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An Iranian Kurdish Peshmerga member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) walks past a graffiti-covered wall as he inspects damage at the party headquarters following an Iranian cross-border attack in the town of Koye. AFP
Politics

Iraqi Kurdistan treads carefully as neighbouring countries ramp up attacks on 'terrorists'

Erbil: A fighter from the Komala Iranian Kurdish opposition group and leftist political party recently told Al Majalla “all the party has left the…

Shelly Kittleson 25 September , 2023
Biden faces impeachment trial
Cartoons

Biden faces impeachment trial

Fares Garabet 25 September , 2023
The Bear's crew is too busy to heal; they have to keep their ship from sinking. Irene Blasco
Culture & Social Affairs

'The Bear' offers a recipe for loss but leaves healing off the ingredient list

The kitchen has long been the scene of many a gripping TV show. But what sets it apart from other filming locations is that this sterile, inviting…

Obaid al-Tamimi 25 September , 2023
The conflict over Karabakh had been the longest-running in the post-Soviet space. Al Majalla explains the origins of the conflict and how it has evolved over the decades. Majalla/Agencies
Politics

Nagorno-Karabakh's perpetual conflict shows Soviet Union still crumbling

On 19 September, Azerbaijan's defence ministry launched what it described as an "anti-terrorist" operation in the disputed separatist Armenian region…

Anna Borshchevskaya 25 September , 2023
Mazloum Abdi (Kobani), commander-in-chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), speaks with AFP during an interview in the countryside outside the northwestern Syrian city of Hasakah. AFP
Politics

Mazloum Abdi: Syria, Iran, and Turkey 'incited' Arab tribes to attack the SDF

In an interview with Al Majalla, Mazloum Abdi, the commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) spoke about recent tensions east of the Euphrates…

Ibrahim Hamidi 24 September , 2023
Opinion

Global leadership is lacking on migration challenges

During last week's United Nations General Assembly, Jordan's King Abdullah II addressed the global community and pleaded for help with his country's…

Houssam Itani 24 September , 2023
A woman spreads bulgur to dry in the sun after grinding it in the Lebanese southern town of Marjayoun, on July 15, 2020. AFP / JOSEPH EID
Culture & Social Affairs

Harvesting the homeland: How the Syrian bulgur season used to bring joy to villagers

A few weeks after freekeh (roasted green durum wheat) season ends in Syria; wheat fields ripen like pure gold.For us villagers, that means one thing …

Khaled Khalifa 24 September , 2023
Vice President Marshal Abdel-Hakim Amer (2nd from left) salutes while receiving the cheers of crowds while touring Syria's borders with Israel in 1959. AFP
Documents & Memoirs

Did Abdel Nasser's right-hand man commit suicide, or was he killed?

On 9 March 1956, President Gamal Abdel Nasser hosted a mini-summit in Cairo, attended by President Shukri al-Quwatli of Syria, King Saud Ibn Abdul…

Sami Moubayed 24 September , 2023
As a sportsman once renowned for his courage, dismissing Khan's potential political comeback would be foolish. But as he sits in a prison cell, it's hard to envision his return to the frontlines. Rob Carter
Profiles

Imran Khan: From prison cell to political comeback?

There was a time when, as a World Cup-winning cricketer and renowned international playboy, Imran Khan had the world at his feet. So the fact that a…

Con Coughlin 24 September , 2023
Adopting people-centric AI with responsible and ethical regulation will unlock its positive potential, leading to a future that strengthens human capabilities and elevates the economy. Nash Weerasekera
Business & Economy

AI and the future of jobs

As with any significant technological development, artificial intelligence (AI), whose recent progress, particularly in the generative field,…

Abdel-Rahman Ayas 24 September , 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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