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The Arabian Peninsula: A cradle of ancient kingdoms Lina Jaradat
Culture & Social Affairs

The Arabian Peninsula: A cradle of ancient kingdoms

Everyone interested in Arabic literature, poetry, and prose must familiarise themselves with the history of the Arabian Peninsula, its events,…

Abdullah Al-Rashid 22 February , 2025
Opinion

Trump, Zelenskyy trade barbs as US moves to end Ukraine war

With diplomatic efforts intensifying to bring an end to the three-year-old Ukraine conflict, there is genuine optimism about the possibility of a…

Con Coughlin 22 February , 2025
Members of the Egyptian Special Forces during their deployment at the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip in Rafah, October 20, 2023. AFP
Politics

Competing visions for the Middle East ahead of Cairo Summit

There is an old proverb: “May you live in interesting times.” The Middle East, particularly the Levant, seems to experience nothing but interesting…

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy 22 February , 2025
Former US government official Jared Kushner, married to Trump's daughter Ivanka, stands behind Trump at the 2024 Republican National Convention on July 18, 2024. Patrick T. Fallon / AFP)
Business & Economy

Far from spontaneous, Trump’s plan for Gaza has been plotted

US President Donald Trump’s proposal to transfer Palestinians from Gaza and then rebuild the Strip shocked the war. Rejected by the Arab world and…

Omar Ayyoubi 22 February , 2025
Diversification and reform bring Saudi Vision 2030 closer to fruition Al Majalla
Business & Economy

Diversification and reform bring Saudi Vision 2030 closer to fruition

A few years ago, the words ‘Saudi Arabia’ would have elicited images of Mecca, the Kingdom Tower in Riyadh, and oil installations amidst the dunes…

Maher Chmaytelli 21 February , 2025
Boost road safety for people, the planet and prosperity  AFP_SHUTTERSTOCK_AL_MAJALLA
Science & Technology

Boost road safety for people, the planet and prosperity 

This article was jointly authored by ministers and officials who attended the Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety, which concluded on 20…

Al Majalla - London 20 February , 2025
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) shakes hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during their meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on February 18, 2025. SPA/AFP
Politics

Trump breaks the ice with Russia, leaving Europe in the cold

When US President Donald Trump took office for a second time, it was widely known that his policies would cause a stir on the world stage. A few…

Omer Onhon 20 February , 2025
Opinion

America's 'betrayal' of Ukraine is nothing new

Ukraine is currently grappling with what may aptly be termed the American Withdrawal Syndrome. Having grown almost entirely dependent on US military,…

Houssam Itani 20 February , 2025
Opinion

When Iran and Israel team up, Palestinians always lose

Israel's longstanding strategic goal has always been the erasure of Palestine and the expulsion of its people. For its part, since the 1979…

Badia Fahs 20 February , 2025
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Culture & Social Affairs

A nosedive into philosophy’s forgotten sense

“And I knew, in the sense that it was Arafa, by what he smelled."-Ragheb al-Isfahani, the 11th-century Muslim scholar of Quranic commentary and the…

Abdel Salam Ben Abdelali 20 February , 2025
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Pep Boatella
Politics

Al-Jawf: the key to defeating the Houthis

05, Nov 2026

The battle for this strategically important and resource-rich province tests the Yemeni army's ability to tilt the military balance in its favour

Al Majalla - London
Saudi Arabia's Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman Al-Saud, Pakistan's army chief General Syed Asim Munir, and Turkey's intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin in Tehran on 26 October 2026. IRANIAN PRESIDENCY / AFP
Politics

Pakistan’s balancing act in a fragmenting world

07, Nov 2026

Staying friends with the Turks, Chinese, Russians, Americans, Europeans, Iranians and Saudis simultaneously is a big ask for Islamabad's diplomats, but somehow they are managing it

Kaswar Klasra
Politics

Can the Democrats prevent a new round of war with Iran?

05, Nov 2026

Despite the war's unpopularity, Trump seems determined to press on until he can claim a decisive victory, whether by diplomacy, force, or a combination of the two

Aqeel Abbas
Eduardo Ramon
Profiles

Abdul El-Sayed: the progressive Michigander who beat the pro-Israel lobby

07, Aug 2026

The Egyptian-American epidemiologist became the first Muslim senator in US history, despite $70mn spent to defeat him in the Democratic primary

Tarek Rashed
French author Philippe Djianada looks out from a window at the Drouant restaurant in Paris, following his win of the French Goncourt literary prize for his novel "The Unknown Woman of Quai de Javel," on 3 November 2026. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
Culture & Social Affairs

A novel about a murder in Paris wins the 2026 Goncourt

06, Nov 2026

French novelist Philippe Jaenada's novel 'The Unknown Woman of Quai de Javel' wins big, while the Prix Renaudot goes to François-Henri Désérable for his novel about an unlikely wine expert

Najeeb Mubarak

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