Israel has dismantled UNRWA's operations in Gaza, and the international community has stood by without taking action.
This month, I will conclude my service as the commissioner-general of UNRWA, the United Nations agency that has provided essential…
"I've seen for myself how people can accept evil": Colm Tóibín on life in Trump's America
I often jot down the opening paragraph of a story in a notebook, adding to it now and then or…
'It's come at the wrong time': How the Iran conflict is undermining the Gulf's status as a sports hub.
Nasser al-Khelaifi’s absence from Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League match against Chelsea last week, grounded in Doha due to closed airspace,…
Doggy drinks and subsidized vet visits: Paris's mayoral race goes crazy for canines.
In a race that is expected to be decided by just a few thousand votes, every single vote matters—including those…
For Muslim worshippers in Jerusalem, it was a day of profound sorrow: the al-Aqsa mosque was closed on Eid.
For the first time since 1967, Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site, the al-Aqsa mosque, was closed at the end of…
'Validation was an insatiable monster': Dave Grohl discusses Foo Fighters' punk-rock comeback and life after his infidelity.
“I’m just going to recline.” Surveying the seating options in a luxury London hotel suite, Dave Grohl chooses the sofa.…
Reports suggest the US is considering seizing Kharg Island to pressure Iran into reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
The United States is reportedly considering plans to occupy or blockade Iran’s Kharg Island to pressure Tehran into reopening the…
Matisse, 1941-1954 review – a dazzling exhibition filled with one glorious masterpiece after another, celebrating the life-affirming brilliance of a true genius.
Forget the idea that youth is the peak of life—your best days may still be to come. Henri Matisse’s certainly…
The Oscars red carpet was thrown away. Then a woman took it home for her apartment. What else could be reused?
The Oscars have come and gone, and public attention has shifted elsewhere. We’re no longer debating which films deserved to…
'Hybrid organ': How combining trees and fungi could transform forest management
At a commercial tree nursery near Evans in western Louisiana, five million pine seedlings are arranged on twelve vast circular…