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Iran's waning influence means it will now turn inwards

Many important lessons can be drawn from the recent 12-Day War between Israel and Iran. One that particularly stands out is how Iran's regional and…

Ibrahim Hamidi 29 June , 2025
Opinion

What the war took from Iran and what it spared

Perhaps the greatest losses Iran suffered in its 12-day war with Israel were not material but symbolic, in particular the collapse of the narrative…

Majed Kayali 30 June , 2025
Opinion

Iran’s economic losses shatter any illusions of victory

One wonders what Iran has gained from its nuclear programme other than human and economic losses that have accumulated over decades, at a time when…

Khaled Kassar 30 June , 2025
European countries vow to pay more for NATO
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European countries vow to pay more for NATO

Fares Garabet 30 June , 2025
Al Majalla's Book Watch Al Majalla
Culture & Social Affairs

Al Majalla's Book Watch

The Arab world has a vibrant and rich literary scene. Al Majalla picks out some choice titles in our fortnightly round-up of the latest Arabic books,…

Khodr Al Agha 30 June , 2025
Oman is quietly redefining its development model Lina Jaradat
Business & Economy

Oman is quietly redefining its development model

Oman is expanding beyond hydrocarbons, maintaining macroeconomic stability, and building a diversified growth model. It is no longer the Gulf’s quiet…

Neil Quilliam 30 June , 2025
Iran’s waning influence Nash
Politics

Iran’s waning influence

The Israel-Iran war exposed Iran's waning influence. It was left to fight alone, without backing from its 'Axis of Resistance' or its Russian and…

Al Majalla - London 29 June , 2025
After Israel-Iran war, sustained, low-level conflict could follow Sara Padovan
Politics

After Israel-Iran war, sustained, low-level conflict could follow

Although there is a tenuous ceasefire between Israel and Iran, we don’t know how far US President Donald Trump will go to help Israel. For many, the…

Robert Ford 29 June , 2025
What next for Iran: imposed war or imposed peace? Eduardo Ramon
Politics

What next for Iran: imposed war or imposed peace?

In the aftermath of the US attack on Iranian nuclear sites on 22 June, the world will be anxiously watching Iran's next moves. Does it want to get…

Arash Azizi 29 June , 2025
Zohran Mamdani: New York City's first Muslim mayor? Yusra Naim
Profiles

Zohran Mamdani: New York City's first Muslim mayor?

New York is facing the very real prospect of electing a pro-Palestinian mayor after Zohran Mamdani, a self-proclaimed Socialist and Ugandan-born…

Con Coughlin 28 June , 2025
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Politics

Trump has lost the Iran war, but how badly?

20 April 2026

While all the effects of this conflict may take time to fully realise, short and medium-term signs expose the limits of US power and see America's rivals benefiting

Christopher Phillips
Jason Lyon
Business & Economy

The Iran war is reshaping the China-Gulf economic model

21 April 2026

Closing the Strait of Hormuz has shown how the Gulf should shift from an oil-export model to a digital and distribution hub. Will this trigger the long-delayed free trade agreement with China?

Charbel Barakat
Pete Reynolds
Politics

Lebanon and Israel: negotiations and the end of Hezbollah

23 April 2026

Building on the ten-day ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump, time will tell if these talks are a one-off or the beginning of a different path for Lebanon.

Al Majalla - London
Grace Russell
Science & Technology

Saving the soldiers: robots as Ukraine’s new weapon

22 April 2026

The war in Ukraine is becoming an open laboratory for testing advanced military technologies that may yet redefine the very meaning of combat

Marco Mossad
Nesma Moharam
Culture & Social Affairs

New book tackles the fading art of Koranic recitation

20 April 2026

Egyptian heritage researcher Haytham Abu Zayd sheds light on how the art form grew, excelled, and then declined over the years and ends by offering a path to revival

Fadi El-Abdallah

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