued a stark warning that repeated attacks on the country’s only nuclear power plant could spark a massive radiological catastrophe across the region. In a Saturday
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Russia’s efforts to restrict virtual private networks amid a clampdown on the Telegram messaging platform triggered a massive banking outage across the country this week, according to Telegram founder Pavel Durov. In
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrived in Doha for a two-day diplomatic mission aimed at reinforcing Italy’s relationship with Gulf nations and securing critical energy resources disrupted by the war in Iran.
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The outbreak of war in Iran has reshaped the global aviation landscape, shuttering Middle Eastern airspaces and grounding planes, leaving carriers such as Emirates, Qatar Airways, and Etihad Airways struggling to maintain
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