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President Donald Trump and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands after delivering a speech at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, in May 2017. Getty Images
Politics

Will Trump’s red line on West Bank annexation hold?

The spotlight for US policy in the Middle East will shift from the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting in New York to Washington, DC,…

Brian Katulis 28 September , 2025
Shabana Mahmood: Britain's 'no-nonsense' home secretary Eduardo Ramon
Profiles

Shabana Mahmood: Britain's 'no-nonsense' home secretary

With the issue of illegal immigration emerging as one of the key issues facing the UK government under Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, the…

Con Coughlin 28 September , 2025
President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders establishing the  “Trump Gold Card” and introducing a $100,000 fee for H-1B visas on September 19, 2025, in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik / AFP
Business & Economy

Trump's steep H-1B visa fees will do more harm than good

The world of commerce is beginning to grapple with the implications of US President Donald Trump’s proclamation on 19 September that foreign…

Abdel-Rahman Ayas 28 September , 2025
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa speaks during the General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York City on September 24, 2025. TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP
Politics

Syria's return to the world stage hinges on reform

President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s visit to the United States to address the UN General Assembly was the clearest sign yet of his success in restoring Syria…

Haid Haid 28 September , 2025
US President Donald Trump greets Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as Erdogan arrives at the White House in Washington, DC, on September 25, 2025. SAUL LOEB / AFP
Politics

Trump-Erdoğan meet: pragmatism outweighs differences

President Donald Trump hosted President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the White House on 25 September, marking their first face-to-face meeting since 2019…

Omer Onhon 27 September , 2025
Marilù Oliva on her gastronomic literary adventure Supplied
Culture & Social Affairs

Marilù Oliva on her gastronomic literary adventure

Marilù Oliva is known for storytelling from the perspective of women and a determination to bring female characters from the sidelines and into the…

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 27 September , 2025
Opinion

Israeli pressure on Egypt comes with strategic objectives

The latest Israeli claims of secret underground Egyptian missile storage facilities in the Sinai are merely the latest bump in an increasingly bumpy…

Amr Emam 27 September , 2025
Hezbollah’s fragmented drug economy Jay Torres
Business & Economy

Hezbollah’s fragmented drug economy

Prior to the fall of Assad in late 2024, Syria’s wartime checkpoint economy was emeshed with Lebanon’s—dominated by security apparatuses affiliated…

Caroline Rose 27 September , 2025
Opinion

Lebanon faces an impossible choice: war with Israel or civil war

Following Israel's crippling war on Lebanon, which ended in late 2024 with a supposed ceasefire agreement, a second round of hostilities looms large…

Houssam Itani 26 September , 2025
A truck assembly line at a General Motors  plant in Egypt.
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Business & Economy

Egypt's car assembly ambitions await investment

In recent years, Egypt has witnessed a notable transformation in its automotive industry, particularly in the local assembly of vehicles. The…

Marcelle Nasr 26 September , 2025
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Eduardo Ramon
Politics

China is not scared of Trump’s squeeze on Iran

04 September 2026

Beijing has plenty of leverage to deter Washington

Henry Tugendhat
Underwater image of a diver among fish at the North Seymour Island dive site in the Galapagos archipelago, Ecuador, taken on 8 March 2024. ERNESTO BENAVIDES / AFP
Business & Economy

The global race for rare earths reaches the ocean floor

07 September 2026

A critical mineral found on Japan's seabed has caught US attention, and the two are teaming up to see whether it can yield future benefits and reduce their dependence on China

Abdulfattah Khattab
Raven Jiang
Politics

From the war on terror to networked security

07 September 2026

The main change since 9/11 is that military security has become one component of a much wider security ecosystem

Lina Khatib
Japanese director Takashi Miike at an event for the film 'Shumei: The Living Legacy of Kabuki' IMDb
Culture & Social Affairs

Takeshi Miike's new Kabuki documentary surprises critics

06 September 2026

For a filmmaker who has spent decades challenging norms, a film about traditional Japanese theatre seems like an odd choice. At the Venice Film Festival, he explains to Al Majalla why it is not.

Leila Amar
Sara Padovan
Politics

Donald Trump and the new Latin American right

04 September 2026

Across Central and South America, a raft of right-wingers borrow from each other's playbooks and ride on the US president's coattails to win elections and power. Is it ideology or practicality?

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra

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