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Orbán defeat: a setback for populists; a boost for Brussels Axel Rangel Garcia
Politics

Orbán defeat: a setback for populists; a boost for Brussels

The electoral earthquake that shook Hungary on 12 April brought an end to 16 years of rule by Viktor Orbán, one of the most prominent symbols of the…

Khattar Abu Diab 02 May , 2026
How China's Earth Eye helped Iran target US bases Shutterstock
Science & Technology

How China's Earth Eye helped Iran target US bases

Since the United States and Israel first launched their attacks on the Islamic Republic on 28 February 2026, Russian and Chinese satellite support to…

Marco Mossad 02 May , 2026
Jaafar Jackson as Michael Jackson in ‘Michael’. Lionsgate
Culture & Social Affairs

In a new biopic, Michael Jackson is an eccentric saint

Part of Michael Jackson’s intergalactic appeal was the way he evoked yet dispelled danger. His androgynous looks and high-pitched voice took the edge…

The Economist 01 May , 2026
Blockading the blockade: Trump tightens his chokehold on Iran Sara Padovan
Business & Economy

Blockading the blockade: Trump tightens his chokehold on Iran

Economic blockades have long served as instruments of coercion, deliberately positioned in the grey zone between diplomacy and war. They have been…

Al Majalla - London 30 April , 2026
An MSC container ship crosses the Strait of Gibraltar from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea, near the northern tip of the port of Tangier, Morocco, on 8 January 2026. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
Business & Economy

In a sea of maritime instability, Gibraltar's safety stands out

There are very few countries in the world that haven't been affected by the disruption to maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. Global supplies…

Mohamed Sharki 30 April , 2026
Why Iran isn’t blinking yet Al Majalla
Business & Economy

Why Iran isn’t blinking yet

In a way, the impasse between the United States and Iran over the still-closed Strait of Hormuz boils down to storage. The Trump administration…

Keith Johnson 30 April , 2026
US President Donald Trump and Britain's King Charles talk as they watch a pass in review during an arrival ceremony for the king and Queen Camilla, at the White House in Washington, DC, on 28 April 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarq
Politics

King Charles, Trump toast ties despite Iran differences

In many respects, US President Donald Trump has much in common with the British monarch, King Charles III. Both men were born in the 1940s into…

Con Coughlin 30 April , 2026
Netanyahu's Iran victory claim falls on deaf ears in Israel Al Majalla
Politics

Netanyahu's Iran victory claim falls on deaf ears in Israel

Ever since a ceasefire was declared between the United States, Israel, and Iran by US President Donald Trump on 8 April, a debate has raged in Israel…

Asaad Ghanem 30 April , 2026
Hormuz face-off? US and Iran in a battle of wills
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Hormuz face-off? US and Iran in a battle of wills

Fares Garabet 29 April , 2026
Assimi Goita, the leader of Mali's military government, meets with Russian ambassador Igor Gromyko at Koulouba Palace in Bamako, Mali, on 28 April 2026. Mali Presidency via Facebook/Handout via REUTERS
Politics

Russia mulls Mali strategy after failed coup attempt

In recent days, Russian fighters in Mali have ceded territory to a coalition led by well-organised Islamist groups in the north but have equally…

Anton Mardasov 29 April , 2026
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Axel Rangel Garcia
Business & Economy

Test of wills: Iran’s ability to outlast the US blockade

26 April 2026

The standoff in the Hormuz is not simply a question of whether Tehran can survive economic pressure, but whether Washington can sustain the pressure at an acceptable cost.

Alex Vatanka
Al Majalla
Politics

Netanyahu's Iran victory claim falls on deaf ears in Israel

29 April 2026

Many Israelis actually believe that they lost the war, with opposition leader Yair Lapid accusing the Israeli premier of having led the country into "strategic collapse and diplomatic catastrophe"

Asaad Ghanem
Sara Padovan
Science & Technology

Iran’s 'mosquito fleet' presents a pesky problem

28 April 2026

The Strait of Hormuz is now poised to become the primary arena of confrontation, with Iran relying on speedboat-driven guerrilla warfare to confront the US navy.

Marco Mossad
A Syrian army soldier holds a national flag featuring Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in front of a building left in ruins on 5 June 2013 in the city of Qusayr in the Homs province. AFP
Politics

Syria's taswiya slow roll creates a host of problems

28 April 2026

Former regime soldiers are stuck in limbo, as their undocumented status prevents them from working, travelling, and curbs family members' access to education, healthcare and social services

Haid Haid
Culture & Social Affairs

The Arab women raising the bar in travel literature

28 April 2026

In recent years, travel writing has witnessed a striking revival, though along a different path, one now charted by Arab women's voices.

Ibrahim Adel

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