Opinions

While US and European players just get to play football, Global South footballers are questioned about politics.

Arab governments are constrained by dependency, regime survival and fear of empowering Iran-aligned rivals.

New PM Ali al-Zaidi's arrest of 47 officials is welcome, but the rot runs through the system that put him in power.

The vice president’s decision to criticise Israel and distance himself from rival Rubio means he is reading the base.

Both Washington and Tehran know that current deal will not lead to lasting peace. It is merely a strategic pause

Football is bringing out in our nation what the corrupt elite would not like to see.

Progressive, Muslim and Arab American candidates are challenging old limits on debate over Israel and Palestine.

Heatwaves are forcing the continent to choose between preserving the past and adapting for the future.

Weak leaders are only part of the story. Restless MPs and volatile voters have made Downing Street harder to survive.

A response to Redwan Hussein and Getachew Reda’s misleading opinion article.