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In the 70s, Britain accepted a degree of responsibility for the Ugandan Asians' plight, and Western states accepted their role in the suffering of the Indochinese. Today things are much different. AlMajalla
Politics

Why the West is increasingly abandoning its responsibility toward refugees

In recent years, Western attitudes towards refugees and migrants have taken a negative turn. While many citizens of Western countries remain keen to…

Christopher Phillips 16 October , 2023
The Kingdom’s domestic revolution also requires a revolution in its external relationships to reflect these changes. Nathalie Lees
Politics

The past should not hold the present hostage

Only a weeks ago, in the Middle East and the world, there was acceptance of Saudi Arabia as the most consequential player in the Arab world…

John Jenkins 16 October , 2023
Post-October 7: Israel’s brutal pursuit to restore its lost deterrence
Politics

Post-October 7: Israel’s brutal pursuit to restore its lost deterrence

On October 7, hundreds of Palestinian fighters in Gaza managed to challenge and dispel enduring long-standing myths propagated by Israel about itself…

Hesham Alghannam 15 October , 2023
While the Middle East has a track record of leaving conflicts unresolved, could this chapter be one that could reshape history and break with past patterns of conflict resolution? Al Majalla/Agencies
Politics

Will 7 October change the course of history?

Al Majalla was putting the last touches on its October issue when we woke up to a surprise on 7 October, when Hamas militants attacked deep into…

Al Majalla - London 14 October , 2023
Opinion

October 7: Will it change the course of history?

As the finishing touches were being put to Al Majalla’s October issue – which includes extensive coverage of the 50th anniversary of the October War,…

Ibrahim Hamidi 14 October , 2023
History has proven that cutting separate peace deals with Israel has not led to a comprehensive and lasting peace for the region. The potential of a Saudi-Israel normalisation opens a new door. Nash Weerasekera
Politics

Can peace efforts break through the barbed wire of war?

The shocking and horrific events in Gaza and Israel have propelled the region into a new, dangerous phase. It remains uncertain how this latest round…

Brian Katulis 14 October , 2023
Turkish President and AK Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds a sign showing the evolution of lands of Israel and Palestine on maps at his party's group meeting in the Turkish National Assembly in Ankara on October 11, 2023. AFP
Politics

Israel's Gaza offensive could derail improved ties with Turkey

The Israeli war on Gaza has come at a very inopportune time for Turkey.Relations between Turkey and Israel — which deteriorated sharply since the…

Omer Onhon 14 October , 2023
British artist Sarah Lucas, poses for a portrait next to her concrete marrow sculptures called "Kevin and Florian" outside TATE Britain, in central London, on September 25, 2023. AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

'Happy Gas' at Tate Britain: Understanding Sarah Lucas' brand of good clean fun

My first encounter with the art of Sarah Lucas – in the flesh, I mean – was in less than satisfactory circumstances. I was visiting the British…

Bryn Haworth 14 October , 2023
Fighters traveling in a military convoy accompanying the governor of Darfur state on August 30, 2023. AFP
Politics

Obstacles to forming a united front against Sudan's war

The war in Sudan has made the need for unity among the country’s civil groups all the more clear.Consensus is vital if there is ever to be effective…

Amgad Fareid Eltayeb 14 October , 2023
Israeli army tanks and vehicles deploy along the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel on October 13, 2023. Majalla/AFP
Politics

As Gaza braces for Israeli ground offensive, stakeholders set their red lines

The shock Hamas incursion from Gaza into Israel on 7 October has sparked a dramatic round of diplomacy across the Middle East and the world.In major…

Ibrahim Hamidi 14 October , 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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