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Business & Economy

Kuwait’s administrative reboot: quiet reforms, real results

Kuwait is quietly undergoing a subtle but significant administrative reboot—one that is beginning to yield tangible results. While regional attention…

Neil Quilliam 12 August , 2025
China's rare earths edge puts US industry on the back foot Al Majalla
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China's rare earths edge puts US industry on the back foot

America’s economy heavily depends on imported minerals vital for technology, energy, and defence. In 2024, the US was 100% import-reliant for 12 of…

Al Majalla - London 12 August , 2025
US President Donald Trump (C), Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (L) and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan display the agreement they signed in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 8, 2025. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP
Politics

A new Trump-sponsored link in the South Caucasus causes a stir

At the White House on Friday, 8 August, President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia signed a long-awaited…

Omer Onhon 11 August , 2025
Crunch time: this UN General Assembly will be a big one for Palestine Eiko Ojala
Politics

Crunch time: this UN General Assembly will be a big one for Palestine

The UN conference on a two-state solution at the end of July was a further important step in enhancing the prospects of establishing a Palestinian…

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy 11 August , 2025
Four novels that chronicle the transformation of Arab societies
Culture & Social Affairs

Four novels that chronicle the transformation of Arab societies

In recent years, sprawling, multi-generational epics have made a comeback in Arabic literature. Instead of telling a single story, these ambitious…

Ibrahim Adel 11 August , 2025
Opinion

Sweida needs full restoration of goods, not drip-feeds of aid

The fall of the Assad regime raised hopes that the era of wartime shortages was finally over. But in Sweida, that hope is quickly fading. While…

Haid Haid 11 August , 2025
Zelenskyy shut out of Trump-Putin meet
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Zelenskyy shut out of Trump-Putin meet

Fares Garabet 11 August , 2025
Opinion

The end of the PKK-Türkiye conflict comes with opportunity

In the first week of April, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with a delegation from the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party …

Badia Fahs 10 August , 2025
Panel discussion with Sudanese-British billionaire Mo Ibrahim—patron and organiser of the annual Ibrahim Governance Weekend X via@BBSimons
Business & Economy

Africa’s modern economy: neo-colonialism disguised as development

In June, Sudanese-British billionaire Mo Ibrahim—patron and organiser of the annual Ibrahim Governance Weekend which was held this year in Marrakesh,…

Amgad Fareid Eltayeb 10 August , 2025
Tom Barrack: the businessman with a huge Middle East remit Laura Salafia
Profiles

Tom Barrack: the businessman with a huge Middle East remit

Exactly 40 years ago, real estate investor Donald Trump bought a 20% stake in Alexander’s department stores from real estate investor Tom Barrack…

Omer Onhon 10 August , 2025
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A Houthi takeover of Bab al-Mandab cannot be tolerated

12 September 2026

The Iran-backed group's effective takeover of Yemen's western coast comes with serious regional and global implications. The world needs to act.

Alice Gower
Pete Reynolds
Politics

Inside Assad’s nuclear secrets

09 September 2026

Al Majalla reveals the structure of Syria's nuclear programme 19 years after Israel bombed the Al-Kibar reactor, detailing the involvement of other states and the assassinations that followed

Al Majalla - London
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
Al Majalla/Reuters
Politics

The murky origins of al-Qaeda explained

09 September 2026

Thousands of Muslim volunteers flocked to Afghanistan in 1979 to fight the Soviets in response to a rallying cry, aided by the largest covert operation in CIA history

Steve Hewitt
Susan Sarandon in Echo Chamber ANDREA MICONI
Culture & Social Affairs

Susan Sarandon on fear, freedom, and refusing to change

08 September 2026

The renowned American actress tells Al Majalla about her gnawing drive for justice at the Venice Film Festival, where her new film 'Echo Chamber' premiered

Leila Amar

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