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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during the 2026 Liberal National Convention in Montreal, Canada, on 10 April 2026. Andrej Ivanov/AFP/Al Majalla
Business & Economy

Mark Carney must beware of an all-out trade war

When Donald Trump first ordered tariffs on Canadian goods in February 2025, he said they were needed to force Canada to stop drugs and migrants from…

The Economist 29 August , 2026
The artist who used land to capture Palestinian identity Axel Rangel Garcia
Culture & Social Affairs

The artist who used land to capture Palestinian identity

If painter and art historian Ismail Shammout returned pigments to their earthly origins, creating an art focused on Palestinian memory, then Sliman…

Farouk Yousif 28 August , 2026
Gadi Eisenkot: Israel’s next leader? Nigel Buchanan
Politics

Gadi Eisenkot: Israel’s next leader?

Gadi Eisenkot, the Israeli army’s former chief of staff, is leading the opinion polls ahead of the country’s legislative elections in October—the…

Al Majalla - London 27 August , 2026
The general who could end Netanyahu’s era Al Majalla
Politics

The general who could end Netanyahu’s era

Israeli politics are littered with the unaccomplished ambitions of former generals who thought they could turn military gravitas into political…

Michael Horowitz 27 August , 2026
CIA Director John Ratcliffe at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on 15 August 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska, where Donald Trump met with Vladimir Putin for peace talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. ANDREW HARNIK / AFP
Politics

Why Ratcliffe's secret visit to Moscow is concerning

The surprise arrival of CIA Director John Ratcliffe in Moscow has heightened fears of a direct confrontation between Russia and the West. The visit…

Con Coughlin 27 August , 2026
Opinion

The Houthis once again fail to read the 'regional room'

Fighting has flared up in Yemen once again, this time involving Saudi Arabia, in what could be a pivotal moment for the Arabian Peninsula. The Iran…

Anwar Al-Ansi 27 August , 2026
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (C), Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif posing after signing the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on 7 August, 2026. PAKISTAN PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE / AFP
Politics

Networked Middle East security

The Middle East is entering a new security era. For decades, the regional order was largely shaped by the United States providing a broad security…

Bilal Saab 27 August , 2026
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Chinese President Xi Jinping during their meeting in Beijing, China, on 2 September 2025. Reuters
Business & Economy

Will US sanctions on Iran bite? It may depend on China

Since February, the United States has been applying military and political pressure to Iran to force terms akin to a surrender. Six months later, and…

Rana Freifer 27 August , 2026
When myth replaces medicine Sara Padovan
Science & Technology

When myth replaces medicine

A few weeks ago, a tranquil wellness resort on the shores of Egypt’s El Gouna was preparing to host the Australian alternative healthcare promoter…

Mohammed Mansour 27 August , 2026
Trump's new Iran sanctions: bark or bite?
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Trump's new Iran sanctions: bark or bite?

Fares Garabet 26 August , 2026
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (C), Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif posing after signing the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on 7 August, 2026. PAKISTAN PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE / AFP
Politics

Networked Middle East security

22 August 2026

The Iran war exposed the risks of being too closely tied to US military posture, which is why some Gulf states are repositioning themselves not merely as consumers of security but as architects of it

Bilal Saab
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
Axel Rangel Garcia
Science & Technology

How QR codes are reshaping the future of commerce

28 August 2026

The barcode has been the language of retail for more than half a century. Now, two-dimensional codes are giving products a new digital identity

Mohammed Mansour
Motorists drive past a billboard in Tehran depicting Trump drowning in the Strait of Hormuz on 24 August 2026. AFP
Politics

The US is learning the wrong lessons in Iran

25 August 2026

Tactical excellence can never salvage strategic incompetence

Bret Devereaux
Axel Rangel Garcia
Culture & Social Affairs

The artist who used land to capture Palestinian identity

27 August 2026

Sliman Mansour, the renowned Palestinian painter who used clay from his land to make his works after deciding to boycott art materials produced by Israel, has died at the age of 79

Farouk Yousif

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