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A picture taken on 22 July 1946 shows the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, after a bombing attack against the British government by members of Irgun, a Zionist terrorist group headed by Menachem Begin. AFP
Documents & Memoirs

Britain's complicated history with Israel

Over the last few days, multiple countries have singled out the government of Israel for reproach over its failure to control the actions of settlers…

Steve Hewitt 12 September , 2026
An Afghan miner extracts gold ore in the Ghulak Dara Valley in the Shighnan district of Badakhshan province, northeastern Afghanistan, on 28 July 2026. AFP
Business & Economy

Will Trump entertain the Taliban's rare-earth invitation?

Five years after the Taliban took over Afghanistan following the American withdrawal, the government in Kabul has extended an offer to the United…

Kamal Alam 12 September , 2026
A Houthi takeover of Bab al-Mandab cannot be tolerated Al Majalla/Reuters
Politics

A Houthi takeover of Bab al-Mandab cannot be tolerated

The Houthis have taken control of Yemen’s entire Red Sea coast, according to reports. The Yemeni rebel group took over the remaining towns on the…

Alice Gower 12 September , 2026
How al-Qaeda adapted and survived after 9/11 Al Majalla/Reuters
Politics

How al-Qaeda adapted and survived after 9/11

A quarter of a century after the attacks against America on 11 September 2001, one cannot definitively say that al-Qaeda has been defeated. Instead,…

Maher Farghaly 11 September , 2026
Ahmad Shah Massoud smiles during a press interview at his headquarters in Afghanistan, in a photo taken on 28 June 2001.
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Profiles

Ahmad Shah Massoud: the man who foresaw 9/11

According to American journalist Steve Coll in his 2004 Pulitzer Prize-winning book Ghost Wars (about the CIA, Afghanistan, and al-Qaeda from the…

Kamal Alam 11 September , 2026
The murky origins of al-Qaeda explained Al Majalla/Reuters
Politics

The murky origins of al-Qaeda explained

Not all anniversaries receive equal attention, even when they are related. As the 25th anniversary of the attacks of September 11 arrives, another…

Steve Hewitt 10 September , 2026
Opinion

It is the end of Iran's Islamic Republic as we know it

Even if Iran's regime hangs on for a period of time, the Islamic Republic is already breathing its last breaths. The gulf is widening between the…

Alia Mansour 07 September , 2026
The Strait of Trump?
Cartoons

The Strait of Trump?

Fares Garabet 09 September , 2026
Visitors attend the LEAP conference in Riyadh on 31 August 2026.
 Reuters
Science & Technology

LEAP 2026: Saudi Arabia’s AI blueprint comes into focus

Saudi Arabia’s increasingly ambitious goal to become a global hub for AI and cloud computing was laid bare at LEAP, an annual global technology…

Turki Harbi 09 September , 2026
Opinion

UK sharpens criticism of settlements ahead of Israeli polls

Deepening opposition among European leaders to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to press ahead with a controversial settlement…

Con Coughlin 10 September , 2026
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Politics

A landslide for Democrats. A rebuke to Donald Trump

04, Nov 2026

Republicans face a tumultuous new era

The Economist
Russian President Vladimir Putin greets Rwanda's Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva during a welcoming ceremony for participants of the Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, Russia, on 28 October 2026. Igor Ivanko/REUTERS
Business & Economy

Russia-Africa summit: ambitions and challenges

29, Oct 2026

Amid competition for influence and resources, Russia knows that Africa is a market with potential. For African states, Russian companies are still of interest, but the value equation needs to change

Rana Freifer
Pete Reynolds
Politics

Israel election: musical chairs for parties, not policies

29, Oct 2026

Whoever forms the next government, Benjamin Netanyahu's tenure and effect have been such that, on the key issues, there will be little to no diversion from his policy path

Majed Kayali
Vasya Kolotusha
Science & Technology

Humanoid robots: the industry set to reshape our lives

02, Nov 2026

Engineering and mechanics have helped these products of the future move. Now AI is helping with understanding and autonomous action. Big developments are unfolding across the world

Marco Mossad
QatarEnergy headquarters in the capital, Doha, on 8 November 2022.
 AFP
Business & Economy

Can China's $3bn loan to QatarEnergy revive LNG exports?

03, Nov 2026

While the financing does not mean Beijing has bought Doha's political loyalty, it demonstrates the growing interdependence between the two countries

Abdel-Rahman Ayas

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