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Deal or no deal? Iran's fate hangs in the balance amid US military buildup

With the Trump administration’s military build-up in the Gulf growing stronger by the day, Iran is coming under unprecedented pressure to reach a new…

Con Coughlin 26 February , 2026
Renewables on track to redefine global energy AFP / Al Majalla
Science & Technology

Renewables on track to redefine global energy

Since the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century, civilisation has relied for its energy on fossil fuels in the form of coal, oil, and gas. They…

Mohammed Mansour 26 February , 2026
Gulf economies are leaning less on oil Eduardo Ramon
Business & Economy

Gulf economies are leaning less on oil

It was always thus that cheap oil was bad news for the big oil producers. Yet despite the falling global oil prices, the Gulf Cooperation Council…

Abdulfattah Khattab 26 February , 2026
Iran’s strategy for war with the US Al Majalla
Politics

Iran’s strategy for war with the US

If the United States and Iran fail to reach a nuclear or broader deal, the result will be war, according to US President Donald Trump. If that…

Bilal Saab 25 February , 2026
Huckabee's 'they could take it all' comment enrages Arabs
Cartoons

Huckabee's 'they could take it all' comment enrages Arabs

Fares Garabet 25 February , 2026
Opinion

Ukraine war outcome comes with a chilling message

Russia’s war on Ukraine signalled the end of the post-Cold War order—one that witnessed states grow their economies and raise the living standards of…

Houssam Itani 25 February , 2026

New England blizzard, Ramadan rituals and more

REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

Birds rest near the Gapstow Bridge in Central Park as snow falls during a winter storm in New York City, US, on 23 February 2026.

 REUTERS/Brian Snyder
REUTERS/Brian Snyder

A person walks through a winter blizzard in Somerville, Massachusetts, US, on 23 February 2026.

Arif Ali / AFP
Arif Ali / AFP

A volunteer prepares Iftar dishes on the first day of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan at the Data Darbar shrine in Lahore on 19 February 2026.

REUTERS/Noel Celis
REUTERS/Noel Celis

A man prays at the Golden Mosque on the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Manila, Philippines, on 19 February 2026.

REUTERS/Sharafat Ali
REUTERS/Sharafat Ali

Kashmiri Muslims pray after finishing the Asr (afternoon) prayers during the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Dargah Hazratbal Shrine in Srinagar, Indian Kashmir, on 23 February 2026.

REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa
REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa

Palestinians spin steel wool sparklers in Gaza City during the holy month of Ramadan, amidst the rubble of residential buildings destroyed by Israel in its war on Gaza, on 23 February 2026.

Martin BERNETTI / AFP
Martin BERNETTI / AFP

Members of the Chinese community in Panama take part in a parade to celebrate the Chinese New Year, marking the beginning of the Year of the Fire Horse, in Panama City on 22 February 2026.

MARVIN RECINOS / AFP
MARVIN RECINOS / AFP

The silhouettes of tourists enjoying El Tunco Beach are seen during the sunset in La Libertad, El Salvador, on 13 February 2026.

William WEST / AFP
William WEST / AFP

A hot-air balloon carrying tourists passes by the Melbourne central business district skyline during an early morning flight on 23 February 2026.

Petros Giannakouris / AP
Petros Giannakouris / AP

Revelers take part in the annual flour war marking the end of the Carnival season on Clean Monday in Galaxidi, about 200 kilometres west of Athens, on 23 February 2026.

Details of one of the main buildings in the Alhambra Palace in Granada, on 11 March 1999.
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Culture & Social Affairs

The untapped potential of Arab cultural centres

States have long recognised the importance of cultural centres for presenting their heritage to the wider world. At their most minimal, they promote…

Abdul Rahman Mazhar Halloush 25 February , 2026
Was Jeffrey Epstein a spy? Gregori Saavedra
Politics

Was Jeffrey Epstein a spy?

Jeffrey Epstein was an American financier born in 1953 in Brooklyn, New York, to a middle-class family. He studied mathematics and physics at New…

Al Majalla - London 24 February , 2026
A murky beginning and end: the Jeffrey Epstein story Reuters / Al Majalla
Politics

A murky beginning and end: the Jeffrey Epstein story

Jeffrey Epstein was born in the winter of 1953 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, into a typical middle-class Jewish family. They weren't…

Al Majalla - London 24 February , 2026
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Business & Economy

The tiny waterway that put the global economy into a chokehold

18 April 2026

Disruption in the Hormuz can have major implications for global trade, but it also creates opportunities for smaller nations like Iran to become global political players

Steve Hewitt
Pete Reynolds
Politics

Glimpses of Bush's Iraq debacle appear in Trump's Iran war

15 April 2026

The Iraq war was viewed as disastrous in retrospect, while the Iran war was unpopular from the get-go. Al Majalla highlights the similarities and differences between the two.

Robert Ford
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Business & Economy

The US plan to turn Syria into an oil transit hub

16 April 2026

Pipelines have a chequered history in the Middle East, but the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has led US Tom Barrack to conclude that a new route through Syria could solve some problems.

Al Majalla - London
An Iranian woman flashes the V-sign as she takes part in a rally to pay tribute to women killed during war, in Tehran on 17 April 2026. AFP
Politics

Has Iran's ideology actually hardened?

16 April 2026

The change in tone and presentation of policy isn't a fundamental redirection, but rather the consolidation of a system under pressure

Alex Vatanka
Egyptian director Daoud Abdel Sayed holds two awards during the opening ceremony of the Alexandria Film Festival for Mediterranean Countries in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria, late on 14 September 2010. AMR AHMAD / AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

Daoud Abdel Sayed and the cinema of quiet rebellion

16 April 2026

Throughout his career, the renowned Egyptian film director challenged authority, rejected easy answers, and remained rooted in lived experience

Hazem Massoud

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