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Monday 30/April/2018 15:00 PM

IS ally stakes out territory around Lake Chad

From the shores of Lake Chad, IS's West African ally is on a mission: winning over the local people. Digging wells, giving out seeds and fertiliser and...

Sunday 29/April/2018 14:16 PM

Waiting for Germany

More than a decade after the 2008 financial crisis, the European Union is still stagnating politically. But the EU must be strengthened if the project of...

Sunday 29/April/2018 14:14 PM

Canada takes the lead on methane emissions

In the fight against climate change, carbon dioxide attracts the bulk of regulators’ attention. But while long-lived CO2 is a key contributor to rising...

Sunday 29/April/2018 14:12 PM

Is realism trumping populism?

With economic conditions returning more or less to normal around the world after a decade of financial crises, nationalist populism is now seen as the...

Sunday 29/April/2018 14:07 PM

The future of tech policy

Technology and the largest tech firms are becoming increasingly controversial. Today, there are growing concerns about third parties accessing and...

Saturday 28/April/2018 21:09 PM

North, South vow to end Korean war

Times of Oman designers depict a world around them through illustrations everyday, either to enhance the visual elements of a story or as a standalone...

Saturday 28/April/2018 15:33 PM

Macron’s surprise gift to Trump

Emmanuel Macron, the 40-year-old president of France, came to the United States this week to cement his relationship with Donald Trump, the 71-year-old US...

Saturday 28/April/2018 14:51 PM

The case for secret diplomacy

When New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez announced that he will oppose Mike Pompeo’s nomination to US Secretary of State, he explained that he would do so...

Saturday 28/April/2018 14:48 PM

The upheaval Italy needs

Two months after the Italian general election on March 4, amid continuing uncertainty about what kind of government will emerge, a strange complacency seems...