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The IMF's failure to forewarn of Lebanon's crisis highlights its controversial history and inherent shortcomings as a lender of last resort. Dave Murray
Business & Economy

Lebanon shows why the lack of transparency at the IMF is a huge problem

Criticism of the International Monetary Fund dates right back to the inception of the world’s lender of last resort.The IMF has always been the…

Toufic Chanbour 11 October , 2023
Palestinians sit among rubbles of a damaged residential building, in the aftermath of Israeli strikes, in Gaza City, October 10, 2023. Reuters
Politics

Excising the danger of peace in the Middle East

The new war between Israel and Hamas has amply illustrated that what Middle Eastern and American officials were claiming was the most peaceful in…

Kenneth M. Pollack and Bilal Y. Saab 11 October , 2023
Global debt offsets economic growth Diana Estefana Rubio
Infographics

Global debt offsets economic growth

The global debt burden decreased for the second year in a row, even though it remains above its already-high pre-pandemic level, according to the…

Al Majalla - London 11 October , 2023
Opinion

America rushes to ally's side after 'Israel's 9/11'

The celebrations that have taken place in Iran in the wake of Hamas’s offensive on Israel at the weekend not only highlight the close links between…

Con Coughlin 10 October , 2023
Egypt makes contacts to broker a cessation of hostilities between Gaza and Israel, amid fears of spillover effects of the war. shutterstock
Politics

Egypt works for calm in Gaza but braces for backlash

Egypt is stepping up efforts to bring an end to the escalating violence between Israel and militant factions in Gaza following an unprecedented and…

Amr Emam 10 October , 2023
Opinion

Incitement against Syrian refugees on the rise in Lebanon

While Syrian refugees in Lebanon have long been the target of discrimination since their arrival during the Syrian uprising which began in 2011, they…

Alia Mansour 10 October , 2023
Egypt, the world's second-largest IMF borrower, has dug itself a hole. Meanwhile, Egyptian citizens are the ones trying to scramble out of it. Aliaa Aboukhaddour
Business & Economy

‘International Misery Fund’: Egypt struggles not to fall into IMF debt hole

The dealings between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Egypt have been marked by numerous ups and downs, agreements and failures over the…

Marcelle Nasr 10 October , 2023
British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne leaves 11 Downing Street in London on July 13, 2016. AFP
Politics

Rory Stewart gives disenchanted account of UK politics in new book

The new book by Rory Stewart, erstwhile member of parliament, is quite a hefty tome. At well over 400 pages, it would have benefited from some…

Bryn Haworth 10 October , 2023
Hamas offensive on Israel unlike any attack seen before Diana Estefania Rubio
Infographics

Hamas offensive on Israel unlike any attack seen before

As the coming days of the "state of war" between Israel and Hamas drag on, it is important to highlight how this latest episode of conflict is unlike…

Al Majalla - London 10 October , 2023
There are several reasons why Hamas attacked Israel, including restoring its dwindling credibility. But it is crucial to acknowledge Israel's antagonising behaviour as one of the key motivations. Majalla/agencies
Politics

Why did Hamas start a war with Israel?

As the coming days of the "state of war" between Israel and Hamas drag on, it is important to highlight how this latest episode of conflict is unlike…

Majed Kayali 09 October , 2023
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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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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
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In Libya today, things have never been better. They have also never been worse. Just depends on who you ask

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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

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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
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Washington needs its rivals to create peace on its behalf

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