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Raúl Castro was Cuban president from 2006 to 2018, having served as Minister for the Armed Forces from 1959 to 2008. AFP
Profiles

Raúl Castro: the soldier who made Fidel’s revolution endure

Cuba’s quieter Castro brother, Raúl, built the military and institutional architecture that allowed the revolution to outlast charisma, crisis, and…

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra 31 May , 2026
A Kurdish Peshmerga fighter affiliated with Iran's separatist Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK), mans a position north of Kirkuk, in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region. Safin Hamid/AFP
Politics

Why Iran’s militant Kurds stayed out of the US-Iran war

In the first weeks after the US-Israel war against Iran, something unusual was happening in Erbil’s car dealerships. Representatives of Iranian…

Alex Vatanka 31 May , 2026
Opinion

When the Palestinian vacuum becomes a Jordanian question

The Palestinian question no longer ends with the failure of the two-state solution, the death of Oslo, or even the rise of an extremist Israeli right…

Malek Al Athamna 30 May , 2026
Almost overnight, sulphuric acid became something closely watched by copper producers, fertiliser manufacturers, and mining companies. Sara Padovan
Business & Economy

How China turned an obscure chemical into a tool of influence

Under normal circumstances, a substance such as sulphuric acid attracts little attention outside industrial circles. Few people follow its price…

Abdel-Rahman Ayas 30 May , 2026
People view the 23-foot Lamp Bear outdoor sculpture of a teddy bear by artist Urs Fischer on 8 April 2011 in New York City. Getty Images via AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

Can collections alone define an exhibition’s identity and meaning?

Placing the works of Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat beside those of Andy Warhol, a figure of immense influence in New York’s art scene and a…

Farouk Yousif 30 May , 2026
A would-be challenger to the unpopular Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer may soon be elected as a Member of Parliament. AFP/Reuters/Al Majalla
Politics

Britain's next leader could be made in little-known Makerfield

In the little-known constituency of Makerfield in northern England, the leadership of the United Kingdom for the next three years could soon be…

Bryn Haworth 30 May , 2026
The fall of the red line: from Maduro to Khamenei Mark Smith
Politics

The fall of the red line: from Maduro to Khamenei

For decades, Washington maintained legal and political restraints against assassination, mindful that opening the door would pose a danger to the…

Al Majalla - London 29 May , 2026
A woman holds an image of Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, alongside late Iranian Supreme Leader
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. States have the resources, reach, and expertise to pursue their enemies. WANA via Reuters
Politics

State assassinations: whack-a-mole or strategic weapon?

Once upon a time, terrorists had a monopoly on killing the prominent. Between 1894 and 1901, individuals acting in the name of anarchism assassinated…

Steve Hewitt 29 May , 2026
Donald Trump seems to be ignoring the state’s accumulated historical, political, legal, and customary traditions, including when it comes to assassinations. Mark Smith
Politics

From Khamenei to Maduro: no more red lines for Trump’s America

Less than two years into his second presidency, US President Donald Trump continues to undermine entrenched political norms, challenge established…

Aqeel Abbas 29 May , 2026
For decades, international norms generally precluded rival governments from targeting the leaders of enemy states. Mark Smith
Politics

Assassinations and international relations after the US-Iran War

The 2026 US-Iran War has reverberated far beyond the Middle East, rocking the world economy and testing alliances. Amidst the shaking kaleidoscope…

Christopher Phillips 29 May , 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
Science & Technology

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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