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Israel’s first and only female prime minister, Golda Meir, was instrumental in securing American funds which helped establish the state of Israel. Péter Csuth
Profiles

Golda Meir: Israel’s ‘Iron Lady’ and Palestinians' worst nightmare

Golda Meir was Israel's first — and last — female prime minister and first president of a political party in Israel, Mapei (now Labor, headed by…

Sami Moubayed 06 October , 2023
Al Majalla recounts the historic war that changed power dynamics in the region through the accounts of senior Israeli officials. Eduardo Ramon
Documents & Memoirs

The October War relived through the memoirs of top Israeli officials

“I talked to (Ambassador Simcha) Dinitz in Washington at all hours of the day and night. Where is the airlift? Why wasn’t it underway yet?” writes…

Sami Moubayed 06 October , 2023
McCarthy’s expulsion from the Speaker seat exposes a deep political divide in the US Congress and the United States — particularly a growing cleavage between moderate and far-right Republicans. Majalla/Agencies
Politics

McCarthy ouster: Where is America headed next?

In an unprecedented move, the US House of Representatives voted to ouster House Speaker McCarthy from his seat.The narrow 216-210 vote in the House…

Caroline Rose 05 October , 2023
A man walks close to a fire raging at a facility in al-Qahtaniyah in northeastern Syria close to the Turkish border on October 5, 2023. AFP
Politics

Turkey warns neighbours and NATO partner after Ankara attack

Istanbul: A brazen 1 October attack claimed by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) outside Turkey’s general security directorate has been…

Shelly Kittleson 05 October , 2023
Muizzu's win resets the playing field between China and India. He will take Beijing's superpower status and India's growing ambitions into account while looking for the Maldives best interests. Majalla/Agencies
Politics

India and China vie for influence after Maldives elects new president

Most foreign news headlines before the Maldives went to the polls in September were about a rivalry between India and China for regional influence…

Shakir Husain 05 October , 2023
The October War resulted in a military win for the Arab world that changed the power dynamics in the region and opened the way for moves to meaningful peace. Majalla
Politics

October War: The surprise Arab victory that changed the region

The 50th anniversary of the October War — launched by Syria and Egypt against Israel on 6 October 1973 — coincides with several developments in…

Al Majalla - London 05 October , 2023
The October War resulted in a military win for the Arab world that changed the power dynamics in the region and opened the way for moves to meaningful peace. But with progress uneven and slow, more is needed. Eduardo Ramon
Politics

Impact of October War still felt 50 years later

Cairo: The extent of Israel’s success must have surprised even the forefathers of the still-young state.When they established it in 1948, the people…

Wahid Abdel Maguid 05 October , 2023
Fears grow over weaponisation of AI
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Fears grow over weaponisation of AI

Fares Garabet 05 October , 2023
Sadat is admired by many in Egypt for sparing the country from future wars with Israel but his miscalculation in empowering Islamists led to his own assassination. Al Majalla explains. Barry Falls
Profiles

Anwar Sadat: The Egyptian president who made peace with Israel and paid with his life

In March 2011, Aboud al-Zomor sat in the comfort of his large family home in Nahia — a village on the western outskirts of Greater Cairo — and laid…

Amr Emam 05 October , 2023
Opinion

Is Western support for Ukraine reaching the end of its rope?

From the moment Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his “special military operation” against Ukraine last year, one of his key calculations has…

Con Coughlin 05 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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