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US President Donald Trump during a meeting in Doha last year. Getty Images

The Iran war tested the Gulf’s multipolar strategy, but it did not end it

CommentSeptember 08, 2026

(260902) -- CAIRO, Sept. 2, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping holds talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Cairo, Egypt, Sept. 2, 2026. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi) (Photo by Xie Huanchi / Xinhua via AFP)

Egypt and China take united stance on Nile water, Palestine and Taiwan

MENASeptember 02, 2026

A Chinese tanker refuels an Egyptian Rafale during the Eagles of Civilisation 2026 joint exercises. Photo: Egyptian Armed Forces

Chinese military hardware on show in Egypt during President Xi's visit

MENASeptember 02, 2026

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrive for a family photo before a session of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday. Reuters

Brics and the SCO offer a different vision of global power

CommentSeptember 02, 2026

A woman stands atop her house covered in mud in the aftermath of flash floods at Baireni in Nepal's Dhading district on Monday. AFP

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Extreme weather demands more than emergency aid

EditorialSeptember 02, 2026

Gunmaya Bohra, 97, receives treatment at Bir Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal. Shazia Ahmed / The National

How grandmother, 97, survived Nepal flood after rescue in digger bucket

AsiaAugust 30, 2026

KATHMANDU, NEPAL - AUGUST 29: Women cry as they view photographs of bodies recovered after the floods, displayed outside Maharajgunj Medical Campus where unidentified bodies are being taken, on August 29, 2026 in Kathmandu, Nepal. A sudden flood swept through the Bhote Koshi River basin in northern Rasuwa on August 26, damaging settlements, roads and energy infrastructure as rescue teams searched for residents and foreign travellers reported out of contact. Hundreds were reported missing, as the death toll started to climb. (Photo by Ezra Acayan / Getty Images)

Families cling on to hope as thousands remain missing from Nepal floods

AsiaAugust 29, 2026

TRISHULI, NEPAL - AUGUST 27: A rescuer assists a resident through heavy mud following flash floods on August 27, 2026 in Trishuli, Nepal. A sudden flood swept through the Bhote Koshi River basin in northern Rasuwa on August 26, damaging settlements, roads and energy infrastructure as rescue teams searched for residents and foreign travellers reported out of contact. Hundreds were reported missing, as the death toll started to climb. (Photo by Ezra Acayan / Getty Images)

More than 350 dead and thousands missing after floods on Nepal-Tibet border

AsiaAugust 27, 2026

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and Chinese president Xi Jinping shake hands with children at the Presidential Palace in Cairo in 2016. AP

China's Xi Jinping to make first state visit to Egypt in decade

MENAAugust 27, 2026

US President Donald Trump with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing in May. The two leaders face renewed tensions over China’s role as Iran’s biggest oil buyer. Reuters

US sanctions could disrupt China’s Iranian oil as blockade takes toll

EnergyAugust 25, 2026

An anti-Trump billboard in Tehran, Iran, on August 19. EPA

Iran war tests Trump's trade truce with China

USAugust 24, 2026

King Abdullah, left, met Xi Jinping on the last day of his week-long visit to China, seeking economic opportunities for Jordan in various sectors. Getty Images

Jordan and China seek answer to 'root causes' of war as King Abdullah meets Xi

MENAAugust 24, 2026

Donald Trump has warned countries dealing with Iran that the US will carry out a 'crushing ‌economic operation'. Getty Images

Trump's threat of economic consequences: Who will it affect and is it credible?

EconomyAugust 24, 2026

US President Donald Trump in a meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung last August. EPA

Donald Trump may have ended America's 'pivot to Asia', but with a twist

CommentAugust 20, 2026

Sun Lifang and his mother Xin Yumeng serve as the writers, directors, voice actors and producers of Niu Lai. Photo: Dalian Jingyuan Culture Media

So bad it's good: How 'terrible' Chinese animated film Niu Lai became a hit

Film & TVAugust 19, 2026

Jordan's King Abdullah tours robotics manufacturer AgiBot's headquarters in Shanghai. Photo: Royal Hashemite Court

Jordan's King Abdullah meets Chinese business leaders in Shanghai

MENAAugust 18, 2026

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