DUBAI — For centuries, the streets of Cairo have been festooned with traditional lanterns to celebrate the holy month of Ramadan. In recent decades, the domestically produced lanterns were replaced by cheaper ones made in China.

ANTWERP — It is more than 500 years since Sir Thomas More found inspiration for the “Kingdom of Utopia” while strolling the streets of Antwerp.

PARIS — Immigration-related headlines have become a staple in Europe, whether the story is of an illegal Malian immigrant scaling a Paris building to rescue a toddler or the formation of a populist government in Italy that aims to deport half-a-million migrants.

In September 1960, delegates from Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela met in Baghdad to form the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

How should policymakers in the Middle East’s Gulf states manage their countries’ large expatriate workforces?In Saudi Arabia, foreign nationals account for roughly one-third of the population.

The recent STEP conference in Dubai — the biggest startup conference for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region — attracted a lot of buzz.

In “The Hubris of the Zero Point”, Colombian philosopher Santiago Castro-Gomez describes René Descartes’ 1637 declaration “I think, therefore I am” as the moment white Europeans installed themselves above God as the sole arbiters of knowledge and truth.With this turning point, th

Ever since the industrial revolution, humans have been ambivalent about technological progress. While new technology has been a major source of liberation, progress and prosperity, it has also fuelled plenty of agony — not least owing to the fear that it will render labour

It is easy to discuss the deadly attack on Charlie Hebdo as an attack on freedom of expression. But are we supposed to be surprised that a global terror organisation known for its brutal disregard for human rights and humane values would attack a media outlet that has specialise