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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
Members of the Turkish-backed Libyan army at a graduation ceremony. Getty
Politics

In Libya, foreign interference knocks on an open door

Since the outbreak of the 2011 popular uprising that toppled longtime Libyan dictator, Muammar Gaddafi, foreign interference has been the norm rather…

Stephanie Williams 15 July , 2023
Opinion

Scapegoating others does not solve our problems

An unprecedented wave of dissent flooded social media platforms in the Arab world recently, including condemnation and "panic" over what some…

Samer Abou Hawwach 14 July , 2023
Czech-born writer Milan Kundera (back C) attends the 20th anniversary party of the French philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy's review "La regle du jeu" (The rules of the game) in Paris on November 30, 2010. AFP/Al Majalla
Culture & Social Affairs

Milan Kundera leaves behind a powerful literary legacy laced with cynicism

Born on 1 April 1929 in Bohemia Czech Republic, Milan Kundera is one of the most famous and influential novelists of the 20th century.Like many of…

Mohamed abi Samra 14 July , 2023
In its capital, once famed as the City of Light, it is now much darker. Paris is unable to achieve social and economic equality for millions of its citizens, sparking riots and disorder. Eduardo Ramon
Business & Economy

France’s social unrest is a symptom of its wider economic decline

France’s image in the eyes of the world has once again been shaken, by violent disorder across the country in an uprising led by third and fourth…

Mohamed Sharki 14 July , 2023
From Mahmud II to its current victorious ruler, the country’s politicians have attempted to strike the perfect balance between secular forces and its traditional heritage Nesma Moharam
Politics

Erdoğan’s recipe for success is rooted in a history laced with contradictions

Turkey looks like it has come to the end of a long internal battle over the country’s identity – and trajectory – by extending the 20 years it has…

Houssam Itani 14 July , 2023
Sweden one step closer to Nato seat
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Sweden one step closer to Nato seat

Fares Garabet 13 July , 2023
Opinion

Could OPEC soul-searching lead to a shift in its headquarters?

A snub from a senior member of the Austrian government to a major event held in Vienna by OPEC, which is based there, has thrown the spotlight back…

Faisal Faeq 13 July , 2023
 Paolo Branca reads "Al Majalla" magazine Al Majalla
Culture & Social Affairs

Italian Arabist Paolo Branca on the harmony between Mediterranean civilisations

Milan: One of Italy’s most renowned Arabists, Paolo Branca, spoke to Al Majalla about his life and work in fostering understanding between the two…

Youssouf Waqqas 13 July , 2023
To maintain power, the Houthis foment tension and division, spread fear and terror, practice discrimination, and exact revenge. EPA/Majalla
Politics

Draconian Houthi rule in Yemen looks a lot like internal colonialism

Daily reports emerging from Yemen show Houthi behaviours and practices increasingly fitting the description of “internal colonialism”— a term…

Mohamed abi Samra 13 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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