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Opinion

Okamoto’s passing is a reminder of a bygone age

In every detail, the passing of the Japanese militant Kōzō Okamoto, along with the media neglect and political indifference that accompanied his…

Rustum Mahmud 01 August , 2026
Several factors have converged to make forest fires more intense, including global warming, deteriorating infrastructure, urban expansion, and misinformation. AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

Four books that explain why the world is burning

Wildfires are a clear signs of the profound changes reshaping the Earth’s climate. The fires that have been dominating the news across Europe are…

Osama Esber 01 August , 2026
A crude oil tanker is guided to a berth at the oil terminal at the port in Qingdao, in China’s eastern Shandong province on March 7, 2026. AFP
Business & Economy

The Gulf looks east as partnerships move beyond oil

War in the Gulf has underscored the growing importance of economic relations between the region’s states and those of East Asia, with whom there is…

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 01 August , 2026
Saudi Arabia's nuclear ambitions Grace Russell
Politics

Saudi Arabia's nuclear ambitions

Al Majalla devotes this issue to the US-Saudi nuclear agreement signed this month, because it lies at the intersection of security, energy, economics…

Al Majalla - London 31 July , 2026
Opinion

Trump saddles up to one ally and sours on another

Nothing better illustrates US President Donald Trump’s whimsical approach to dealing with America’s key allies than his latest dealings with…

Con Coughlin 31 July , 2026
The signed-but-stunted US-Saudi nuclear agreement could still work out, but several stars need to align. Bandar al-Jaloud/AFP
Politics

Still alive: why the US-Saudi nuclear agreement remains possible

One of the Trump administration’s more measured hands in national security and foreign policy, US Ambassador to the United Nations Michael Waltz was…

Bilal Y. Saab 31 July , 2026
Former non-proliferation official Robert Einhorn AFP
Politics

Confusion reigns after Trump’s US-Saudi nuclear condition

Since the 1970s, Robert Einhorn has played a prominent role on arms control and nuclear non-proliferation in the United States, either as a federal…

Al Majalla - London 31 July , 2026
Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu has some manoeuvring to do after its main ally, the United States, signed a deal that could allow uranium enrichment in Saudi Arabia. Michelle Thompson
Politics

Washington’s Saudi nuclear deal tests Israel’s prime minister

On 22 July 2026, the US Department of Energy announced that Washington and Riyadh had signed a civil nuclear cooperation agreement. It took the…

Michael Horowitz 31 July , 2026
An explosion of what appears to be white phosphorus fired by the Israeli military on the Lebanese side of the border on 10 May 2026. Reuters
Business & Economy

The devastating impact of war on southern Lebanon’s farmers

After the signing of the ‘Framework Agreement’ between Lebanon and Israel this month, the scale of the economic damage in Lebanon from Israeli…

Thuraya Shahin 30 July , 2026
Author Paula Erizanu, whose latest book is titled 'Both Heaven and Hell Are Here: Moldova, a Century of Lived History' Alex Coman
Culture & Social Affairs

Paula Erizanu: reclaiming Moldova’s history, one story at a time

The writer and journalist Paula Erizanu came to the world’s attention with her creative non-fiction account of the 2009 pro-democracy protests in…

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 30 July , 2026
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Politics

Trump's midterm loss opens a window for Iran diplomacy

11, Nov 2026

Both Tehran and Washington have powerful incentives to resolve the conflict through negotiations, but actors on all sides have reasons to derail these efforts

Alex Vatanka
The UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey carries the traditional red budget box as he leaves Downing Street in London on 28 October 2026. Reuters
Business & Economy

Britain's debt squeeze tests the pound’s power

11, Nov 2026

Rising borrowing costs and persistent inflation are narrowing the UK's fiscal room for manoeuvre, exposing the limits of monetary independence

Abdulfattah Khattab
Crew members of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) navy ship Qi Jiguang wave as their ship prepares to dock on 2 August 2026. JUNI KRISWANTO / AFP
Politics

China eyes greater security role in the Red Sea

12, Nov 2026

Beijing has been expanding its base in Djibouti, the tiny state that sits opposite Yemen across the Bab al-Mandab Strait. With numerous other states also in play, this is a region to watch

Charbel Barakat
Pep Boatella
Science & Technology

Climate change is redrawing national borders

10, Nov 2026

Whether it is rivers, glaciers, or sea-level submergence, the implications of rising temperatures are becoming an increasingly urgent issue for states

Alaa Emara
Culture & Social Affairs

Five Arab novels that paint an AI-dominated future

10, Nov 2026

From machines that develop human emotions to societies governed by artificial intelligence, Arab novelists explore the promises and perils of a radically transformed future

Ibrahim Adel

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