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Former Acting Director of National Intelligence Ric Grenell speaks on stage on the third day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 17, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. CHIP SOMODEVILLA/AFP
Politics

Trump’s foreign policy influencers

What might Trump's foreign policy look like? The Republican candidate often shoots from the hip—consider his grand declaration that he can end the…

Foreign Policy 11 November , 2024
Heads of state stand for a group photo at the Arab-Islamic summit held in Riyadh on November 11, 2024. SPA
Politics

Arab-Islamic Summit: An opportunity to advance the two-state solution

On 28 September—on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York—Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan…

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy 11 November , 2024
Opinion

Behind Bahçeli’s olive branch to the PKK

Sometimes the olive branch is less surprising than the hand extending it. Such was the case on 22 October, at a meeting of the Nationalist Action…

Omer Onhon 10 November , 2024
Braving the bombs: Why Lebanon’s national flag carrier keeps flying Lina Jaradat
Business & Economy

Braving the bombs: Why Lebanon’s national flag carrier keeps flying

Typically, Lebanese Middle East Airlines (MEA) planes do not land in a warzone. Landing a plane on a runway takes concentration and skill at the best…

Salwa Baalbaki 10 November , 2024
Remembering my uncle, Yasser Arafat Eduardo Ramon
Documents & Memoirs

Remembering my uncle, Yasser Arafat

The founding leader, Yasser Arafat, remains embedded in the collective memory of the Palestinian people, especially during this time of loss and…

Nasser al-Kidwa 10 November , 2024
Susie Wiles, the unassuming operative who powered Donald Trump’s campaign Al Majalla-AFP-Alamy
Profiles

Susie Wiles, the unassuming operative who powered Donald Trump’s campaign

Susie Wiles cannot control everything. Take Donald Trump, her boss: his rants on the campaign trail, his unvetted social-media posts, his…

The Economist 09 November , 2024
Rateb Al-Shallah speaks with President Carter in the presence of Hajj Badr al-Din.
Business & Economy

The life and legacy of Syrian businessman Rateb Shallah

Rateb Shallah, the former president of the Damascus Chamber of Commerce, has died. He was 92. His history and that of his illustrious family tell…

Sami Moubayed 09 November , 2024
The promise and danger of AI in the military Grace Russell
Science & Technology

The promise and danger of AI in the military

There is no question that Israeli intelligence agencies have rebounded after their catastrophic failure on 7 October 2023 following the Hamas…

Bilal Saab 09 November , 2024
How Iran sees the 'New Middle East' Nesma Moharam
Politics

How Iran sees the 'New Middle East'

Since its establishment in 1979, the Islamic Republic of Iran has positioned itself as a revisionist force on the global stage. At the core of Iran’s…

Hamidreza Azizi 09 November , 2024
Opinion

Ukraine could offer clues to Trump's wider foreign policy tack

How Donald Trump responds to the challenge presented by the Ukraine conflict will provide an important indication as to how his administration…

Con Coughlin 08 November , 2024
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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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