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Delegates from more than 40 countries including China, India, and the US, pose for a family picture as they attend talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, August 6, 2023, to make headway towards a peaceful end to Russia's war in Ukraine. Reuters
Politics

Jeddah summit on Ukraine crisis showcases fresh perspectives on global security

This past weekend saw Saudi Arabia playing a central role in gathering senior officials and representatives from over 40 countries in the port city…

Becky Shen 08 August , 2023
Debt is often described as a burden and linked with times of crisis. And it can be damaging. But if spent wisely, it can help transform economic fortunes and boost wealth. Shutterstock
Business & Economy

How external debt can transform fortunes and boost wealth

Every country in the world has external debt in one form or another and to varying degrees. Borrowing is a sound option for any nation, as long as…

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 08 August , 2023
The USS Thomas Hudner guided missile destroyer and other American military equipment were deployed to Gulf waters in response to Iranian threats in July. Shutterstock
Politics

The future of America's Middle East posture is now

With its strategic prioritisation of the Indo-Pacific and European theatres, the United States has had to significantly adjust its defence posture in…

Bilal Saab 08 August , 2023
Abdullah Al-Dardari, the assistant secretary-general of the UN tells Al Majalla how the Middle East can rise to the challenges it faces in a complex world. UNDP
Politics

Al-Dardari: Early recovery is the best way to address the Middle East's multiple crises

Abdullah Al-Dardari is an experienced statesman with a nuanced outlook on the world. He has lengthy experience working in Middle Eastern and…

Ibrahim Hamidi 08 August , 2023
The award-winning Saudi poet Hassan Al-Salhabi says the renaissance of his country's poetry scene is a continuation of the Arab poetic renaissance of Mahmoud Darwish, Nizar Qabbani, and other great Arab poets. Al Majalla
Culture & Social Affairs

Hassan Al-Salhabi: Saudi poetry now stands tall on its own

Saudi poet and translator Hassan Al-Salhabi doesn't limit himself to literary creativity. He sees cultural advancement as his responsibility, too.As…

Abeer Ali 08 August , 2023
A line ahead of modern Russian military naval battleships warships sail in the Baltic Sea. Shutterstock
Politics

Will the Baltic Sea become a new arena for confrontation between Russia and the West?

Moscow last month announced that it would no longer be participating in the Black Sea grain agreement that had been reached a year earlier with the…

Khaled Hamadeh 08 August , 2023
Opinion

Egyptians and Afrocentrism: Exploring mutual misconceptions

The planned concert of world-famous American rapper Travis Scott in Cairo – which was supposed to take place on 28 July – was not the first time that…

Wahid Abdel Maguid 07 August , 2023
Shushtar is an ancient fortress city. Much of its past agricultural productivity derives from the Roman-built irrigation system which centered on the Band-e Kaisar, the first dam bridge in Iran. Shutterstock
Politics

A dam problem: How Iran’s water crisis flows from the Revolutionary Guard

Iran has been grappling with a severe drought for about three decades.Alongside dwindling rainfall, it has faced soaring temperatures and reduced…

Badia Fahs 07 August , 2023
Jeddah summit seeks progress on Ukraine crisis
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Jeddah summit seeks progress on Ukraine crisis

Fares Garabet 07 August , 2023
Najat Makki's artwork. Najat Makki
Culture & Social Affairs

Emirati artist Najat Makki on her artistic process, and how AI could destroy art

Abu Dhabi: Childhood memories, grandmother’s stories, the gulf and the desert – these are subjects of paintings by Emirati artist Najat Makki.The…

Abeer Younis 07 August , 2023
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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
A supporters of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva holds a Brazilian flag after a closing campaign rally, one day before the general election, in Sao Paulo, on 3 October, 2026. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
Politics

Who will be Brazil’s next president?

04, Oct 2026

Neither Lula nor Bolsonaro won an outright majority, so the two men will face off on 25 October in an election that could serve as a bellwether of Donald Trump's influence in Latin America

The Economist
Opinion

Russia boosts its defence budget with an eye on Europe

02, Oct 2026

Putin seems to have concluded that to secure a decisive victory in Ukraine, he needs to go after the countries in Europe that are supporting Kyiv

Con Coughlin
A digital billboard displays fuel prices at a petrol station in Berlin on 2 October 2026. John MACDOUGALL / AFP
Business & Economy

G7 agrees to release 100 million barrels of reserve diesel

03, Oct 2026

Analysts believe that Trump is hoping to lower domestic fuel prices before the November midterm elections, which could see Democrats win a majority of seats in Congress

Alexandra Sharp
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

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