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Trump's visit tests 'special' US-UK relationship Al Majalla
Politics

Trump's visit tests 'special' US-UK relationship

Donald Trump’s visit to the UK on 17-19 September comes at a delicate time for Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Trailing nearly ten points behind Reform…

Christopher Phillips 16 September , 2025
Electricity consumption: an indicator of economic growth Al Majalla
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Electricity consumption: an indicator of economic growth

As economies advance, electricity demand rises sharply, particularly in industrial and urban hubs. Higher electricity use signals economic…

Al Majalla - London 16 September , 2025
Armed men from the MSA, an armed political movement in Mali's Azawad region, gather in the desert outside Menaka on March 14, 2020. AFP
Politics

The Sahel's paramilitary problem

Security in the Sahel remains highly volatile, with heavy clashes involving jihadists, separatists, and government forces in Niger, Burkina Faso, and…

Sergey Eledinov 16 September , 2025
Turning waste into power: Oman’s energy transition gains steam Al Majalla
Business & Economy

Turning waste into power: Oman’s energy transition gains steam

Oman’s decision to proceed with a utility-scale waste-to-energy (WTE) facility in Barka marks a significant development in its energy and…

Neil Quilliam 16 September , 2025
Butterfly effect: can the Palestine protest movement turn the tide? Lina Jaradat
Politics

Butterfly effect: can the Palestine protest movement turn the tide?

As I write, there is a flotilla of boats heading for Gaza. One of the passengers is Greta Thunberg. Intense publicity accompanied the climate…

Bryn Haworth 16 September , 2025
Opinion

Charlie Kirk's killing: a painful tear in America's social fabric

My repeated visits to the US, and the many meetings I have had with officials, experts, and friends over the years, were both enriching and revealing…

Ibrahim Hamidi 15 September , 2025
Screens show the number of votes as members of the United Nations General Assembly vote on the Palestinian issue and the implementation of the two-state solution, at the UN headquarters in New York on September 12, 2025. Reuters
Politics

The world inches towards Palestine recognition. Too little, too late?

The establishment of the Palestinian state passed another milestone on 12 September when an overwhelming majority of states (142) voted for a…

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy 15 September , 2025
Egyptians cut back on expenses, but not on their coffee Axel Rangel Garcia
Business & Economy

Egyptians cut back on expenses, but not on their coffee

The café sector in Egypt is experiencing a remarkable boom, despite mounting economic challenges, with inflation driving up the cost of both drinks…

Marcelle Nasr 15 September , 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 15 September , 2025
Poland waits in the wings as WWIII threat lurks
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Poland waits in the wings as WWIII threat lurks

Fares Garabet 14 September , 2025
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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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