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Fedorov emerges as a potential political rival to Zelensky

At a time when Ukraine appears to be making significant progress on the battlefield in its long-running war with Russia, mounting concerns suggest…

Con Coughlin 22 August , 2026
A Ukrainian soldier carrying a Stinger anti-aircraft missile aboard a maritime guard boat in the northwestern part of the Black Sea on 18 December 2023.
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Business & Economy

Could the Black Sea become the "Hormuz of food"?

No wheat carrier needed to sink, and no Russian grain silo needed to be destroyed, for wheat prices on European exchanges to jump by about 4% on 10…

Abdel-Rahman Ayas 23 August , 2026
Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies during a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic hearing on Capitol Hill, in Washington, DC, on 3 June 2024. Jim WATSON / AFP
Profiles

Anthony Fauci and the politics of expertise

On 29 July 2026, Anthony Fauci returned to Capitol Hill in circumstances strikingly different from those in which he became known. For many, Fauci…

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra 22 August , 2026
Is an Israel-Syria pincer attack on Hezbollah in the works? Al Majalla
Politics

Is an Israel-Syria pincer attack on Hezbollah in the works?

There was understandable intrigue raised by US President Donald Trump’s suggestion that the Syrian army may be best placed to disarm Hezbollah in…

Elie Kossaifi 22 August , 2026
Opinion

What if Türkiye shot down an Israeli jet?

The latest Israeli strikes on Abu al-Duhur airbase in northern Syria destroyed its runways, yet they came dangerously close to igniting something far…

Ibrahim Hamidi 22 August , 2026
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Culture & Social Affairs

Four new Saudi films tackle themes of death and renewal

Death has long been a mystery. People have tried to explain it, imagine what comes after, and confront its finality through rituals that express its…

Abdullah Al Duhailan 22 August , 2026
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Science & Technology

Why Israel's outsized influence on global tech is worrying

When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that anyone carrying a smartphone was holding “a piece of Israel” in their hand, the remark…

Marco Mossad 22 August , 2026
Pakistan's Ambassador Permanent Representative to the UN, Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, attends a United Nations Security Council meeting after the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran, in New York, on 28 February 2026. REUTERS/Heather Khalifa
Politics

Pakistan's UN envoy: there is no military solution to Iran war

Pakistan's two-year term on the United Nations Security Council has coincided with one of the most turbulent stretches in the region's recent history…

Ahmed Maher 21 August , 2026
Photos of the new head of the Israeli intelligence agency (Mossad), Roman Gofman (right); Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani; and the US Envoy to Syria, Tom Barrack.
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Politics

Why Israel's strike in northern Syria surprised Damascus

Several phone calls, not just one, took place last week between Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and Roman Gofman, the new head of Mossad,…

Ibrahim Hamidi 21 August , 2026
Opinion

Libya needs elections, not another leadership selection

On 29 June, Secretary of State Marco Rubio welcomed Saddam Haftar to the seventh floor of the State Department, an unusual place to host a military…

Ben Fishman 21 August , 2026
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Politics

Trump's midterm loss opens a window for Iran diplomacy

11, Nov 2026

Both Tehran and Washington have powerful incentives to resolve the conflict through negotiations, but actors on all sides have reasons to derail these efforts

Alex Vatanka
The UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey carries the traditional red budget box as he leaves Downing Street in London on 28 October 2026. Reuters
Business & Economy

Britain's debt squeeze tests the pound’s power

11, Nov 2026

Rising borrowing costs and persistent inflation are narrowing the UK's fiscal room for manoeuvre, exposing the limits of monetary independence

Abdulfattah Khattab
Crew members of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) navy ship Qi Jiguang wave as their ship prepares to dock on 2 August 2026. JUNI KRISWANTO / AFP
Politics

China eyes greater security role in the Red Sea

12, Nov 2026

Beijing has been expanding its base in Djibouti, the tiny state that sits opposite Yemen across the Bab al-Mandab Strait. With numerous other states also in play, this is a region to watch

Charbel Barakat
Pep Boatella
Science & Technology

Climate change is redrawing national borders

10, Nov 2026

Whether it is rivers, glaciers, or sea-level submergence, the implications of rising temperatures are becoming an increasingly urgent issue for states

Alaa Emara
Culture & Social Affairs

Five Arab novels that paint an AI-dominated future

10, Nov 2026

From machines that develop human emotions to societies governed by artificial intelligence, Arab novelists explore the promises and perils of a radically transformed future

Ibrahim Adel

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