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Countries near the South China Sea will have to find a way to live with rising tensions where a breakthrough between Beijing and Washington remains unlikely. Reuters
Politics

Geopolitical tensions rise in the seas of China and Japan

The Chinese Ministry of Defence recently announced that Russian armed forces will participate in joint military exercises organised by China in the…

Khaled Hamadeh 17 July , 2023
Opinion

Dealing with allies can sometimes be harder than dealing with foes

Comments made by British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace suggesting that the UK and its international allies were "not Amazon" and that Kyiv needed to…

Ibrahim Hamidi 17 July , 2023
taken on March 08, 2019 People wave Algerian national flags in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. AFP
Politics

France and Algeria's 'special' relationship is being tested once again

The killing of a 17-year-old boy named Nahel – who was shot in the chest at close range by a police officer during a traffic inspection in Nanterre,…

Rabie Khreis 17 July , 2023
Sudanese blood continues to spill as conflict rages
Cartoons

Sudanese blood continues to spill as conflict rages

Fares Garabet 17 July , 2023
Peruvian writer and Nobel literature prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa poses for a photograph during a ceremony of his induction into the Academie Francaise (French Academy), in Paris, February 9, 2023. AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

Why Peruvian Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa is interested in thinking, not trending

For almost a year, the world-renowned Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa has been writing for the Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, covering cultural…

Ibrahim Haj Abdi 17 July , 2023
Opinion

Iraq's false patriotism is fuelled by delusion

US Ambassador to Iraq Alina L. Romanowski has become a frequent subject of condemnations, denunciations and emotionally charged instigations on…

Rustum Mahmud 17 July , 2023
Opinion

Why Kundera's "Life is Elsewhere" resonates so deeply with Arabs

Milan Kundera – the renowned author who sadly passed away earlier this week – masterfully portrays the tragedy of his generation in his novel "Life…

Houssam Itani 16 July , 2023
Members of the Syrian Democratic Forces Delil Souleiman
Politics

Why adept Kurdish rule in Syria's northeast worries Ankara

The city of Qamishli in Syria’s northeast was on a high state of alert when Al Majalla arrived there on a recent field reporting trip.The Syrian…

Rustum Mahmud 16 July , 2023
War of words over Syria erupts in UN Security Council: What does it mean politically? MAJALLA
Documents & Memoirs

War of words over Syria erupts in UN Security Council: What does it mean politically?

Minimum understandings regarding Syria between the United States and its allies on the one hand, and Russia and its partners on the other hand, face…

Ibrahim Hamidi 15 July , 2023
BBC newsreader Huw Edwards speaks during the UK Holocaust Memorial Day Commemorative Ceremony at Methodist Central Hall in London on January 27, 2020. AFP
Politics

BBC under fire over handling of presenter Huw Edwards scandal

Not so long ago, the BBC sent Huw Edwards to Patagonia.On the face of it, there was no apparent reason why they should have posted their top news…

Bryn Haworth 15 July , 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 and Syria, 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
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
Al Majalla
Business & Economy

How the oil crises of 1973 and today differ

30, Sep 2026

While the world is much better prepared this time around, vulnerabilities remain

Abdel-Rahman Ayas
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
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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