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Opinion

Where there is opportunity in the Middle East, disappointment is not far behind

Two of the biggest names in global intelligence made an unprecedented public appearance together this month in an event that revealed the diplomatic…

Ibrahim Hamidi 11 September , 2024
Opinion

Why businessmen often make for bad politicians

Recent research has found that public confidence in Western democracies has markedly declined. Professor Yascha Mounk, a political scientist at…

Toufic Chanbour 10 September , 2024
Lieutenant General Ahmed Khalifa with Egyptian troops in Sinai near the Rafah border crossing. Egyptian military spokesman/Facebook
Politics

Egypt uses Israeli presence on Gaza border to justify troop surge in Sinai

Current tensions between Egypt and Israel over control of the Philadelphi Corridor are fuelling power moves on the chess board between the two former…

Amr Emam 10 September , 2024
Algeria's decision to join the NBD carries more political weight than economic. It seeks to establish ties with anti-West nations. Shutterstock
Business & Economy

Algeria opens new financial frontier by joining BRICS bank

In an exciting development, Algeria has announced its accession to the New Development Bank, the financial institution set up by the BRICS nations…

Rabia Abdul Salam 10 September , 2024
Police officers face protesters outside the Liver Building in Liverpool on August 3, 2024, during the 'Enough is Enough' demonstration held in reaction to the fatal stabbings in Southport on July 29. Peter Powell / AFP
Politics

How rising racism and divisive politics stoked a summer of social discontent in Europe

Europe is once again dealing with the dual threat of terrorism and widespread violence after several weeks of rising social tension around the…

Khattar Abu Diab 10 September , 2024
Cooling inflation restores confidence and motivates interest rate cuts Diana Estefanía Rubio
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Cooling inflation restores confidence and motivates interest rate cuts

After a period of rapid price rises and surging interest rates, most of the world’s major central banks are now sufficiently confident about the…

Al Majalla - London 10 September , 2024
Netanyahu determined to ignite a regional war
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Netanyahu determined to ignite a regional war

Fares Garabet 09 September , 2024
Opinion

IS sees popularity boost among teenagers in Europe

The recent knife attack by a Syrian asylum seeker in Germany has heightened concerns about lone-wolf violent attacks in the West. The incident gained…

Haid Haid 09 September , 2024
US writer Paul Auster looks on in Lyon on January 16, 2018. Jeff Pachoud / AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

Paul Auster's 'Mr. Vertigo': A masterpiece of intrigue

Among the most beautiful dreams are those in which you are weightless, your feet leave the ground, and you ascend into the air. The protagonist in…

Tarek Abi Samra 09 September , 2024
Despite never finishing school, having no noticeable signs of charisma, and a political toolbox limited to blunt violence, Saddam Haftar is now being backed by a range of regional and international powers to be Libya’s next leader. Harol Bustos
Profiles

Saddam Haftar: The nepotistic rise of a Libyan general

It was spring 2012, the height of Libya’s revolution against their dictator Muammar Gaddafi. As the intrepid revolutionaries trickled into Benghazi’s…

Manaf Saad 09 September , 2024
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Politics

Houthis seek expansion after reaching Bab al-Mandab

17 September 2026

After rapid advances, the Yemeni rebel group is fortifying its positions along the vital maritime chokepoint, while intensifying pressure in southwestern Taiz, northern Lahj, and Marib

Ibrahim Jalal
Al Majalla
Culture & Social Affairs

Backlash over Macklemore ban shows major US culture shift

16, Sep 2026

The American rapper's removal from Ed Sheeran's tour over his 'Free Palestine' speech and the British singer's meek rebuttal sparked an uproar on social media

Samer Abou Hawwach
Axel Rangel García
Politics

Francesca Albanese: the Palestine question is a global one

16 September 2026

In an interview with Al Majalla, the UN Special Rapporteur says the backlash against her for speaking out against Israel's genocide in Gaza reveals much about the current international order

Elie Kossaifi
Al Majalla
Business & Economy

AI data centres: the costliest infrastructure race in history?

16 September 2026

Investment could reach $50tn by 2050, but electricity, semiconductors and data laws will determine where the factories of the new economy are built

Abdel-Rahman Ayas
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi shares a moment with Russian President Vladimir Putin as Chinese President Xi Jinping looks on during day two of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, on 13 September 2026. REUTERS
Politics

Only China, India, and Russia can end the Iran war

15 September 2026

Washington needs its rivals to create peace on its behalf

Amir Handjani

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