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COP30 President Andre Correa do Lago gestures as the plenary session was interrupted following Colombia's  intervention at the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belém, Pará state, Brazil, on 22 November 2025. PABLO PORCIUNCULA / AFP
Business & Economy

COP30: discussions, delayed delivery and disappointment

It was appropriate that the 50,000 delegates at the world’s biggest annual climate change conference should this year descend on the Brazilian city…

Nazareth Seferian 29 November , 2025
Transitional government President General Horta N'Tam salutes an army officer during the swearing in ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Bissau, on 28 November 2025. PATRICK MEINHARDT / AFP
Politics

Another coup in Africa, but this one isn't so clear-cut

On 26 November 2025, a day before the result of elections in the small West African state of Guinea-Bissau was due to be announced, incumbent…

Sergey Eledinov 29 November , 2025
Picture for illustrative purposes only. A Muslim takes part in Eid-al-Fitr prayer marking the end of their holy fasting month of Ramadan, at a mosque in Silver Spring, Maryland, on 19 August, 2012. JEWEL SAMAD / AFP
Politics

Trump’s Brotherhood ban means it has to shapeshift to survive

The Executive Order signed by US President Donald Trump on 24 November designating specific chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist…

Abdullah F. Alrebh 29 November , 2025
Opinion

Putin holds the fate of the Ukraine war in his hands

The fate of US President Donald Trump’s latest diplomatic initiative to end the war in Ukraine lies firmly in the hands of Russian President Vladimir…

Con Coughlin 28 November , 2025
Palestinian novelist Basem Khandakji
Culture & Social Affairs

Basem Khandakji on exile, imprisonment, and purpose

Since 2004, Palestinian novelist Basem Khandakji has languished in Israeli occupation prisons, serving three life sentences—a stark embodiment of one…

El-Sayed Hussein 28 November , 2025
US political commentator Tucker Carlson speaks during the last day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on 18 July 2024. ANGELA WEISS / AFP
Politics

How Tucker Carlson put Arab Christians on America's map

US President Donald Trump’s inner circle and his wider MAGA (‘Make America Great Again’) movement can at times appear to be tearing themselves apart…

Kamal Alam 28 November , 2025
UK chancellor aims to strike a balance with her 2025 budget AFP-Reuters-Al Majalla
Business & Economy

UK chancellor aims to strike a balance with her 2025 budget

British Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered the government’s long awaited 2025 Budget this week, tweaking taxes to cover a black hole in the nation’s…

Bassam Mahfouz 27 November , 2025
Opinion

Hezbollah's intransigence threatens Lebanon's fragile political balance

Israel has been striking Hezbollah fighters, weapons depots, and civilians on a near-daily basis since a supposed ceasefire went into effect around…

Houssam Itani 27 November , 2025
A rising far right is reshaping Europe's political landscape AFP/ AL MAJALLA
Politics

A rising far right is reshaping Europe's political landscape

The prospect of far-right forces attaining the highest levels of power in Europe is no longer remote. Recent electoral results across the continent,…

Khattar Abu Diab 27 November , 2025
Syria’s manufacturing industry faces uphill battle Eduardo Ramon
Business & Economy

Syria’s manufacturing industry faces uphill battle

The private manufacturing sector—one of the most severely affected by Syria’s war—is far from returning to the production levels enjoyed before the…

Joseph Daher 27 November , 2025
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A plume of smoke rises following a reported explosion in Tehran on 28 February 2026 as US and Israeli attacks on the country commence. ATTA KENARE / AFP
Politics

US-Israel attack Iran but end goal remains unclear

27 February 2026

Military strategists have long warned that war should be waged only if those waging it know what they want to achieve. Herein lies a problem: Washington's war aims in Iran are incoherent.

Futoshi Matsumoto
Al Majalla
Politics

Iran’s strategy for war with the US

25 February 2026

Tehran isn't likely to easily fold if/when Trump attacks. This means that the longer a military confrontation drags out, the more untenable Washington's position becomes.

Bilal Saab
Pete Reynolds
Politics

Ukraine: the war that shook the world

23 February 2026

The conflict has forced Russia to scale back its global footprint and NATO to boost its defence spending. Meanwhile, China and Middle powers have emerged as key beneficiaries.

Christopher Phillips
AFP / Al Majalla
Science & Technology

Renewables on track to redefine global energy

23 February 2026

Natural resources like solar, wind, and water are set to provide 36% of global electricity production this year. Even for sceptics like Donald Trump, the trends are unmistakable.

Mohammed Mansour
Gregori Saavedra
Politics

Was Jeffrey Epstein a spy?

24 February 2026

Some point to his possible links to Mossad through his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, whose father was a known Israeli spy, and assert that he blackmailed powerful figures to exert influence

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