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How the international system's failure led to October 7 Al Majalla
Culture & Social Affairs

How the international system's failure led to October 7

Given the war in Gaza, where 74,000 Palestinians have been killed in less than three years, and where thousands more lie buried under the rubble, is…

Mohammed Magdy 15 October , 2026
Members of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) arrive at the Moroccan side of the border crossing between Morocco and Mauritania in the Guerguerat area of Western Sahara on 25 November, 2020 AFP
Politics

Western Sahara's MINURSO faces an uncertain future

In an interview with France 24 on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in September, Massad Boulos, US President Donald Trump’s senior adviser…

Rabia Abdul Salam 15 October , 2026
Is it time for China to rethink its Houthi policy? Reuters / Al Majalla
Politics

Is it time for China to rethink its Houthi policy?

Earlier this month, the Yemen-based Houthi militia turned their Iranian-sponsored weapons on Saudi Arabia in the most horrific way, targeting not…

Yang Xiaotong 14 October , 2026
Opinion

Communities should do more in mental health care

In recent decades, many countries have made meaningful progress in developing community-based mental health services. Moreover, rights-based…

Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Adhanom Ghebreyesus 14 October , 2026
Trump mulls renewed strikes on the Houthis
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Trump mulls renewed strikes on the Houthis

Fares Garabet 14 October , 2026
Opinion

Syria’s property protests require a national strategy

On 9 October, residents of the Dummar neighbourhood blocked roads to demand the cancellation of expropriation decrees, the return of their properties…

Haid Haid 14 October , 2026
Drilling and exploration machinery in Yemen's Marib desert, in September 2020. Reuters
Business & Economy

Can Yemen’s military gains help revive its oil exports?

The internationally recognised government, represented by the Presidential Leadership Council under Rashad al-Alimi, has launched a major counter…

Jamal Mujahid 14 October , 2026
A man looks at his phone in view of the Palace of Westminster in London, Britain, on 22 September 2023. REUTERS/Hollie Adams
Politics

Is the United Kingdom drifting apart?

It was a secession vote no one in Westminster saw coming. In September, the village of Piddington in Oxfordshire held a referendum to declare…

Christopher Phillips 14 October , 2026
The battery revolution reshaping the metals market Diana Estefanía Rubio
Infographics

The battery revolution reshaping the metals market

A surge in lithium production and the rise of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries are shifting demand for battery materials, while graphite,…

Al Majalla - London 13 October , 2026

Aurora Borealis, endangered crocodiles and more

October, 2026
Alexander Kuznetsov/Handout via REUTERS
Alexander Kuznetsov/Handout via REUTERS

Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, illuminates the sky over Rovaniemi, Finland, on 10 October 2026.

AP /Martin Meissner
AP /Martin Meissner

A critically endangered Philippine crocodile, considered the rarest in the world, looks out from its newly opened enclosure at the zoo in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, on 12 October 2026.

AP/Abdel Kareem Hana
AP/Abdel Kareem Hana

Palestinians inspect a building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike late Saturday in Zawaida, central Gaza Strip, on 11 October 2026.

REUTERS/Ramadan Abed
REUTERS/Ramadan Abed

Palestinian children peek through a tent cover at the site of an Israeli strike on a tent in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on 12 October 2026.

REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

A demonstrator holds a Palestinian flag during a rally in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, on the third anniversary of the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel by Hamas from Gaza, in Athens, Greece.

AP/Hassan Ammar
AP/Hassan Ammar

Fishermen are silhouetted aboard a boat as the sun sets over the Mediterranean Sea in Beirut, Lebanon, on 8 October 2026.

MOHAMMED HUWAIS / AFP
MOHAMMED HUWAIS / AFP

A man rides a horse along a street in Sanaa on 11 October 2026.

REUTERS/Mohamed Abdel Ghany
REUTERS/Mohamed Abdel Ghany

A farmer carries dates in a container during the harvest season in Badrshein village, south of Giza, Egypt, on 7 October 2026.

 REUTERS/Sofiia Gatilova
REUTERS/Sofiia Gatilova

Firefighters work at the site of an apartment building damaged during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on 12 October 2026.

ULISES RUIZ / AFP
ULISES RUIZ / AFP

A member of Mexico's National Guard stands on the Puerto Vallarta boardwalk as waves crash against the shoreline ahead of the potential impact of Hurricane Simon in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco state, Mexico, on 11 October 2026.

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Al Majalla/Reuters
Politics

Trump's midterm loss opens a window for Iran diplomacy

11, Nov 2026

Both Tehran and Washington have powerful incentives to resolve the conflict through negotiations, but actors on all sides have reasons to derail these efforts

Alex Vatanka
The UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey carries the traditional red budget box as he leaves Downing Street in London on 28 October 2026. Reuters
Business & Economy

Britain's debt squeeze tests the pound’s power

11, Nov 2026

Rising borrowing costs and persistent inflation are narrowing the UK's fiscal room for manoeuvre, exposing the limits of monetary independence

Abdulfattah Khattab
Crew members of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) navy ship Qi Jiguang wave as their ship prepares to dock on 2 August 2026. JUNI KRISWANTO / AFP
Politics

China eyes greater security role in the Red Sea

12, Nov 2026

Beijing has been expanding its base in Djibouti, the tiny state that sits opposite Yemen across the Bab al-Mandab Strait. With numerous other states also in play, this is a region to watch

Charbel Barakat
Pep Boatella
Science & Technology

Climate change is redrawing national borders

10, Nov 2026

Whether it is rivers, glaciers, or sea-level submergence, the implications of rising temperatures are becoming an increasingly urgent issue for states

Alaa Emara
Culture & Social Affairs

Five Arab novels that paint an AI-dominated future

10, Nov 2026

From machines that develop human emotions to societies governed by artificial intelligence, Arab novelists explore the promises and perils of a radically transformed future

Ibrahim Adel

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