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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev  at the Eurasian Economic Union summit in Moscow on May 8, 2024. Evgenia Novozhenina / AFP
Business & Economy

Will Eurasian Economic Union growth continue into 2025?

It has been ten years since Vladimir Putin’s Customs Union transformed into a new entity called the Eurasian Economic Union, encompassing Armenia,…

Nazareth Seferian 30 December , 2024
The beautiful minds we lost in 2024 Al Majalla
Culture & Social Affairs

The beautiful minds we lost in 2024

The year 2024 witnessed the passing of a remarkable group of writers, poets, and artists who had profoundly influenced the realms of creativity and…

Shadi Alaa Aldin 30 December , 2024
What does Trump want from Iran? Daniel Baxter + David Rumsey Map Collection
Politics

What does Trump want from Iran?

Donald Trump is still a few weeks away from the White House, but every decision he makes is watched closely by a host of stakeholders around the…

Arash Azizi 29 December , 2024
20 novels in 2024 that reflected Arabic literature's rich diversity Al Majalla
Culture & Social Affairs

20 novels in 2024 that reflected Arabic literature's rich diversity

The Arabic literary scene continued to thrive in 2024. It told a diverse range of inspiring stories and channelled the unique experiences of writers…

Ibrahim Adel 29 December , 2024
Gulf economies in 2024: Overcoming challenges and fostering growth Al Majalla
Business & Economy

Gulf economies in 2024: Overcoming challenges and fostering growth

Gulf economies had to deal with their fair share of challenges in 2024, particularly regarding their reliance on oil and the drop in oil prices. The…

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 29 December , 2024
North Africa 2025: Ambitious budgets drained by conflict Shutterstock
Business & Economy

North Africa 2025: Ambitious budgets drained by conflict

National economies in North Africa are heading into 2025 with bold economic ambitions. Across the region—made up of Morocco, Algeria, Libya,…

Mohamed Sharki 28 December , 2024
Opinion

US sanctions could push Pakistan to diversify its alliances

A wave of anger and disappointment is sweeping through Pakistan after the United States imposed sanctions on the country’s ballistic missile…

Kaswar Klasra 28 December , 2024
Israeli soldiers with their Merkava tanks near Gaza. A range of regional powers all willing and able to intervene increases the risk of conflict in the Middle East. Getty Images
Politics

Israel in the new Middle East: A military giant with no legs

Before the 2011 Syrian Revolution and civil war that ensued, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) of Bashar al-Assad was deemed to be Israel’s most serious…

Michael Horowitz 28 December , 2024
Mazen Darwish (centre) speaks to reporters outside the court where former Syrian intelligence officer Anwar Raslan is on trial in Koblenz, western Germany, on January 13, 2022. AFP
Politics

Mazen Darwish: Assad must be publicly tried in Syria

In an exclusive interview with Al Majalla, Mazen Darwish, head of the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression, says that former Syrian…

Al Majalla - London 28 December , 2024
10 powerful Arab and international films of 2024 Al Majalla
Culture & Social Affairs

10 powerful Arab and international films of 2024

The year 2024 was replete with exceptional films that restored faith in the role of cinema in analysing and helping audiences process the chaos and…

Areej Jamal 27 December , 2024
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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
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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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