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Contours of future Israeli-Palestinian battles emerge on the football pitch
By James M. Dorsey Legal and diplomatic battles in United Nations organisations…
In India, women fighting for justice
By Dr Cesar Chelala In Bundelkhand, one of the poorest areas of…
Notes from America: Three shots of tee
By Ahmed Tharwat In sports, as in life, as you grow older, the…
Can the Arab League answer critical questions?
At first, the notion of Arabism appeared to liberate the Levant from…
My visit to the Family Court in Abshway
By Anita Nirody, UNDP Resident Representative This week, I visited Abshway district…
Coming up with smart ways to end poverty
By Bjørn Lomborg Extreme poverty – or living on less than $1.25…
The New Capital: The Good, Bad and Cairo
By Ahmed El-Wahsh Over the past few days, the Egyptian government has…
Football riots reflect long-standing discontent in Iran’s predominantly Arab Khuzestan
By James M. Dorsey Long-simmering discontent in Ahwaz, the football-crazy, predominantly ethnic…
Solar electricity: Contributing to grid stability
By Ahmed S. Nada, First Solar Governments, utility companies and private enterprises…