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Jared Kushner and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif interact in Islamabad, Pakistan, on 11 April 2026. Jacquelyn Martin/ REUTERS
Politics

‘Kushner and Witkoff spoiled the US-Iran talks’

After a taxing 21 hours, US Vice President JD Vance thanked Pakistan for hosting US-Iran talks but ultimately concluded that “Iran was not prepared…

Kamal Alam 13 April , 2026
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
Profiles

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
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Leaders of SCO member states, including Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian—ahead of a summit session in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on 1 September 2026. Sputnik/Reuters
Business & Economy

SCO summit: a Eurasia that no longer seeks US permission

03 September 2026

In Bishkek, a loose Eurasian gathering of illiberal nations inched closer to a functioning post-dollar regional economic bloc

Shirley Ze Yu
Sara Padovan
Politics

Donald Trump and the new Latin American right

04 September 2026

Across Central and South America, a raft of right-wingers borrow from each other's playbooks and ride on the US president's coattails to win elections and power. Is it ideology or practicality?

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra
Al Majalla
Science & Technology

Fighting cancer with cancer: new vaccine raises hope

02 September 2026

In what could be a game-changer, Moderna and Merck announced the first-ever positive results from a Phase III trial to combat melanoma

Mohammed Mansour
Al Majalla
Business & Economy

Hope sells: inroads in cancer treatment excite markets

03 September 2026

For every positive clinical result, pharmaceutical (pharma) companies stand to secure billions of dollars in revenue

Rana Freifer
Lina Jaradat
Culture & Social Affairs

Eyal Weizman dissects the architecture of genocide

28 August 2026

In his new book, the British-Israeli academic shows the methodical tactics Israel has used to uproot Palestinians from their homeland since 1948

Hala Al-Naji

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