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After nine Turkish soldiers were killed by the PKK in Iraq, there is a sombre and angry mood in Ankara. There are major political implications into local elections and over relations with the US. Shutterstock
Politics

PKK attacks on Turkey have major implications at home and abroad

Official funerals of nine Turkish soldiers killed in an attack by the PKK terror organisation in northern Iraq have been heart-breaking for the…

Omer Onhon 16 January , 2024
Palestinians mourn the death of loved ones following Israeli bombardment in the southern Gaza Strip on December 5, 2023, outside a hospital in Khan Younis. AFP
Politics

No regional war over Gaza but everyone still loses

Many analysts predict that the war in Gaza could easily slip into a broader regional war. The American and British strikes on the Houthis on 11…

Robert Ford 16 January , 2024
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) president-elect William Lai Ching-te (C-L) and vice presidential candidate Hsiao Bi-khim (C-R) celebrate after winning the presidential elections in Taipei, Taiwan on 13 January 2024. EPA
Politics

What does Lai's election win mean for China-Taiwan relations?

Taiwan’s election is being hailed as an astounding success for liberal democracy. However, the Democratic Progressive Party’s victory in Taiwan is…

Shirley Ze Yu 15 January , 2024
Opinion

Why Syria lacks a unified position on the war in Gaza

Understanding Syria's position on the Gaza war and its regional repercussions is complex. Because of Syria's composition —a mosaic of regions with…

Ibrahim Hamidi 15 January , 2024
No stranger to a world in flux, the West’s alliance has grown since the Cold War. It has fresh challenges from an old foe and a new global power to address. Ewan White
Politics

NATO needs to work harder in a fast-changing world

When the Cold War ended in the 1990s, NATO lost the main reason for its existence: a clear and powerful opponent in the Soviet Union. It meant the…

Omer Onhon 15 January , 2024
Bretton Woods set up global financial institutions in 1945, but making them fit for the modern world is overdue. Now is the time to start by speeding up and evening out the main means of help. Alex William
Business & Economy

Calls for international financial reform fall flat due to lack of will

The world’s international financial architecture is outdated, and reform is badly needed to properly reflect how the global order has changed since…

Toufic Chanbour 15 January , 2024
Houthis face Western might over Red Sea attacks
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Houthis face Western might over Red Sea attacks

Fares Garabet 15 January , 2024
Image of the first and last page of the draft Memorandum of Strategic Understanding signed by Al-Assad and Raisi Supplied
Documents & Memoirs

Syria and Iran strengthen already-close ties through new agreement

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus in May 2023 signed the latest version of the MoU.The Second…

Al Majalla 15 January , 2024
Narratives rooted in violent history are being used to shape our present, leading to a future shrouded in uncertainty. Sara Gironi Carnevale
Politics

Global politics caught between medieval past and AI-driven future

A deep dive into the roots and tactics of the three most recent global conflicts reveals a persistent adherence to medieval thought processes marked…

Houssam Itani 14 January , 2024
From peasant talk and Euphrates clay to late-night cigar smoking in Rome, and later-life doctor’s appointments, Al Majalla explores Iraqi artist Jaber Alwan's life and works Irene Blasco
Culture & Social Affairs

Iraqi painter Jaber Alwan: A life as rich and vibrant as his art

It is not for nothing that a biography of Jaber Alwan is called The Music of Colours. This visual artist, born in Babylon in 1948, is among a rare…

Ibrahim Haj Abdi 14 January , 2024
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Politics

The Houthis: the new Hezbollah?

24, Sep 2026

Just as Iran used Hezbollah to expand its influence in the Levant, it is now using the Houthis to give it leverage in Bab al-Mandab and the Red Sea amid its war with the US

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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
A rebel fighter seen behind a Kingdom of Libya flag near the front line along the western entrance gate of Ajdabiyah, on 18 April 2011. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
Politics

A tale of two Libya's: internal division meets external unity

19, Sep 2026

In Libya today, things have never been better. They have also never been worse. Just depends on who you ask

Tarek Megerisi
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
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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