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F-35 vs J-35: the US-China fighter jet contest Raven Jiang
Science & Technology

F-35 vs J-35: the US-China fighter jet contest

In early May, Chinese state television aired footage of the export version of China’s J-35AE fighter jet, in a display that carried more weight than…

Marco Mossad 16 May , 2026
Chadian soldiers march during Flintlock 2014, a US-led training mission for African militaries, in Diffa, Niger, on March 3, 2014. Joe Penney / Reuters
Politics

Why Africans are fighting and dying in Ukraine

The presence of thousands of fighters from the Maghreb and sub-Saharan Africa in the Russian army has long been explained away as a form of Russian…

Sergey Eledinov 16 May , 2026
Amid US-China competition in the Gulf, there is room for cooperation Pete Reynolds
Politics

Amid US-China competition in the Gulf, there is room for cooperation

The last time US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met before this week’s state visit to China was in Busan, South Korea, at…

Charbel Barakat 15 May , 2026
Opinion

Israel's familiar demands and Lebanon's familiar deadlock

Israel has ended negotiations with Lebanon before they have even begun. As it so often does, Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has imposed a fait…

Houssam Itani 15 May , 2026
Emily Dickinson circa 1848 Wikimedia Commons
Culture & Social Affairs

How Emily Dickinson's poems were rescued from oblivion

"As the years passed, her sensitive nature gradually withdrew from almost all contact with the external world, turning ever more deeply towards the…

Asala Lamie 15 May , 2026
A view of buildings on the Alexandria Corniche. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
Culture & Social Affairs

The many faces of Alexandria

Alexandria, nestled on Egypt's Mediterranean coast, has changed hats throughout human history. Interestingly, the quaint city, known as the Bride of…

Yasmin Abdallah 15 May , 2026
Trump-Xi summit: trade tops the agenda in Beijing Efi Chalikopoulou
Business & Economy

Trump-Xi summit: trade tops the agenda in Beijing

Economic considerations weigh heavily on this week’s US-China summit, as both sides push their respective priorities. For its part, Beijing is…

Mohamed Sharki 15 May , 2026
What the new US Fed chair could do differently Eduardo Ramon
Business & Economy

What the new US Fed chair could do differently

From 15 May, there will be a new broom at the world’s most powerful monetary institution, with markets watching closely. After the US Senate approved…

Toufic Chanbour 14 May , 2026
Will China help Trump find an off-ramp over Iran? Al Majalla
Politics

Will China help Trump find an off-ramp over Iran?

US President Donald Trump had wanted to conclude his war against Iran before touching down in China, having already postponed the trip once, but more…

Yang Xiaotong 14 May , 2026
Trump-Xi summit: competing visions for a new world order Sébastien Thibault
Politics

Trump-Xi summit: competing visions for a new world order

The summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping comes at a consequential moment in the international order, where…

Al Majalla - London 14 May , 2026
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Iran war deepens cracks in America’s alliances

31 August 2026

The sense that the US may be less committed to its allies' security is prompting a rethink of long-held assumptions, much to the delight of China and Russia

Christopher Phillips
An aerial view shows houses lying deluged in sludge after flash floods in Devighat, Bidur Municipality, Nepal's Nuwakot district, on 27 August 2026. PRABIN RANABHAT / AFP
Science & Technology

Nepal pays the price for climate change

02 September 2026

Melting glaciers and devastating floods are hitting the Himalayas

Bibek Bhandari
Noelia de Alda
Politics

How Gaza turned US public opinion against Israel

30 August 2026

Supporting Israel used to help politicians get elected, but with Americans far more critical of Tel Aviv's influence on US policy, it has now become a liability at the ballot box

Assal Rad
A woman cools off under a mist sprayer during the annual street music festival 'Fete de la Musique' while taking part in a heatwave in Bordeaux, southwestern France on 21 June 2026. ROMAIN PERROCHEAU / AFP
Business & Economy

As the world grows hotter, a 'cooling economy' emerges

30 August 2026

It is not just a fancy name for the air-conditioning industry, but an intricate system that begins with power stations and extends to the design of buildings and cities

Abdel-Rahman Ayas
Palestinian-German author Alena Jabarine Tim Oehler
Culture & Social Affairs

Alena Jabarine on Palestine advocacy in Germany

01 September 2026

The Palestinian-German author speaks to Al Majalla about the challenges facing Palestinian voices in Germany and how she engages German readers from within their own cultural and political context

Mohammed Magdy

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