For the past six years, I’ve been working on a project that I describe to strangers and casual acquaintances as “a book about flowers,” and to friends and family as “a book about …
British band Massive Attack have said they are "surprised and disappointed" after two of their members were barred from performing in Singapore for displaying a Palestinian flag d…
The first week of August brings a windfall of heavyweight literature: a novel by Paul Yoon, a searing nonfiction book of essays by Meaghan Beatley, and a much anticipated work by …
Türkiye, Egypt and Qatar have jointly condemned what they described as continuing Israeli violations in Gaza, saying the actions breach the ceasefire agreement and threaten effort…
More than 40,000 vessels passed through the Turkish Straits in the first half of the year, according to data from the General Directorate of Maritime Affairs.
Israeli strikes on Gaza only intensified in the days following a US-brokered agreement billed as a ‘breakthrough’.
Japanese retailer Uniqlo is introducing its first standalone hijab collection, which will arrive in stores in Malaysia on August 17, expanding its long-standing approach to wardro…
Once seen as a leading opposition figure, Pahlavi now faces questions about his political relevance in Western capitals and inside Iran.
After Donald Trump announced a plan on July 30 calling for the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Palestinian enclave alongside Hamas's arsenal, Gaza experienced one of its dea…
Iran has denied it is holding talks with the US, with Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei insisting Tehran's only active negotiations are with Oman over a temporary shipping…
Interior ministers from the European Union's 27 member states have been summoned to a videoconference on Tuesday to draw lessons from the crisis on July 30, which saw nearly 50,00…
Improved crop yields have allowed the world to feed billions more people while sparing forests and other land from agriculture.