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A soldier on board a tank looks out over an Egyptian street during the Suez Crisis Getty Images
Documents & Memoirs

There's a lesson in the 1956 Suez Crisis as Gaza war rages on

On 23 October 1956, a university student riot in Budapest snowballed into a popular revolt against the Hungarian People’s Republic, a Soviet…

Sami Moubayed 18 November , 2023
Egypt's Suez Canal faces alternative spots on trade map Nesma Moharam
Business & Economy

Egypt's Suez Canal faces alternative spots on trade map

There is little enthusiasm in Egypt for the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) which was unveiled during the latest G20 summit in New…

Amr Emam 18 November , 2023
Opinion

The cultural and political identity of the Palestinians

The images depicting the extent of Gaza’s humanitarian crisis are truly distressing, but we must not let them deter us from reflecting on how we have…

Houssam Itani 18 November , 2023
As drinking water is running out, Gaza looks wearily to the sea Lina Jaradat
Politics

As drinking water is running out, Gaza looks wearily to the sea

On the beach, west of the city of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, sits Um Hassan, alongside her new neighbours.They are washing their…

Salem Al Rayyes 18 November , 2023
Israeli soldiers operate, amid the ongoing ground operation of the Israeli army against Hamas in Gaza Reuters
Politics

Gaza war shows heightened risk of escalation in the region

Forty days and nights into the Gaza crisis and the regional war that some predicted would engulf the Middle East and disrupt the world’s energy…

Andrew Tabler 17 November , 2023
'Nuke Gaza': The 'Madman' nuclear rhetoric is back again
Politics

'Nuke Gaza': The 'Madman' nuclear rhetoric is back again

The pronouncements of junior ministers in any government normally go unnoticed in the wider world. This truism was recently violated when Amihai…

Steve Hewitt 17 November , 2023
Luis Mateo Díez and the preoccupation with human morality Majalla
Culture & Social Affairs

Luis Mateo Díez and the preoccupation with human morality

On November 7, wordsmith Luis Mateo Díez was announced as the recipient of Spain’s most coveted lifetime achievement award – the 2023 Miguel de…

Najeeb Mubarak 17 November , 2023
Opinion

Palestinians are more than just heroes or victims

We often see Palestinians in only one of two ways – in one perception, they’re depicted as resilient individuals driven by heroism, a perspective…

Maysaa Shuja Al-Deen 17 November , 2023
Nasser Al Qudwa: If Arafat were alive, he would be in Gaza now, ‘a Kalashnikov on his shoulder’ Majalla
Politics

Nasser Al Qudwa: If Arafat were alive, he would be in Gaza now, ‘a Kalashnikov on his shoulder’

Nasser Al Qudwa – the famed Palestinian political figure and a former leading figure in Fatah – is clear on what reaction was likely to the war on…

Ibrahim Hamidi 17 November , 2023
Newly appointed Foreign Secretary David Cameron walks outside 10 Downing Street
Politics

David Cameron: The veteran UK politician granted a new lease of life

Britain’s political pundits were well aware that Monday might be a momentous day, following on the heels of the country’s lost Armistice weekend,…

Bryn Haworth 16 November , 2023
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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, 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
Eduardo Ramón
Documents & Memoirs

Exclusive interview with the man who caught Eli Cohen

30, Sep 2026

Ibrahim Hamidi spent years following the story of Mossad's 'spy in Damascus ', but some secrets remained untold. He then learned that the man who could answer them was still alive

Ibrahim Hamidi
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
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
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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