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European officials meet in Belgrade on October 21, 2023, to call for urgent calming of tensions and re-launching of talks on normalisation of ties between Kosovo and Serbia. DIMITRIJE GOL/AFP
Politics

Kosovo and North Macedonia show how peace can be made

In the classic 1993 film Groundhog Day, starring Bill Murray, a TV weatherman finds himself in a time loop. Every time he wakes up, it is the start…

Omer Onhon 20 April , 2024
Displaced Palestinians line up to fill their containers with water in Rafah, on the southern Gaza Strip on April 19, 2024. MOHAMMED ABED/AFP
Politics

After strike on Iran, Israel sets its sights back on Rafah offensive

Israel's latest response to Iran's 13 April drone and missile attacks against it gives clues on its next move, which doesn't bode well for the more…

Amr Emam 20 April , 2024
The US network news star often hears people express surprise over her heritage. Her new book weaves her personal journey with stories of the Middle East and the world of international journalism.
Culture & Social Affairs

'But You Don't Look Arab': Hala Gorani's search for belonging

“But you don’t look Arab” is a sentence that internationally renowned Arab American journalist Hala Gorani has heard for decades.Following her…

Lina Khatib 19 April , 2024
The country's 'safe-haven' reserves were looted in 2011 when tonnes went missing just before Gaddafi was ousted. Now, after a big purchase last year, there are worries for its security. Ewan White
Business & Economy

Libya’s gold reserves hit new high amid political infighting

Recent foreign exchange transactions indicate that the Central Bank of Libya purchased 30 tonnes of gold last year, boosting the country’s reserves…

Kawthar Zantour 19 April , 2024
A handout image grab made available by the Iranian state TV, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), shows what the TV said was a live picture of the city of Isfahan early on April 19, 2024, after Israeli air strikes. AFP
Politics

Iran walks back threat of 'immediate' response after Israeli attack

Israel has carried out a strike inside Iran, a US official told CNN, in a development that pushes the region closer to all-out conflict. After…

Malek Al Athamna 19 April , 2024
Opinion

The West wants more sanctions on Iran. But do they even work?

In recent years, the default position for Western leaders whenever they find themselves involved in a new standoff with Iran is to hit the Islamic…

Con Coughlin 18 April , 2024
Asmahan with Muhammad Al-Tabei
Culture & Social Affairs

Of love and politics: Asmahan’s turbulent final years in Jerusalem

In 1917, shortly after the Ottoman Empire and the Central Powers suffered defeat, Prince Fahd Al-Atrash and his family boarded a ship to escape from…

Wael Tawfik 18 April , 2024
A Palestinian man walks past a graffiti of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat (R) and assassinated Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) deputy leader Khalil al-Wazir, also known as Abu Jihad, in Gaza City on August 6, 2009. AFP
Documents & Memoirs

Inside Israel's assassination of Abu Jihad, Fatah’s number 2

Khalil al-Wazir, better known as Abu Jihad, was one of the most familiar names to Palestinians growing up in the 1970s and 1980s—second only to…

Sami Moubayed 18 April , 2024
A woman walks past a banner depicting launching missiles bearing the emblem of the Islamic Republic of Iran in central Tehran on April 15, 2024. ATTA KENARE/AFP
Politics

Iranians fear their brittle regime will drag them into war

Despite its 45-year-old hostility towards the “Little Satan”, Iran had never fired a shot at Israel from its own territory. Instead, the road to…

The Economist 18 April , 2024
Tensions rise in Lebanon over Syrian refugees
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Tensions rise in Lebanon over Syrian refugees

Fares Garabet 18 April , 2024
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Politics

Houthis seek expansion after reaching Bab al-Mandab

17, Sep 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, Sep 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?

17, Sep 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, Sep 2026

Washington needs its rivals to create peace on its behalf

Amir Handjani

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