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The sculptor Sotoo: Sagrada Família, where stone becomes prayer

The Japanese artist who has been working on the great cathedral in Barcelona for more than 40 years following in the footsteps of the master, Antonio Gaudì, has been awarded the 2024 Ratzinger Prize, the first Asian to receive this recognition. «As long as God and destiny allow it, I will stay here, sculpting, dreaming and working so that every corner of this temple reflects the divine light,” he said.

Al Sabaileh: the Abraham Accords and Trump’s second term

For the Jordanian scholar, the plan that led to normalisation with Israel ‘seems dormant’ but remains a valid ‘basis’. The Middle East is a different reality today compared to the Tycoon’s first term. The ‘zero conflict’ policy pursued by Riyadh privileges the economic sphere and opens up dialogue with Tehran. The centrality of the Palestinian issue to stop conflicts.