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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
Opinion

Derna floods and R2P: Libyans urgently need our help

As Muammar Gaddafi’s forces were bearing down on Benghazi in the spring of 2011, the international community used the “Responsibility to Protect” …

Stephanie Williams 15 September , 2023
Behind the scenes of Saudi film 'Hajjan', which had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Culture & Social Affairs

Saudi cinema shines at Toronto International Film Festival with three participating films

Saudi cinema is still young, having emerged only five years ago. Since then, several directors and filmmakers have set out on ambitious projects to…

Mohamed Jameel Ahmed 15 September , 2023
September 15 marks the centenary of the death of the legendary Egyptian musician Sayed Darwish, who revolutionised Arab music. Al Majalla explores his time in Aleppo and how it shaped his music. Eduardo Ramon
Culture & Social Affairs

How Aleppo's music scene influenced Sayed Darwish

Aleppo — known as the radiant city, the capital of Muwashahat, Qudud (traditional music), and Samah Dance (Sufi dance) — holds a special place in the…

Taissier Khalaf 15 September , 2023
A still from 'Night Courier'.
Culture & Social Affairs

Night Courier: A dark character study about class divide and hustle culture

Saudi film Night Courier ('Mandoob Al-Lail', also known as 'Mandoob'), produced by Telfaz11, is currently screening at the 48th Toronto International…

Obaid al-Tamimi 15 September , 2023
A view shows people looking at the damaged areas in the aftermath of the floods in Derna, Libya September 14, 2023. Reuters
Politics

Libya floods: As families search for loved ones, politicians trade blame

The enormity of the destruction in Derna, Libya and the surrounding region is immense. In a city of 100,000, 15-20% of the population could be dead…

Ben Fishman 14 September , 2023
Opinion

G20 summit confirms mounting global division

At a time when the world is in desperate need of demonstrating a unity of purpose on key global challenges, the conclusion of the latest G20 summit…

Con Coughlin 14 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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