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A banner for Labour's Andy Burnham is pictured in the garden of a residential property in Ashton-in-Makerfield, west of Manchester in north-west England on 3 June 2026, ahead of the Makerfield by-election. OLI SCARFF / AFP
Politics

Burnham and Streeting: possible Starmer successors?

Events move fast in Britain nowadays. Just as I finished writing this article, Sir Keir Starmer lost one of his most important ministers. When the…

Bryn Haworth 14 June , 2026
Opinion

Between Obama and Trump, a different Middle East

In the region's political memory, the nuclear agreement struck under President Barack Obama in 2015 still looms large, as does the old lesson: once…

Alia Mansour 13 June , 2026
Syrian army soldiers patrol along the Syrian–Lebanese border in the rural area of Al Qusayr on 1 April 2026. BAKR ALKASEM / AFP
Politics

The US should not encourage Syria to enter Lebanon

On 7 June, US President Donald Trump remarked in an interview that he would “like to see a more surgical attack on Hezbollah...we can help with that,…

Andrew Tabler 13 June , 2026
Can Iraq's new PM solve the country's electricity crisis? Al Majalla
Business & Economy

Can Iraq's new PM solve the country's electricity crisis?

Iraq’s new US-approved prime minister, Ali al-Zaidi, has succeeded Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani and is expected to continue strengthening ties with…

Sharif Mohammad 12 June , 2026
The US war on Iran widened the GCC-Tehran gulf Al Majalla
Politics

The US war on Iran widened the GCC-Tehran gulf

Any attempt by an outside power to gain control of the Gulf region would be treated as an attack on the vital interests of the United States and…

Zaid bin Ali al-Fadhil 12 June , 2026
Opinion

UK immigration debate intensifies after Belfast attack

The violent scenes that have erupted on the streets of Belfast following a knife attack carried out by a Sudanese asylum seeker have brought home the…

Con Coughlin 12 June , 2026
2026 World Cup: football in the age of AI Olga Aleksandrova
Science & Technology

2026 World Cup: football in the age of AI

From stadiums to conferences, concerts to exhibitions, artificial intelligence (AI) has become part of the experience of big events, and the 2026…

Marco Mossad 11 June , 2026
The World Cup has always been a pitch for global politics Gregori Saavedra
Politics

The World Cup has always been a pitch for global politics

The summer of 1938 in France was no ordinary one for Hungarian goalkeeper Antal Szabó. He was contesting the World Cup with his national team for the…

Mohamed Qutob 11 June , 2026
Al Majalla’s Film Watch: football on the big screen Al Majalla
Culture & Social Affairs

Al Majalla’s Film Watch: football on the big screen

On the occasion of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Al Majalla highlights some of the most notable and recent films on the world's most coveted sport. We…

Wael Said 11 June , 2026
Why is Iran targeting Kuwait and Bahrain? Axel Rangel Garcia
Politics

Why is Iran targeting Kuwait and Bahrain?

Iran’s latest attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain are not exactly a new phenomenon. Sporadic confrontation between Tehran and parts of the Gulf has taken…

Al Majalla - London 10 June , 2026
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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
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
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
Opinion

Trump may be a lame duck at home but not abroad

05, Nov 2026

A Democrat-majority Congress will clip his wings at home, but he will have far more freedom to act on foreign affairs, given the powers he still retains as commander-in-chief

Con Coughlin
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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