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Sudan mediation efforts at standstill after IGAD bias claims

Sudan's army general, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, did not attend the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) summit on 18 January.IGAD is an…

Shawgi Abdelazim 10 February , 2024
A tussle is developing over who Grammy record-breaker will endorse as Biden and Trump vie to be the name in Swift's 'blank space'. Andy Edwards
Culture & Social Affairs

Can Taylor Swift swing America's presidential vote?

It may be a little early to determine what will swing the election in America. If a week is a long time in politics, ten months feels like an…

Bryn Haworth 10 February , 2024
A view of the sunrise, with the red planet Mars visible in the background. Shutterstock
Science & Technology

Space isn’t the final frontier

In 1873, the US Congress passed the Timber Culture Act, granting up to 160 acres to any head of a family willing to plant and keep 40 acres of trees…

Foreign Policy 10 February , 2024
Al Majalla explores the origins of Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and prospects for their respective futures following the 7 October attacks on Israel. Nathalie Lees
Politics

Hamas and Islamic Jihad: Origins and future

Gaza: There is rising speculation that Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) could form part of a new government under the auspices of the…

Salem Al Rayyes 10 February , 2024
Opinion

IRGC withdrawal from Syria is nothing more than staged theatre

Iran pulled senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) officers out of Syria following recent Israeli strikes, according to Reuters, citing an…

Alia Mansour 09 February , 2024
Members of Iraq's PMF keep guard on 8 February, 2024, during the funeral of Abu Baqr al-Saadi, a prominent leader in the Kataeb Hezbollah who was killed in an American drone strike on his car in Baghdad a day earlier. AFP
Politics

Regional turmoil prompts radical rethink in US Mideast strategy

The radical rethink taking place in the Biden administration’s approach to the Middle East could result in a profound reset in Washington’s strategy…

Con Coughlin 09 February , 2024
Displaced Palestinian children play near the Palestinian-Egyptian border in Rafah camp, southern Gaza Strip, January 29. EPA
Politics

Egypt and Israel locked in a battle of wills over Gaza border control

There is growing tension between Egypt and Israel as the latter continues to wage its brutal military assault and starvation campaign on the…

Amr Emam 09 February , 2024
Across MENA, the proliferation of militias combines corruption, smuggling, looting, intimidation, and parasitism to swell their coffers at the expense of state treasuries. Mona Eing
Business & Economy

The militia economy in the Middle East

Many, if not most, would argue that armed resistance in a country under attack or occupation is heroic.Travel the world’s cities, and the story of…

Khaled Kassar 09 February , 2024
US complicity in Israel's aggression on Gaza
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US complicity in Israel's aggression on Gaza

Fares Garabet 08 February , 2024
After a major governmental push to develop the country's pharmaceutical industry, the sector is now a major contributor to the national economy. Barbara Gibson
Business & Economy

Treating Egypt to a bright future: How a push to localise drug production has paid off

Egypt is moving to the forefront of the pharmaceutical market, ramping up production of finished treatments and raw materials used in them as part of…

Marcelle Nasr 08 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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