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China and Russia's calculated backing of Iran Eduardo Ramon
Politics

China and Russia's calculated backing of Iran

When the US and Israel waged war on Iran on 28 February 2026, killing its Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, two global powers watched intently from afar:…

Michael Horowitz 13 April , 2026
The US-Iran war showed the value of aluminium Nesma Moharam
Business & Economy

The US-Iran war showed the value of aluminium

Missile and drone strikes from Iran at the end of March inflicted considerable damage to two major aluminium facilities in the Middle East, causing…

Nazareth Seferian 12 April , 2026
No progress in Islamabad talks
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No progress in Islamabad talks

Fares Garabet 12 April , 2026
Opinion

Iran's regime didn't fall, but it is being eroded

When the US and Israel waged war on 28 February, some expected the immediate collapse of the Iranian regime, following the assassination of its…

Ibrahim Hamidi 12 April , 2026
A man walks past an anti-USA and anti-Israel mural in Tehran on 8 April 2026. ATTA KENARE / AFP
Politics

'Unconditional surrender' was never an option for Iran

US-Iran talks aimed at finding a permanent end to the war ended on Saturday night without any deal, leaving the fate of a two-week ceasefire hanging…

Futoshi Matsumoto 12 April , 2026
The Iran war brought Russia both opportunity and risk AFP / Al Majalla
Politics

The Iran war brought Russia both opportunity and risk

The strategy of providing limited support to Iran while maintaining an indirect role in the US-Israeli war seemed to have paid off for Moscow. Yet,…

Anton Mardasov 12 April , 2026
Imam Al-Ghazali. Wikicommons
Culture & Social Affairs

Al-Ghazali and the myth of civilisational decline

Last December, the former president of Cairo University, Mohamed Othman Elkhosht, caused controversy when he revived the debate over the Persian…

Abdullah Al-Rashid 12 April , 2026
Viktor Orbán: Will Hungary's longtime PM hold onto his seat? Sara Padovan
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Viktor Orbán: Will Hungary's longtime PM hold onto his seat?

On the eve of Hungary's highly contested election, two main rivals have been heavily campaigning as Péter Magyar attempts to end 16 years of…

Con Coughlin 11 April , 2026
Opinion

One year of new Syrian rule: progress and challenges

A year has passed since Syria’s transitional government took office—the point at which cabinets are judged less by promises than by what they have…

Haid Haid 10 April , 2026
Iranians mark 40 days since Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli strikes at a demonstration in Tehran on 9 April, 2026. Majid Asgaripour / AFP
Politics

The US and Iran mull next moves amid shaky truce

Forty days into a hugely costly war that neither side had fully intended to fight, but both had in some way or another long prepared for, the guns…

Alex Vatanka 10 April , 2026
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Iran war deepens cracks in America’s alliances

31 August 2026

The sense that the US may be less committed to its allies' security is prompting a rethink of long-held assumptions, much to the delight of China and Russia

Christopher Phillips
An aerial view shows houses lying deluged in sludge after flash floods in Devighat, Bidur Municipality, Nepal's Nuwakot district, on 27 August 2026. PRABIN RANABHAT / AFP
Science & Technology

Nepal pays the price for climate change

02 September 2026

Melting glaciers and devastating floods are hitting the Himalayas

Bibek Bhandari
Noelia de Alda
Politics

How Gaza turned US public opinion against Israel

30 August 2026

Supporting Israel used to help politicians get elected, but with Americans far more critical of Tel Aviv's influence on US policy, it has now become a liability at the ballot box

Assal Rad
A woman cools off under a mist sprayer during the annual street music festival 'Fete de la Musique' while taking part in a heatwave in Bordeaux, southwestern France on 21 June 2026. ROMAIN PERROCHEAU / AFP
Business & Economy

As the world grows hotter, a 'cooling economy' emerges

30 August 2026

It is not just a fancy name for the air-conditioning industry, but an intricate system that begins with power stations and extends to the design of buildings and cities

Abdel-Rahman Ayas
Palestinian-German author Alena Jabarine Tim Oehler
Culture & Social Affairs

Alena Jabarine on Palestine advocacy in Germany

01 September 2026

The Palestinian-German author speaks to Al Majalla about the challenges facing Palestinian voices in Germany and how she engages German readers from within their own cultural and political context

Mohammed Magdy

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