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How the Lausanne Treaty helped retain Turkey's imperial character

The centennial of the Treaty of Lausanne is a good time to look at its profound impact on the peoples of the Middle East — beyond its founding of…

Rustum Mahmud 01 August , 2023
"Barbie" tackles big issues like gender inequality, consumerism, and capitalism. Al Majalla explores these issues — and the ones it doesn't deal with. Michelle Thompson
Culture & Social Affairs

“Barbie” sends a powerful message, but the real world needs more than lectures

In the real world, people suffer hardships, injustice, inequality, and an ever-looming threat of annihilation by an atomic bomb.In Barbieland, “the…

Samer Abou Hawwach 01 August , 2023
In an exclusive interview with Al Majalla, Ümit Özdağ reveals his plans to solve the refugee 'problem' as well as his intention to run in the next elections. Al Majalla
Politics

Ümit Özdağ: Syrian refugees pose 'existential' threat to Turkey

Ümit Özdağ could not have expressed many greater fears for his country than the ones he outlined in an exclusive interview with Al Majalla.He already…

Ibrahim Hamidi 01 August , 2023
Demonstrators gather in support of the putschist soldiers in the capital Niamey, Niger July 30, 2023. Signs read: "Long live CNSP", "Down with France, ECOWAS". Reuters
Politics

Showdown in Niamey

Niger is no stranger to coups and attempted coups during its 63-year history.Somewhat less turbulent than its neighbours Mali and Chad, it has faced…

Alberto M. Fernandez 01 August , 2023
Lebanon's outgoing central bank governor Riad Salameh. Reuters
Business & Economy

Salameh gives farewell interview steeped in contradictions

“The last concern and duty of central bankers is to tell the truth to the public,” says Alan Stuart Blinder, a professor of economics at Princeton…

Toufic Chanbour 31 July , 2023
Opinion

Paris: A city of absurdity, seven decades in the making

When wandering the streets, alleyways, and train stations of Paris, one reality is hard to ignore: the abundance of beggars and homeless people…

Ali Almuqri 31 July , 2023
How Wes Anderson uses Asteroid City to explore deep emotions Asteroid City 2023
Culture & Social Affairs

How Wes Anderson uses Asteroid City to explore deep emotions

American director Wes Anderson’s latest film "Asteroid City" is a departure into a new narrative form for the famous filmmaker.It includes a play set…

Obaid al-Tamimi 31 July , 2023
Putin seeks allies in Africa
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Putin seeks allies in Africa

Fares Garabet 31 July , 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden and Britain's King Charles review an honorary guard at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, Monday, July 10, 2023. Reuters/Majalla
Politics

20 years after Iraq war, is the US-UK relationship still special?

In 2003 the UK-US ‘Special Relationship’ was arguably at its highest point in decades. Britain’s Prime Minister, Tony Blair, had pledged to stand, …

Christopher Phillips 31 July , 2023
Opinion

IS media silence over attacks paints skewed picture of its strength

On 25 June, the Islamic State (IS) published a video on its Telegram channels, showcasing some of its military operations in Syria — particularly in…

Haid Haid 31 July , 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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