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America first: US President Donald Trump’s administration’s broader engagement with the Middle East has been, to put it charitably, a study in contrasts, says the writer. Photo: The White House

Hollywood keeps foretelling same script as history

Donald Trump is not Harry Truman, 2026 is not 1945 and Iran is emphatically not Japan

City of lights: More than 30 000 LED lights lit the streets of London in celebration of Ramadan. Photo: Aziz Foundation

Eid Mubarak in a world on fire, at war

This year’s Eid is not naïve. It does not pretend the world is at peace. It does not ignore the children buried under rubble, the families displaced, the cities reduced to ash

Global village: The Middle East crisis is no longer just a remote conflagration, South Africa is also affected by this distant geopolitical drama. Photo:
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Middle East conflict reaches SA’s doorstep

President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged South Africans in Israel to cross the land border into Jordan — one of the few remaining safe exit routes

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanhayu  (right) and former defence minister Yoav Gallant. Photo: Amos Ben-Gershom (GPO)/Handout/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Is Trump decoupling from Netanyahu?

Ramaphosa’s Washington DC visit, the US deal with the Houthis and its lifting sanctions against Syria suggests he is

A Somaliland police officer gives directions to voters in front of a tent operating as a polling station during the 2024 Somaliland presidential election in Hargeisa on November 13, 2024. (Photo by LUIS TATO/AFP via Getty Images)

Ramifications of the US recognising Somaliland as a state

Somaliland’s strategic value in the Horn of Africa means the repercussions of such a decision would be far-reaching

The G20 must take a strong stand against greenwashing by fossil fuel companies.

Petrol prices pump up the pain

Motorists are in store for another price hike come Wednesday

The International Monetary Fund has slashed South Africa’s 2024 growth forecast as the country’s economy grapples with logistics constraints. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Clouds part for global economy, but SA’s prospects remain gloomy

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Fuel prices have also fallen this month, which might have helped keep inflation in check, although it remains to be seen what effect the rand’s weakness will have had. (Dwayne Senior/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Middle East crisis: Why aren’t oil prices much higher?

Lower prices are good insofar as inflation is concerned but they suggest that economic troubles lie ahead

Protesters hold a banner calling for an end to the bombing of Gaza and Yemen during the demonstration. Thousands of people marched in solidarity with Palestine in Central London, calling for a ceasefire as the Israel-Hamas war continues. (Photo by Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Davos: World screams as ‘great reset’ fades

Global security has deteriorated markedly, just as countries need to be able to count on one another to avoid a deeper crisis

The coronavirus outbreak has left millions at the mercy of the country’s warring factions, which will not stop fighting, despite an escalating humanitarian emergency. (Mohammed Huwais/AFP)

Africa must help end the war on its doorstep in Yemen

The Horn of Africa will not get stability and security without accountability and peace in neighboring Yemen

Egypt’s tourist industry, battered by years of instability, was only just beginning to recover when it suffered yet another disastrous setback on Sunday. (Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)

Egypt’s lucrative tourist sector under threat, again

Just as tourism was beginning to recover, an attack on a busload of South Africans highlights the dangers of travelling in Egypt

Bottlenose dolphins

A rare glimpse into the world of the Red Sea’s dolphins and whales

A new report will supply some information needed for science based conservation measures in the Red Sea

Eritrea slams US over arms ban

Eritrea on Wednesday slammed the US for imposing an arms ban over concerns that the Red Sea state was aiding terrorists in the region.