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Topic: Middle East

By choosing a successor, Qaboos has both blessed and cursed Oman’s new sultan

No Omani royalist will question the new ruler, Haitham bin Tariq's right to rule, but from here on, he will be judged by his performance.

Longest running Arab monarch, Sultan Qaboos, dies after years of battling illness

The Sultan of Oman was responsible for turning an isolated Middle Eastern country torn by civil war into a stable oil exporter and an ally to both the U.S. and Iran.

Who was General Qassem Soleimani? Iran’s powerful & popular military man Trump killed

US Department of Defence statement says ‘At the direction of the President, the US military has taken decisive defensive action to protect US personnel abroad by killing Qassem Soleimani.

Jharkhand result win for adivasis says M Priyam, Kaushal on illegal Indians in Bangladesh

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

Corruption is not the root cause of the Arab world’s problems

To start with, Middle East and North Africa countries have problems in producing economic value for distribution.

Trudeau’s election victory is a surprise to the world but not for Canadians

Canada’s Justin Trudeau had problems this election because he lost part of the progressive base that put him over the top in the 2015 federal elections.

Do or die for Israel’s Netanyahu: He must win elections to avoid being jailed for corruption

There's a lot at stake for incumbent Israel Prime Minister. Only a law granting immunity from prosecution can save Netanyahu from being indicted for corruption.

Saudi oil shock is a reminder ⁠— we need to switch to non-oil power sources quickly

The attack on Saudi's oil facility has show us how the world is still dependent on cheap Middle Eastern oil and the dysfunctional regimes that keep it flowing.

The US has lots of options with Iran besides war

The list of US options isn’t limited to traditional warfare. If Iran continues to escalate, the US could attack Iranian military computer networks.

Arab unity remains a desert mirage as Islamic world is more divided than ever

While Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain have been belligerent toward Iran, countries like Qatar, Kuwait and Oman have maintained ties with it.

On Camera

Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?