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Will Israel defy global cries against Rafah assault?
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Will Israel defy global cries against Rafah assault?

Fares Garabet 19 February , 2024
El-Dabaa is Egypt’s first nuclear power plant. Egyptian Nuclear Power Plants Authority
Business & Economy

Dabaa nuclear power plant puts Egypt on the global clean energy map

Global energy markets are currently disrupted by the supply difficulties caused by the high tensions in the Red Sea and the attacks on shipping by…

Marcelle Nasr 19 February , 2024
Where once Middle Eastern states took little interest in this war-torn Arabic-speaking state on the Horn of Africa, today it is a key arena for Middle Eastern foreign policy and, at times, competition. Nash Weerasekera
Politics

The Middle East’s growing interest in Somalia

As global attention remains fixed on Israel's war on Gaza, a less-reported crisis is bubbling up at the other end of the Red Sea that could prove…

Christopher Phillips 19 February , 2024
Syrian President Hafez al-Assad (C) is applauded by his Vice President Abdel Halim Khaddam (R) and Syrian deputies on 11 March 1999 in Damascus. SANA/AFP
Documents & Memoirs

Hafez al-Assad: ‘Al-Zoubi betrayed me, hold him accountable’

It was a single shot to the head that killed Mahmoud al-Zoubi, the prime minister of Syria from 1987 to 2000. Officially, he killed himself. Some…

Ibrahim Hamidi 19 February , 2024
Opinion

Every Israeli accusation is a confession

There is a saying making the rounds that "every Israeli accusation is a confession", and it couldn't be more true amidst the backdrop of its brutal…

Nikolaos van Dam 19 February , 2024
Opinion

Gaza horrors expose the lie of universal human rights

For all the talk of universal human rights and justice, it doesn't amount to much if perpetrators of war crimes are protected from prosecution and…

Houssam Itani 18 February , 2024
Israel's war on Gaza will either send the region spiralling into an intractable war or can be a turning point for a better future for all. Saudi Arabia can play a key role in achieving the latter. Sara Gironi Carnevale
Politics

The Middle East stands at a crossroads between two futures

The terrible war on Gaza marks a pivotal juncture for the Middle East. The region is at a crossroads between a path leading to escalation, chaos and…

Ibrahim Hamidi 18 February , 2024
Hundreds of newly trained al-Shabab fighters perform military exercises in the Lafofe area some 18 km south of Mogadishu, in Somalia on Feb. 17, 2011. AP
Politics

How the Sahel became a breeding ground for terrorists

The Islamic State (IS) group has been the focus of intense global scrutiny since 2014 when it started taking territory in northwest Iraq and…

Abdullah F. Alrebh 18 February , 2024
The former British premier and Mideast envoy is being slated to oversee humanitarian aid into Gaza once Israel wraps up its war. Laura Salafia
Profiles

Will Tony Blair play a peacekeeping role in Gaza?

Ever since Tony Blair staked his political reputation on backing the US-led invasion of Iraq, the former prime minister has worked relentlessly to…

Con Coughlin 18 February , 2024
From the arming of tribes to protect goat herders to the rise of the RSF, who are currently fighting the military, Al Majalla sheds light on Sudan's endemic militia problem. Albane Simon
Politics

Sudan militias: How a stretched army created a chain reaction of violence

Usually, when there is a proliferation of armed groups somewhere, there is a reason. But, in Sudan’s case, there are quite a few: inequality,…

Shawgi Abdelazim 17 February , 2024
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A US Navy sailor directs a Eurocopter AS-332 Super Puma helicopter on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which is supporting US military operations in the war with Iran on 16 August 2026. US. Navy/REUTERS
Politics

US troops leave Iraq and Syria, but double down in the region

30, Sep 2026

Why 30 September should be understood less as a US exit from the Middle East than as the end of a particular model of American intervention

Caroline Rose
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping view portraits of former US presidents at the White House, Washington, DC, on 24 September 2026. Reuters
Politics

US-China summit: did Xi get what he wanted?

29, Sep 2026

Why the Chinese president's visit to Washington could be considered a success, despite no big movement on trade, Taiwan, and technology

Charbel Barakat
Al Majalla
Business & Economy

How the oil crises of 1973 and today differ

30, Sep 2026

While the world is much better prepared this time around, vulnerabilities remain

Abdel-Rahman Ayas
Moroccan Foreign Minister Bourita & Israeli Foreign Minister Sa'ar agreed to advance their
relationship on security, trade, and regional integration on 16 September 2026. @USAmbUN/X
Politics

Morocco expands ties with Israel: why now?

28, Sep 2026

After months of behind‑the‑scenes talks, Rabat and Tel Aviv are deepening ties under a new phase of the existing Abraham Accords, with Western Sahara being dangled as an incentive

Mohamed Sharki
Soldiers from the Ethiopian National Defence Force chant slogans after completing their training at an officers' training ground 70 kilometres northeast of the city of Gondar, Ethiopia, on 14 September 2021. AFP
Politics

Turmoil in Tigray: the view from Ethiopia's neighbours

30, Sep 2026

While many would like to see Addis Ababa distracted, they also worry about a refugee spillover should a civil war break out. It might be a case of 'be careful what you wish for'

Sergey Eledinov

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