James M Dorsey The Gaza war has turned Palestine into a lightning rod for mounting frustration and discontent in Arab autocracies such as Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco. Concerned that the war could mobilise segments of civil society, Saudi...

Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury With elections in the United States scheduled to be held in less than eight months key figures in the Biden administration have already started jumping out of his sinking ship, Ukrainian first lady Elena Zelenskaya and Alexei...

By Manish Rai Last month the Taliban’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai while attending a public program said that there is an absence of an official border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. He further said that Afghanistan will never...

By Tajul Islam With a population of around 165 million, Bangladesh, situated in southern Asia, traditionally depended heavily on agriculture for its economic sustenance. However, a promising shift has been observed as the Ready-made Garment (RMG) sector e...

Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury YouTube, an American online video sharing platform launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim, three former employees of PayPal which has been owned by Google since 2006 is accessible worldwide....

By Naji Haddad In the world of food and beverage, succeeding in long-term means managing many key foundational pillars. From operational efficiency and logistics to the intricacies of marketing and digital transformation, restaurateurs must consider and b...

Pu Lianggong knows the art of incense-making, just like his Arab ancestors. Now nearly 70 years old, Pu produces incense in Yongchun County in Quanzhou, a coastal city in east China’s Fujian Province. The incense-making craft has its roots in the ancient...

James M Dorsey A proposed temporary Gaza ceasefire and prisoner exchange appears designed to buy war-battered Gazans relief while enabling Israel and Hamas to claim a success. However, whether Israel or Hamas emerges as the ultimate victor will be determi...

Abu Dhabi’s International Holding Company (IHC) recently created sensation by inducting a non-voting board observer position for an Artificial Intelligence (AI) entity named Aiden Insight. This groundbreaking decision marks a potential turning point in ho...

M. A. Hossain A dramatic shift in the United States’ stance is being observed after the January 7 general election in Bangladesh. The Biden administration consistently stressed the commencement of a free, fair, and participatory election throughout the el...

James M Dorsey Two recent soccer incidents suggest that beyond optics little has changed in the Saudi-Iranian rivalry since China mediated the restoration of diplomatic relations between the two countries a year ago. On the contrary, the Gaza war has high...

M A Hossain Since January 8, 2024, the ‘India Out’ movement is getting momentum in Bangladesh, basically at initiatives of popular online activist Pinaki Bhattacharya. Everyday dozens of Bangladeshis are joining this movement on social media platforms suc...

The US dollar, long regarded as the world’s global reserve currency, is facing growing speculation among experts about its long-term decline in dominance. Several key factors contribute to this outlook, raising questions about the future of global finance...

Matein Khalid Literature is often a better guide to navigate the emerging markets than the cold algorithms of modern finance. This is definitely true with the magic realism genre of Latin American writers like Argentina's Borges, Colombia's García Márquez...

Matein Khalid Saudi Arabia's unilateral 1 MBD output cut in Vienna last week did not trigger a credible rally in crude oil prices. Au contraire, Brent ended the week at $74.80 and West Texas a tad above $70, down 2%. Prince Abdulaziz's warning to the oil...