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President Joe Biden, flanked by his son Hunter Biden (R), tells the nation about his decision not to seek re-election on July 24, 2024. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images via AFP
Politics

Joe Biden’s sense of déjà vu 50 years after Nixon resigned

On 8 July 1974, the Supreme Court asked President Richard Nixon to hand over the unedited tapes of 64 conversations he had held at the White House…

Sami Moubayed 20 August , 2024
Don't look down, just concentrate and get to the other side Fares Garabet
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Don't look down, just concentrate and get to the other side

Fares Garabet 19 August , 2024
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad attending the Arab summit in Riyadh, having been brought back in 'from the cold' by Arab leaders Reuters
Politics

Assad turns escalation in Gaza and Lebanon to his advantage

The saying that “there are no winners in war” often holds true, but some still manage to turn dire situations to their advantage.A case in point is…

Haid Haid 19 August , 2024
Opinion

Girls put at risk from Iraq to Afghanistan as rights are removed

It is a bad time for girls in the Middle East and south-central Asia, with concerning reports from Iraq and Afghanistan in recent days.In Afghanistan…

Alia Mansour 19 August , 2024
A scene from the documentary 'Heroic Bodies,' a history of Sudanese women's repression and revolution. IDFA
Culture & Social Affairs

New film brings Sudanese women’s fight to the big screen

With civil war raging in Sudan, the first screenings of a new film about Sudanese women’s suffering have been held outside the country, to highlight…

Areej Jamal 19 August , 2024
Russia's central banker Elvira Nabiullina holds one of the most important positions in the country and is trusted by Putin. Who is she? Scott Anderson
Profiles

Putin’s purse-strings: Russian Central Bank governor Elvira Nabiullina

When Elvira Nabiullina was nominated to be the governor of the Central Bank of Russia, one reaction from the country’s parliament stood out in the…

Nazareth Seferian 18 August , 2024
Economists and central bankers converge on Jackson Hole in Wyoming every year. Ahead of the US election, all eyes are on the Fed. Eduardo Ramon
Business & Economy

For a view from the central banker’s chair, head to Jackson Hole

Every year, a three-day symposium is held in a beautiful mountainous area of the United States, just south of Yellowstone National Park. Jackson Hole…

Khaled Kassar 18 August , 2024
The stakes are high as Israel and Iran go toe-to-toe throughout the region with a series of strikes and counter strikes. Will it be managed, or will it end dramatically? Shutterstock
Politics

At a crossroads: the Middle East now has but two choices

Prior to 7 October 2023, the Middle East could be defined by a number of characteristics.For a start, it was one of the last regions of the world to…

Paul Salem 17 August , 2024
A US Apache attack helicopter patrols above an oil production facility near al-Malikiyah (Derik) in Syria's north-eastern
Hasakah province on October 27, 2020. Delil Souleiman/AFP
Business & Economy

Syria’s oil industry was once booming. Could it be again?

Recent remarks by Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan about working with Damascus to “liberate” Syria’s oil fields has rekindled interest in the…

Manaf Saad 17 August , 2024
An Israeli military convoy on the move inside the Gaza Strip on August 14, 2024. Amir Cohen/Reuters
Politics

Is arms control experiencing a renaissance in the Middle East?

Many reading the title above will think this is a joke. ‘Arms control in the Middle East’...? What arms control in the Middle East?The region is…

Bilal Saab 16 August , 2024
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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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