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Culture & Social Affairs

Naga: How a film about a vengeful camel is inspiring Saudi women

Saudi filmmaker Meshal Aljaser’s latest film, Naga (Arabic for camel), is currently streaming on Netflix after premiering at the Toronto…

Hoda Salim Al-Muhithawi 29 January , 2024
Pakistan's additional foreign secretary, Rahim Hayat (R), welcomes Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (L) upon his arrival at the military Nur Khan Airbase in Rawalpindi on 29 January 2024. AFP
Politics

From Baluchistan to Syria: Lifting the curtain on the Iran-Pakistan shadow war

Iranian foreign minister Amir-Abdollahian is in Pakistan today to herald the resumption of diplomatic channels and the return of ambassadors to each…

Kamal Alam 29 January , 2024
This handout image shows a satellite view of the US military outpost, Tower 22 in Rukban, Rwaished District, Jordan, October 12, 2023. Reuters
Politics

Deadly attack on US troops in Jordan marks major escalation

The 28 January attack by an Iranian-backed militia against American forces stationed at Tower 22 in northeast Jordan, which killed three US service…

Andrew Tabler 29 January , 2024
The more Israel's war on Gaza drags on, the more Nasrallah's speeches lose their value, and the more impotent Hezbollah appears. Majalla
Politics

Is it the beginning of the end of Hezbollah?

As Israel continues to assassinate one Hezbollah officer after another, the question of how Hezbollah will respond becomes increasingly important…

Lina Khatib 28 January , 2024
Washington has finally woken up to the importance of developing this vital region, with Nigeria showing the greatest investment potential — in the trillions. Majalla
Business & Economy

Blinken tours West Africa with eye on safeguarding maritime trade

The Africa Cup of Nations finals hosted by Ivory Coast drew mass attendance. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken included the tournament on his…

Mohamed Sharki 28 January , 2024
Opinion

Russia repurposes Astana to salvage Arab normalisation with Syria

On 24-25 January, the 21st international meeting on Syria unfolded in the Kazakh capital as part of the Astana process—a trilateral forum sponsored…

Haid Haid 28 January , 2024
An archive photo of a Jordanian F-16 aircraft. Reuters
Politics

Jordanian air strikes break Syrian silence over drug trade

Syria's foreign ministry recently commented on one of the most serious and pressing problems in the Middle East: its role in the regional drug trade…

Malek Al Athamna 28 January , 2024
An $8bn project in the Suez Canal Economic Zone shows Egypt's ambitions to become a global leader in green hydrogen. But with high set-up costs and a huge debt burden, Cairo can’t yet go at it alone. Al Majalla
Business & Economy

Egypt's green energy ambitions point to promising future

The Middle East could soon become a global hub for green hydrogen, which many think will be a major clean fuel of the future as the world weans…

Marcelle Nasr 27 January , 2024
A Kurdish man walks past debris following a missile strike launched by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on the Kurdistan region’s capital of Arbil, on January 17, 2024. AFP
Politics

Is Iraqi Kurdistan turning into an arena to settle regional scores?

A drone attack on one of Iraq’s largest gas fields has led to a temporary suspension of production, resulting in major power cuts across the country…

Rustum Mahmud 27 January , 2024
Opinion

Three reasons why the Gaza war won’t end soon

When Israel lost 24 soldiers in one day this week, very few people thought that it would put sufficient pressure on the Israeli government to order a…

Houssam Itani 27 January , 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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