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Lines of cars waiting to refuel in Moscow, Russia, June 30, 2026. أ.ف.ب
Business & Economy

Queuing cars help show how Russia failed to diversify its economy

Fuel queues in the world’s third-largest oil-exporting nation is not a sight most would expect to see, but for several weeks now, long lines of…

Rana Freifer 25 July , 2026
The future site of the city Neom before development begins in the Tabuk Province of north-western Saudi Arabia, on December 18, 2019. Reuters
Business & Economy

Geopolitics reshapes the Saudi tourism industry

Saudi Arabia’s tourism industry is among the sectors to feel the effects of regional conflict and low oil prices, as short-term expectations are…

Alice Gower 25 July , 2026
Lebanese soldiers stand on a road near the entrance to the southern village of Zawtar al-Garhbiya on July 21, 2026. Fadel Itani/AFP
Politics

Reclaiming southern Lebanon village by village

The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) have begun implementing a graduated handover of control from Israeli troops in southern Lebanon by taking command in…

Lina Khatib 25 July , 2026
US Vice President JD Vance represents a change in thinking on the American right, with implications for Israel and Iran. Eoin Ryan
Politics

The Vance Doctrine

We chose this week’s cover story because US Vice President JD Vance, who could take over from his boss in 2028, recently outlined a wider political…

Al Majalla - London 24 July , 2026
Recent comments from US Vice-President JD Vance suggest a new line of thinking perhaps more in tune with the American mood. Al Majalla
Politics

The intellectual odyssey of JD Vance

It has never been easy for JD Vance to have an impact on public consciousness. Back in the dying days of Joe Biden’s presidency, Donald Trump’s…

Bryn Haworth 24 July , 2026
The US Vice-President accuses Israel of mounting a media campaign to keep America in the war against Iran. Do his views accord with the public? Al Majalla
Politics

JD Vance alarms the US pro-Israel hawks by putting America first

US Vice President JD Vance’s recent interview on Joe Rogan’s popular podcast revealed the unease with which Americans increasingly see Israel,…

Tarek Rashed 24 July , 2026
US Vice President JD Vance is advocating ideas that are refining American conservatism. Al Majalla
Profiles

JD Vance and the reinvention of US conservatism

When James David Vance emerged as one of the Trump administration’s principal advocates of negotiations with Iran in July 2026, the dispute…

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra 24 July , 2026
From sanctions to investment: what could Iran gain from a deal?
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From sanctions to investment: what could Iran gain from a deal?

A prospective agreement between Washington and Tehran could unlock one of the largest economic relief packages in Iran's modern history, offering…

Al Majalla - London 24 July , 2026
Iran's strategists have developed a cunning new plan Fares Garabet
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Iran's strategists have developed a cunning new plan

Fares Garabet 23 July , 2026
Estrangement and the trial of the soul in Abdullah AlArfaj’s Camphor Leaves Lina Jaradat
Culture & Social Affairs

Estrangement and the trial of the soul in Abdullah AlArfaj’s Camphor Leaves

The Saudi novelist and academic Abdullah AlArfaj, whose fiction is deeply rooted in Najdi history, migration, memory, and social change, has a…

Imad Eddine Moussa 23 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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