The Arab world has a vibrant and rich literary scene. Al Majalla picks out some choice titles in our fortnightly round-up of the latest Arabic books,…

The furious row that has erupted between the White House and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week reflects US President Donald Trump’s…

The risk of nuclear confrontation was said to have diminished in the post-Cold War period. But today, the logic of nuclear deterrence seems to be…

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On 19 May, Russia began a large-scale military exercise that lasted three days, during which nuclear weapons were transferred to field storage…

A year after the brief but ferocious four-day conflict between Pakistan and India pushed South Asia to the edge of a nuclear precipice, the silence…

As pressure builds on British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to reconsider restrictions on North Sea oil and gas production, the country faces a…

After days of tension over a wheat price widely seen as unfair, the announcement of an additional financial bonus on 21 May came as welcome news. But…

For the third time in less than two decades, prominent Iraqi Shiite cleric and politician Muqtada al-Sadr has announced the dismantling of a militia…