Johann Weick writes in GulfNews Opinion
Macron and Merkel hold the key to EU reform
If they fail to gain support before the European Council Summit in June, the plan to revive the bloc will remain a pipedream ...
The views
John Harris writes in GulfNews Opinion
Time to ignore the hype over big tech
It’s years since Silicon Valley gave us a real game changer. Instead we get ‘assistants’ whose aim is tricking all of us into flimsy conversationsMore
Mustapha Karkouti
Mustapha Karkouti is a former president of the Foreign Press Association, London...More
Al Abadi may return but under Al Sadr’s turban
Moqtada is a comparatively pragmatic leader who succeeded in forming a wide-ranging alliance based on Iraq’s national interestsMore
Jeff Sparrow writes in GulfNews Opinion
No justification for firing at Gaza protesters
Last week’s events show the necessity for the solidarity once marshalled to bring change in apartheid-era South AfricaMore
Punch Line - Series 50
No holds barred: Gulf News cartoonists’ take on the world
Media watch
Portman’s rebuff of Israel is the moot point
Iran’s regional interferences and Natalie Portman snubbing the Genesis Prize ceremony were the two topics that dominated the headlines in the region’s newspapers
Cautious welcome to Korea peace talks
The meeting of South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the border raises hopes and doubts
Iran relying on empty threats
The Palestinian protests and developments between Iran and the US regarding the nuclear agreement were the two topics that captured the attention of papers in the region
Reducing tensions on the Korean peninsula
A collapse of the North Korean regime under the weight of its own brutality and contradictions could change everything
Palestine cause tops Arab summit agenda
The outcome of the Arab Summit, which was held in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, last Thursday, dominated the headlines in Arabic-language media this week
Off the cuff
Shopping during a political cliffhanger
There are millions of Indian expats in the Middle East and only last year were told they could vote but only by proxy
I took earplugs to a concert
It says a lot about our current state that the way to do a gig is to play at 110dB, and stage a show with holograms and other visual tricks
A tale among billions
To continue is the next challenge. To finish is a dream I hope one day to realise
Shopping experiences that bind us
Sampling local goodies is a sure-fire way to bond: Hand out a slice of Kalimpong cheddar cheese or break open a packet of caramel lollipops and everyone is best of friends
A way to free myself from email tyranny
A slow response to emails used to be embarrassing but now it can signal liberation from the yoke of technology
Which lasts longer, a song or a house?
As for young Steve, I’m convinced that he’s hearing one tune when he sings, and we, his audience, are hearing an entirely other melody
