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Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe, accompanied by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, speaks during a Senate Committee on Intelligence Hearing on March 25, 2025, in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik / AFP
Politics

5 key questions about Signalgate

Heads are still spinning in Washington in the wake of journalist Jeffrey Goldberg’s bombshell report in The Atlantic that he was accidentally…

John Haltiwanger 26 March , 2025
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Politics

Black Sea truce inches efforts to end the Ukraine war forward

The immense challenge of negotiating a lasting ceasefire for the Ukraine conflict has been clearly evident during the latest round of talks in Riyadh…

Con Coughlin 26 March , 2025

Gaza death toll mounts, Türkiye protests and more

KEMAL ASLAN / AFP
KEMAL ASLAN / AFP

A whirling dervish stands in front of Turkish anti-riot police officers during a rally in support of Istanbul's arrested mayor in Istanbul Municipality, on March 23, 2025.

REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

A dog wearing a keffiyeh sits at a memorial for Palestinians killed by Israel in its war on Gaza near the Pantheon in Rome, Italy, on March 20, 2025.

Rasid Necati Aslim / Getty
Rasid Necati Aslim / Getty

Using the colors of the Palestinian flag, Irish osteopath Mary Evers embroiders the names of those killed in Gaza onto fabrics, one by one, transcending each lost life beyond numbers, on March 19, 2025 in London, United kingdom.

REUTERS/Claudia Morales
REUTERS/Claudia Morales

Members of the social movement Red Ponchos march to demand that the government address the ongoing fuel shortage, inflation, and broader economic crisis in La Paz, Bolivia, on March 19, 2025.

REUTERS
REUTERS

Muslims perform late-night prayers at the Grand Mosque during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on March 21, 2025.

REUTERS/Orhan Qereman
REUTERS/Orhan Qereman

Syrian Kurds celebrate the spring festival of Nowruz in Qamishli, Syria, on March 21, 2025.

R. Satish BABU / AFP
R. Satish BABU / AFP

A woman dries handmade vermicelli, which is used to make a traditional sweet dish consumed during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, in Chennai on March 21, 2025.

TANG CHHIN Sothy / AFP
TANG CHHIN Sothy / AFP

A boy walks past statues of Buddhist monks at Trapeang Thma pagoda in Cambodia's Banteay Meanchey province on March 24, 2025.

REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez
REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez

Yoko, the only known great ape in captivity in Colombia, rescued after suffering animal abuse, is relocated to Brazil's Sorocaba Sanctuary on March 23, 2025.

REUTERS/Marton Monus
REUTERS/Marton Monus

A general view of the Hungarian parliament as it votes on a bill that would ban the Pride march by LGBTQ+ communities and impose fines on organizers and people attending the event in Budapest, Hungary, on March 18, 2025.

The cover of "The Book of Disappearance"
Culture & Social Affairs

Booker-nominated novel asks: what if Palestinians vanished?

Ever since the English translation of US-based Palestinian writer Ibtisam Azem’s novel The Book of Disappearance was longlisted for the International…

Ali Almuqri 26 March , 2025
Opinion

Sworn enemies find common ground to keep Syria weak

Iran’s key regional allies have either collapsed or been significantly weakened—from the fall of the Assad regime to the weakening of Hezbollah,…

Alia Mansour 26 March , 2025
Protestors hold red smoke flares during a rally in support of Istanbul's arrested mayor at  Istanbul's city hall, on March 24, 2025. OZAN KOSE / AFP
Politics

İmamoğlu’s arrest is a big deal in Türkiye, less so for its allies

The political crisis that Türkiye has been facing goes well beyond the arrest of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s main political rival, Istanbul Metropolitan…

Omer Onhon 25 March , 2025
US top global airpower; Russia a distant second Diana Estefanía Rubio
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US top global airpower; Russia a distant second

Military airpower has been used in warfare since the early 20th century, serving as a critical tool for armed forces. While the number of aircraft in…

Al Majalla - London 25 March , 2025
A boy sips a cup of tea during a break from work in an aluminium cookware manufacturing factory in Al-Bab, on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, on June 2, 2024. Aaref WATAD / AFP
Business & Economy

Poverty in the Arab world is about more than just income

Even the richest nations have pockets of poverty and destitution, as a quick look at the Western world’s capitals and tech engines like London and…

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 25 March , 2025
A woman uses her mobile telephone as she walks past a mural painted on the outer wall of the former US Embassy in Tehran, dubbed the 'Den of Espionage', on March 8, 2025. ATTA KENARE / AFP
Politics

Iran’s coming concessions to Trump

Although Iran and the US are not directly talking to each other, indirect talks have been ongoing. Earlier this month, Trump revealed that he had…

Arash Azizi 25 March , 2025
Opinion

What Trump wants from Sharaa

The US foreign policy approach to Damascus under the Trump administration is one that views Syria through a purely geopolitical lens—not a…

Ibrahim Hamidi 25 March , 2025
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Politics

Trump has lost the Iran war, but how badly?

20 April 2026

While all the effects of this conflict may take time to fully realise, short and medium-term signs expose the limits of US power and see America's rivals benefiting

Christopher Phillips
Jason Lyon
Business & Economy

The Iran war is reshaping the China-Gulf economic model

21 April 2026

Closing the Strait of Hormuz has shown how the Gulf should shift from an oil-export model to a digital and distribution hub. Will this trigger the long-delayed free trade agreement with China?

Charbel Barakat
Pete Reynolds
Politics

Lebanon and Israel: negotiations and the end of Hezbollah

23 April 2026

Building on the ten-day ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump, time will tell if these talks are a one-off or the beginning of a different path for Lebanon.

Al Majalla - London
Grace Russell
Science & Technology

Saving the soldiers: robots as Ukraine’s new weapon

22 April 2026

The war in Ukraine is becoming an open laboratory for testing advanced military technologies that may yet redefine the very meaning of combat

Marco Mossad
Nesma Moharam
Culture & Social Affairs

New book tackles the fading art of Koranic recitation

20 April 2026

Egyptian heritage researcher Haytham Abu Zayd sheds light on how the art form grew, excelled, and then declined over the years and ends by offering a path to revival

Fadi El-Abdallah

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