How Manchester City’s Guilty Verdict Threatens Gulf Soccer Ownership
Manchester City pioneered two new models for soccer: Gulf state-backed ownership and the global multiclub network. The verdict against the club, coming as war with Iran squeezes Arab economies, may end both.
The Rising Cost of Keeping Egypt’s Vibrant Literary Culture Alive
Long considered the literary center of the Arab world, Egypt has witnessed the cost of book printing, distribution and publishing rise steadily since the onset of its currency crisis in 2022. Now, many of the institutions behind Egypt’s literary culture face an uncertain future.
In India, Citizens Brace for a Democratic Unraveling
India’s sweeping revisions of its voter rolls have left millions, many of them poor and Muslim, struggling to prove they have the right to vote — and protests have filled Delhi’s streets in response.
How 1980s Lebanon Made Today’s Middle East
Kim Ghattas joins Faisal Al Yafai to discuss how the Beirut of the 1980s offers a prism through which to understand today’s regional rivalries, as set out in her new book, “The Best Kind of American.”
In Yemen, No One Wants To Be a Teacher Anymore
Military recruitment and a collapsing riyal have drained Yemen’s teacher training colleges, with some departments now enrolling no students at all.