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A picture taken on 24 January 2014 shows covers of the comic series Tintin translated into several languages at the Casterman publisher headquarters in Brussels.  AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

From Tintin to Tetouan: the rise of Moroccan comics

For years, comics, also known as graphic narratives, were confined to the fringes of Moroccan culture. And yet, over the decades, they have evolved…

Najeeb Mubarak 21 June , 2026
Opinion

Hormuz may reopen, but the deal is strewn with mines

Attention is turning to the Strait of Hormuz. How soon can the strait reopen? How will the mines be cleared? When will oil tankers and supply lines…

Ibrahim Hamidi 21 June , 2026
Bill Pulte, nominated to be the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, sits on the day of a Senate committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington DC on 27 February 2025. Retuers
Profiles

Bill Pulte: the Trump-friendly acting intelligence director

In keeping with Donald Trump’s tendency to choose loyalists over specialists for his administration, the US President has appointed his friend Bill…

Tarek Rashed 21 June , 2026
Iran's conservative Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf addresses supporters in the Iranian capital, Tehran, on June 26, 2024, during his election campaign ahead of a presidential vote to replace the late president. ATTA KENARE / AFP
Politics

The war inside Iran's right

The deal to end Iran's war with the United States was made by one part of the hardline establishment and might be savaged by another. To judge…

Alex Vatanka 19 June , 2026
Trump’s Iran truce leaves Israel out Al Majalla
Politics

Trump’s Iran truce leaves Israel out

The electronic ink was barely dry, and Israel already knew what it thought about the emerging agreement. "Bad deal," read the main headline of Yediot…

Michael Horowitz 19 June , 2026
Hormuz opens, but states will still invest in workarounds AlMajalla
Business & Economy

Hormuz opens, but states will still invest in workarounds

The Strait of Hormuz, the geopolitical chokepoint at the heart of the US-Israeli war on Iran, reopened on 18 June, but the effects of its 15-week…

Sharif Mohammad 19 June , 2026
Opinion

Iran's cold war has a cost. At Évian, the G7 must cut it.

The G7 returned to Évian on 15 June 2026, 23 years after the same town, under the same French presidency, first placed Iran's nuclear file on the…

Maneli Mirkhan 18 June , 2026
Trump’s deal: repercussions in the Gulf, Iran, and Israel Mark Smith
Politics

Trump’s deal: repercussions in the Gulf, Iran, and Israel

The US-Iran agreement is far more than an understanding to end a months-long war that thrust the Strait of Hormuz back to the forefront of global…

Al Majalla - London 18 June , 2026
Trump’s 2026 Iran deal differs from Obama’s 2015 JCPOA
Politics

Trump’s 2026 Iran deal differs from Obama’s 2015 JCPOA

The US-Iran agreement to be signed in Geneva on 19 June cannot really be compared to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) that former US…

Robert Ford 18 June , 2026
How Pakistan quietly brokered the historic US-Iran deal Al Majalla
Politics

How Pakistan quietly brokered the historic US-Iran deal

With the quiet force of history turning a page, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif declared that the United States and Iran—adversaries locked…

Kaswar Klasra 18 June , 2026
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Iran war deepens cracks in America’s alliances

31 August 2026

The sense that the US may be less committed to its allies' security is prompting a rethink of long-held assumptions, much to the delight of China and Russia

Christopher Phillips
An aerial view shows houses lying deluged in sludge after flash floods in Devighat, Bidur Municipality, Nepal's Nuwakot district, on 27 August 2026. PRABIN RANABHAT / AFP
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Nepal pays the price for climate change

02 September 2026

Melting glaciers and devastating floods are hitting the Himalayas

Bibek Bhandari
Noelia de Alda
Politics

How Gaza turned US public opinion against Israel

30 August 2026

Supporting Israel used to help politicians get elected, but with Americans far more critical of Tel Aviv's influence on US policy, it has now become a liability at the ballot box

Assal Rad
A woman cools off under a mist sprayer during the annual street music festival 'Fete de la Musique' while taking part in a heatwave in Bordeaux, southwestern France on 21 June 2026. ROMAIN PERROCHEAU / AFP
Business & Economy

As the world grows hotter, a 'cooling economy' emerges

30 August 2026

It is not just a fancy name for the air-conditioning industry, but an intricate system that begins with power stations and extends to the design of buildings and cities

Abdel-Rahman Ayas
Palestinian-German author Alena Jabarine Tim Oehler
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Alena Jabarine on Palestine advocacy in Germany

01 September 2026

The Palestinian-German author speaks to Al Majalla about the challenges facing Palestinian voices in Germany and how she engages German readers from within their own cultural and political context

Mohammed Magdy

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