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        <title><![CDATA[Your comfort zone isn’t peace, it’s familiarity]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Most people do not stay in situations because they are happy. They stay because they know what to expect. There is a distinction buried in that sentence, and it is one many people...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 16:01:33 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Family as primary educator for growth and stability]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The world is constantly evolving, and values change within society. What holds significance for one generation may not for another. In this context, what about family - does its st...]]></description>
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            <media:text>Samuel Kutty</media:text>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 15:59:36 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Spain showing Europe immigration not a threat]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[At a time when much of Europe is moving towards harsher immigration policies, Spain has taken a different path, one rooted not in fear but in pragmatism and humanity. Earlier this...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 15:58:24 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[34 years of relations between Ukraine and Oman]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Diplomatic relations between Ukraine and the Sultanate of Oman were established on May 19, 1992, laying the foundation for the gradual development of cooperation between the two st...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 16:34:43 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UK Labour leadership challenger reopens Brexit debate]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The UK looks set to reopen the divisive wounds of Brexit, after a senior Labour politician hoping to challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer called for the country to rejoin the Euro...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 16:32:01 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Distance from disrespectfulness]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Distance proves to be the most effective way to respond to rudeness, prioritising your well-being over involvement in toxic conflict. By stepping back, you establish clear boundari...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 16:28:51 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence is redefining creativity]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The panic around Artificial Intelligence is not going away anytime soon. While the initial excitement seems to have waned, concerns around job losses, ethical considerations, and i...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 15:57:47 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What next after a wild week in UK politics?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Despite the resignation of one Cabinet minister and demands from almost a quarter of Labour Party lawmakers that he stand aside, Britain’s beleaguered prime minister, Keir Starmer,...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 15:55:05 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Crackdown pushes scam networks to Sri Lanka]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A surge in arrests of suspected foreign scammers in Sri Lanka has authorities concerned that the island is fast becoming a hub for online crime, following sweeping crackdowns in ho...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 15:51:50 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[From Black Death to Covid, ships have long hosted outbreaks]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189642/opinion/international/from-black-death-to-covid-ships-have-long-hosted-outbreaks]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[A deadly outbreak on a cruise liner is just the latest in a long history of infectious diseases spreading rapidly in the cramped confines of ships, from the Black Death to Covid.Pe...]]></description>
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            <media:title>Fabien Zamora</media:title>
            <media:text>Fabien Zamora</media:text>
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                        <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 15:58:49 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The chain of AI fears]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) is a familiar psychological experience. It describes the uneasy feeling that others are enjoying experiences, opportunities, or achievements that we are...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 16:08:08 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why are Britons so fed up?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In less than two years, Britain's governing Labour Party has gone from a landslide election victory to a historic rout at last week's local and regional votes that has put Prime ​M...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 16:06:47 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The poetry of nature’s beauty...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In a fast-paced world, we don’t have the time to weave into the spirit of a place or to root ourselves in the land. Yet, reconnecting with nature is more than a pastime. It is esse...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 16:03:03 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Trusted by all, dependent on none]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Many romanticised versions of the emerging world order are now being projected. Yet the reality is more sober. The emerging fracture inside the Western alliance is not a divorce. I...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 16:02:14 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[When digital connection becomes community]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189448/opinion/international/when-digital-connection-becomes-community]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[As a researcher of disability, I have spent years emphasising the empowering role of social media and digital technologies. I have written about access, voice, and visibility — abo...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 15:54:15 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[China seeks &#039;more stability&#039; as it confirms Trump-Xi meet]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189446/opinion/international/china-seeks-more-stability-as-it-confirms-trump-xi-meet]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Beijing said on Monday it was ready to work with the United States in pursuit of "more stability" and confirmed that Donald Trump will visit China this week, the first US president...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 15:52:37 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Eyeing migrant returns, EU pushes to revive Syria ties]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189445/opinion/international/eyeing-migrant-returns-eu-pushes-to-revive-syria-ties]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[The European Union pushed for a revival of ties with Syria as it looks to bolster the war-ravaged country - with an eye on prospects for Syrian migrants in Europe to one day return...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 15:48:51 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How Attenborough brought the natural world into our homes]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189398/opinion/international/how-attenborough-brought-the-natural-world-into-our-homes]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[As the famous natural historian and broadcaster David Attenborough turns 100 this week, it is an opportune moment to see how individuals can single-handedly make a difference in th...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 16:28:07 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[US, China have a common foe. It’s not the USSR]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189397/opinion/international/us-china-have-a-common-foe-its-not-the-ussr]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[The summit between President Trump and President Xi Jinping in Beijing next week could be the most significant encounter between American and Chinese leaders since Richard Nixon me...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 16:27:12 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Surviving extreme heat in India&#039;s salt pans]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189395/opinion/international/surviving-extreme-heat-in-indias-salt-pans]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[India faces challenging heatwaves each year, but few places endure conditions as searing as the country's western desert salt pans, where workers rely on simple techniques to survi...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 16:25:51 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What happened to our best friends?]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189326/opinion/international/what-happened-to-our-best-friends]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[I recently attended a social gathering for former classmates. It was a pleasant evening filled with laughter and shared memories. For a few hours, we stepped back into a time when...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 15:45:54 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Preserving social bonds amid mental illness]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189325/opinion/international/preserving-social-bonds-amid-mental-illness]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Oman continues to offer something precious: a society held together by family, faith and strong communities. That is not a romantic slogan, but a real social strength: one that des...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 15:44:21 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Beware of the clobbering machine, and tall poppy syndrome]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189324/opinion/international/beware-of-the-clobbering-machine-and-tall-poppy-syndrome]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[It doesn’t matter what you, the ordinary folk, do to improve yourselves, as a certain breed of politicians, as Winston Churchill intimated, “are asked to stand, want to sit, and en...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 15:42:39 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[A Parisian in Oman who said Insha&#039;Allah]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1188839/opinion/international/a-parisian-in-oman-who-said-inshaallah]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, last week: A cup of coffee at the café downstairs with our guest, a Parisian, though originally American. Fair enough: He moved to France in the 1980s, making him an immig...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:47:36 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[From access to excellence... the right to education]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1188838/opinion/international/from-access-to-excellence-the-right-to-education]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[India enrols over 250 million children in its schools — one of the largest education systems in the world. Yet, according to ASER reports, a significant proportion of children comp...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:45:52 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Peacock Throne Syndrome: Power and its fragility]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1188779/opinion/international/peacock-throne-syndrome-power-and-its-fragility]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[History does not always repeat itself, but it often rhymes with unsettling precision. Few episodes capture this better than the fall of the Mughal Empire’s wealth in the eighteenth...]]></description>
                        <author>khalidalharibi@gmail.com (Khalid Alsafi Al Huraibi) </author>
                <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:13:03 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Beyond distrust, silence implies consent]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The world is sick. A growing sense of hopelessness, driven by economic pressures, divisive politics, and a perceived loss of meaning, is affecting many people. This widespread desp...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:11:12 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Oman should shape, not chase, the trend]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1188777/opinion/international/oman-should-shape-not-chase-the-trend]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Corporate governance is no longer a narrow question of board procedures, formal independence, or disclosure mechanics. Around the world, it is being redefined as part of a larger a...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:10:24 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Remembering a man behind many iconic images]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1188716/opinion/international/remembering-a-man-behind-many-iconic-images]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[In a scenario reminiscent of an apocalyptic story, people began to perish due to a toxic gas leak in the central Indian city of Bhopal during the early hours of December 3, 1984. I...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:48:23 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The cost of reporting a war]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1188720/opinion/international/the-cost-of-reporting-a-war]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[To be a journalist in a war zone has always carried risk. But in today’s conflicts, that risk is no longer incidental, it is increasingly deliberate. Over the past three years, the...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:50:51 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Voltaire, candide and the burden of caring deeply]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1188718/opinion/international/voltaire-candide-and-the-burden-of-caring-deeply]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[When I was studying French at university I read Voltaire’s Candide for the first time, and I have never quite forgotten it.Voltaire was a famous author and political analyst. I was...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:48:19 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What the Red Shore in Mirbat Is Trying to Tell Us]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1188712/opinion/international/what-the-red-shore-in-mirbat-is-trying-to-tell-us]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[A stretch of beach in Mirbat turned an uneasy shade of red, coated in what at first glance could be mistaken for algae or sediment. But closer inspection revealed something else en...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:36:28 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Could Asia be the unlikely winner in the fallout from war?]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1188652/opinion/international/could-asia-be-the-unlikely-winner-in-the-fallout-from-war]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Asia has been the most vulnerable region in the Iran war given its heavy reliance on Middle East energy, but it could turn out to be a major winner from several long-term trends ​t...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:50:17 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Words that can heal or break]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1188651/opinion/international/words-that-can-heal-or-break]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Words are not just sounds. Words help us convey our thoughts and feelings. Written or spoken, words are a form of expression used in conversations, letters, literature, songs and s...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:47:43 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Life passes, but words remain forever]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1188587/opinion/international/life-passes-but-words-remain-forever]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[There is a story the world is still waiting to hear. It does not sit on a bestseller list, nor is it taught in classrooms or quoted in speeches. It lives in half-finished conversat...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 16:23:27 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Libraries as community spaces in a digital age]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1188586/opinion/international/libraries-as-community-spaces-in-a-digital-age]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[As summer catches up with us in Oman and we gradually move indoors from the calming autumn and winter days, the natural recourse will be to fall back on digital screens for enterta...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 16:22:12 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Lebanese doubt ceasefireas violence simmers]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump’s announcement of a three-week extension to the ceasefire in Lebanon preserved a much-needed pause in a war that has killed nearly 2,500 people, displaced hu...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[India plugs oil gap as Middle East supplies sink]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[India has ramped up purchases of Russian oil and revived alternate supplies from Africa, Iran and Venezuela to blunt a sharp crude shortfall from the crisis-ridden Middle East, ana...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 16:19:37 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Don’t envy the rich; they have no need of character]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Have you ever thought about being rich? Here we are, most of us, just trying to ‘get by,’ and there are always those who seem to make us feel, well, comparatively worthless.We, the...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 17:12:31 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How President Trump can save Lebanon]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[If you are looking for two pictures that summarise where Israel’s geopolitical strategy under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has taken the country, you could not do better than...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 17:11:32 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How the validation trap keeps you stuck]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[You bought a new car with all the features you needed for convenience and comfort; and suddenly, this acquaintance provides you with an unsolicited review that this car is overpric...]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:35:56 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Stability as strategy in a fragmented region]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In periods of geopolitical disruption, economic relevance is not determined by speed alone. It is defined by resilience, positioning and the capacity to sustain continuity when oth...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:34:58 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Trump’s AI image ruckus reveals growing tensions]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Donald Trump has long cultivated an image of himself as a singular, almost indispensable figure in American politics. But his recent decision to share an AI-generated image depicti...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:24:51 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Training between profit, popularity, real impact]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In the world of training and professional development, the language of 'impact' is everywhere. Many trainers present themselves as agents of change whose mission is not merely to d...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:23:21 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How to bend without breaking: The real nature of resilience]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Resilience is often misunderstood. It is commonly associated with strength, endurance and the ability to push through difficulty without faltering. Many people carry the belief tha...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:22:01 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[War beyond the supply chain blockade]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Nearly two months into the US-Israel war on Iran, with no end in sight, its aftermath is reverberating across the globe, as the growing risk of recession ripples through the food,...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:20:52 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Education for peace: Lessons from war]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[“Access to education lies at the heart of humanity’s vision for peace, dignity and equality.” This is how Unesco’s Global Education Monitoring Report 2026 frames the role of educat...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:05:39 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Distinguishing sound and noise]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Have you ever experienced the breaking down of a mountain?I used to have sensitive ears, and the first time I heard the noise of flattening a mountain for construction, I was distr...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:04:11 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The warmongers are getting history all wrong]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Members of the Trump administration have been channelling their inner Thucydides, paraphrasing the Greek historian’s aphorisms about the pitiless realities of power in a world of s...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:01:30 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Memes emerge as powerful voice in digital culture]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Some of the most engaging moments on the Internet during the present war in the Middle East are actually coming from the incessant barrage of short videos commenting on the war. Le...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:17:47 +0400</pubDate>
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