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The Kirkuk crisis shows the failure of the ruling political class to manage broader problems effectively and craft political settlements to secure the peaceful coexistence of Iraq's various sects. Agencies/Majalla
Politics

Kirkuk crisis: A microcosm of government failure to forge a national identity

Iraqi’s Kirkuk province remains in the grip of tension and violent clashes, with weapons widely available throughout the region, which is best…

Ayad Al-Anbar 18 September , 2023
A video posted on the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) X (formerly Twitter) account on July 28, 2023, shows commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo addressing RSF fighters at an undisclosed location. Rapid Support Forces (RSF) / AFP
Politics

Hemedti’s portrayal of Sudan’s plight relies on twisted facts

As Sudan remains caught in a bitter civil war, there is fresh attention on details from the time the conflict began, revealing the motives behind a…

Amgad Fareid Eltayeb 18 September , 2023
Amid the AI revolution taking place, humans must maintain control as the potential of artificial intelligence is unlocked or risk being sidelined by a machine that has the ability to 'learn'. Deena So Oteh
Business & Economy

Will robots gain the upper hand in an AI-dominated future?

The boom in artificial intelligence is taking the world into what some call the Fourth Industrial Revolution. It’s already a profound change, with…

Khaled Kassar 18 September , 2023
A trove of exclusive top-level documents obtained by Al Majalla reveals how the US’s priority for Damascus shifted from normalisation with Israel to severing its ties to Iran between 2000-2011. Majalla
Documents & Memoirs

From normalisation with Israel to severing Iran ties, documents reveal shifting US policy priorities for Syria

The Middle East and the world were watching closely 23 years ago when US President Bill Clinton met his counterpart from Syria, Hafez al-Assad.Top…

Ibrahim Hamidi 17 September , 2023
Speaking to Al Majalla, Saudi artist Ghada Al-Hassan describes art as a living entity: "Its birth alone does not guarantee its survival. It needs continuous care and attention to grow and thrive." Majalla
Culture & Social Affairs

'Tremendous efforts underway to nurture a thriving art scene in Saudi Arabia'

Saudi artist Ghada Al-Hassan likes to think outside the box.She goes beyond painting within the four corners of a traditional canvas. Sometimes, she…

Abeer Younis 17 September , 2023
Fighters from the Kurdish Peshmerga affiliated with the Iranian separatist Kurdistan Freedom Party, at a military base near Erbil. AFP
Politics

Border tensions, Kurdish separatists and an Iranian ultimatum

Tensions between Iran and Kurdish militants over its border with Iraq are rising, raising the chances of a direct confrontation in an area long seen…

Rustum Mahmud 17 September , 2023
Opinion

Why the US might lift its oil export ban on Iran and Venezuela

In June 2022, Iran and Venezuela, two of the five founding member countries of OPEC, signed a 20-year cooperation plan to continue resisting the…

Faisal Faeq 16 September , 2023
Writer Lídia Jorge is well-known for her distinct Portuguese style of storytelling. PAULO SPRANGER/Global Images/Sipa USA/Alamy
Culture & Social Affairs

Portuguese novelist Lídia Jorge on honouring her mother's final wish and how war gave her writer's block

When her mother died of Covid-19 in a home for the elderly on lockdown, it had been at least forty days since author Lídia Jorge had seen her face-to…

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 16 September , 2023
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) shaking hands with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (L) in New Delhi, India, 10 September 2023, on the closing day of the G20 Summit. EPA
Politics

Is there a new opening for Egypt-Turkey reconciliation?

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, appeared optimistic about the prospects of relations with Egypt, after meeting his Egyptian counterpart,…

Amr Emam 16 September , 2023
Al Majalla outlines the main factors for the decision by Saudi Arabia and Russia to cut oil production and how this could impact the upcoming US elections. Agencies/Majalla
Politics

Production cuts and price rises put oil back at the centre of global politics

Production cuts from major oil exporters have sent global oil prices over $90 a barrel for the first time in 2023.The two principal nations in the…

Khaled Hamadeh 16 September , 2023
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The Houthis: the new Hezbollah?

24, Sep 2026

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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Culture & Social Affairs

Backlash over Macklemore ban shows major US culture shift

16, Sep 2026

The American rapper's removal from Ed Sheeran's tour over his 'Free Palestine' speech and the British singer's meek rebuttal sparked an uproar on social media

Samer Abou Hawwach
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
Politics

A tale of two Libya's: internal division meets external unity

19, Sep 2026

In Libya today, things have never been better. They have also never been worse. Just depends on who you ask

Tarek Megerisi
Axel Rangel García
Politics

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

Elie Kossaifi
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
Politics

Only China, India, and Russia can end the Iran war

15, Sep 2026

Washington needs its rivals to create peace on its behalf

Amir Handjani

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