Four millennia ago, a Sumerian king, his frontier beset by nomadic tribes fleeing prolonged drought in their own lands, ordered the construction of the world’s first border wall: a 177km-long boundary laid in stone between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Since humanity’s earliest city-states and kingdoms arose in ancient Mesopotamia, walls, ditches and fences have defended…
Another weeklong round-the-clock spree of speedrunning video games has come to a close, with Summer Games Done Quick raising $2,436,614 for Doctors Without Borders. Held in Minneapolis, the event saw 37,776 donations, with the highest contribution being a solo $61,200 donation. This year, 2,600 in-person attendees got to experience a hectic relay race pitting two…
Shorouk Express In his speech at the state banquet in Windsor Castle earlier this week, King Charles said “our two countries face a multitude of complex threats, emanating from multiple directions. As friends and as allies, we face them together. These challenges know no borders: no fortress can protect us against them this time.” He…
Shorouk Express Every year since 2010, the Danish government has published a list of “parallel societies” which identifies certain areas and neighbourhoods as “at risk”. Hørgården, the housing complex made up of grey, modernist blocks in the southern part of Sønderbro, was included in the controversial list in 2018 and 2019, previously called the “ghetto…
Over the past century, various historical agreements have profoundly influenced the borders of the Middle East, impacting the sociopolitical landscape you see today. As you explore these significant treaties, such as the Sykes-Picot Agreement and the Balfour Declaration, you will uncover how these decisions made by colonial powers continue to resonate across the region. Understanding…
