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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
Opinion

Netanyahu's Doha strike shows he isn't interested in peace

Qatar has long played the role of mediator in regional conflicts, particularly between Hamas and Israel. It has also mediated between the Taliban and…

Alia Mansour 14 September , 2025
A guard stands outside the damaged National Museum of Yemen building in the aftermath of Israeli airstrikes, in Sanaa, Yemen, September 11, 2025. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah
Politics

As Israel steps up regional attacks, Yemen bears the brunt

In the past week, Israel has carried out airstrikes across the region, from Syria and Lebanon to Tunisia and, most shockingly, in Qatar—a staunch US…

Anwar Al-Ansi 14 September , 2025
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa Al Majalla
Politics

From Idlib to New York: Sharaa’s winding road to the UN

When Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa speaks for Syria at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on 24 September, it will be the first time…

Ibrahim Hamidi 14 September , 2025
Syria's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ibrahim Olabi.
Profiles

Ibrahim Olabi: UN ambassador of the 'new Syria'

Syria’s newly confirmed ambassador to the United Nations is a British-trained barrister and longtime critic of former president Bashar al-Assad,…

Subhi Franjieh 14 September , 2025
Egyptian writer May Telmissany poses during a portrait session held on April 15, 2014, in Paris, France. Ulf Andersen/Getty
Culture & Social Affairs

May Telmissany: writing is an act of resistance against the ugliness of the world

A prominent voice within Egypt’s ‘Nineties Generation’, the novelist and short story writer May Telmissany has explored the themes of exile, loss,…

El-Sayed Hussein 14 September , 2025
Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (C) reviews a military honour guard with Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) during a welcoming ceremony in Beijing's Great Hall of the People on January 31, 2019. GREG BAKER / AFP
Politics

Pivot to China? Gulf states mull options after Doha strike

Israel’s unprecedented attack on Qatar could significantly alter the China-US stalemate in the Gulf. Before the 9 September attack, even as …

Yang Xiaotong 13 September , 2025
A girl stands embracing a man as they inspect destroyed bulldozers and other heavy vehicles at the Jabalia municipality garage, which was hit by Israeli bombardment, in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on April 22, 2025. BASHAR TALEB / AFP
Politics

Exploding robots: Israel's latest hammer to level Gaza

In early August, Israel’s Security Cabinet granted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approval to implement military plans aimed at securing full…

Salem Al Rayyes 13 September , 2025
Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed delivers his remarks during the official inauguration ceremony of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in Guba, on September 9, 2025. Luis TATO / AFP
Business & Economy

Cheers and jeers: Ethiopia inaugurates controversial dam

Ethiopia has inaugurated its long-awaited hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile, putting the spotlight back on one of the most controversial projects in…

Sharif Mohammad 13 September , 2025
Opinion

Israel’s strike in Qatar dashes hopes for Gaza ceasefire

Israel’s surprising strike against Hamas leaders in Qatar this week was the latest indication that the second Trump administration has fallen well…

Brian Katulis 12 September , 2025
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Politics

Al-Jawf: the key to defeating the Houthis

05, Nov 2026

The battle for this strategically important and resource-rich province tests the Yemeni army's ability to tilt the military balance in its favour

Al Majalla - London
Saudi Arabia's Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman Al-Saud, Pakistan's army chief General Syed Asim Munir, and Turkey's intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin in Tehran on 26 October 2026. IRANIAN PRESIDENCY / AFP
Politics

Pakistan’s balancing act in a fragmenting world

07, Nov 2026

Staying friends with the Turks, Chinese, Russians, Americans, Europeans, Iranians and Saudis simultaneously is a big ask for Islamabad's diplomats, but somehow they are managing it

Kaswar Klasra
Politics

Can the Democrats prevent a new round of war with Iran?

05, Nov 2026

Despite the war's unpopularity, Trump seems determined to press on until he can claim a decisive victory, whether by diplomacy, force, or a combination of the two

Aqeel Abbas
Eduardo Ramon
Profiles

Abdul El-Sayed: the progressive Michigander who beat the pro-Israel lobby

07, Aug 2026

The Egyptian-American epidemiologist became the first Muslim senator in US history, despite $70mn spent to defeat him in the Democratic primary

Tarek Rashed
French author Philippe Djianada looks out from a window at the Drouant restaurant in Paris, following his win of the French Goncourt literary prize for his novel "The Unknown Woman of Quai de Javel," on 3 November 2026. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
Culture & Social Affairs

A novel about a murder in Paris wins the 2026 Goncourt

06, Nov 2026

French novelist Philippe Jaenada's novel 'The Unknown Woman of Quai de Javel' wins big, while the Prix Renaudot goes to François-Henri Désérable for his novel about an unlikely wine expert

Najeeb Mubarak

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