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A man waits to cast his ballot during Turkish presidential and parliamentary elections in Diyarbakir, Turkey, May 14, 2023. Reuters
Politics

Dissecting Turkey's Kurdish vote: Turnout, trends and alliances

According to the final results of the second round of the Turkish presidential elections, the general trend of Kurdish electoral behaviour remained…

Rustum Mahmud 31 May , 2023
Lebanese popstar Mohammad Jamal
Culture & Social Affairs

How the songs of Mohammad Jamal became the timeless anthems of our youth

Beirut: In the wake of Lebanese artist Mohammad Jamal’s death on 26 May, his cousin Faek Homaissi, the actor and pioneer of mime in Lebanon, penned a…

Shadi Alaa Aldin 31 May , 2023
Ukrainian air defences fire to stop drones in a relentless wave of bombardments targeting Kyiv early Tuesday morning in Kyiv, Ukraine, May 30, 2023. AP
Politics

Moscow strikes: A bitter pill for Putin to swallow

The wave of Ukrainian drone strikes on Moscow marks an important turning point in the Ukraine conflict, one where it appears Kyiv is no longer…

Con Coughlin 30 May , 2023

Ukraine war: Moscow and Kyiv trade flurry of drone strikes

May, 2023
AP
AP

Ukrainian air defences fire to stop drones in a relentless wave of bombardments targeting Kyiv early Tuesday morning in Kyiv, Ukraine, May 30, 2023.

AFP
AFP

A specialist inspects the damaged facade of a multi-storey apartment building after a reported drone attack in Moscow on May 30, 2023.

AFP
AFP

Local residents take shelter in a metro station in the centre of Kyiv during a Russian missile strike on May 29, 2023.

AFP
AFP

Police experts examine fragments of a missile after Russia fired a barrage of missiles for the second time in 24 hours, in an unusual daytime attack targetting the Ukrainian capital following overnight strikes, in Kyiv, on May 29.

Reuters
Reuters

A firefighter walks near damaged cars during a massive Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine May 30, 2023.

Reuters
Reuters

A view of an explosion in the Moscow region, Russia May 30, 2023, in this screengrab from a video obtained by Reuters.

Reuters
Reuters

A man stands next to his apartment building heavily damaged during a massive Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine May 30, 2023.

AP
AP

Ukrainian air defence intercepts a Shahed drone mid-air in the third Russia aerial attack on the capital in the last 24 hours in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, May 30, 2023.

Reuters
Reuters

People, including Russian law enforcement officers, stand in a street during evidence gathering near a damaged multi-storey apartment block following a reported drone attack in Moscow, Russia, May 30, 2023.

Saudi pavilions at the 32nd edition of the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair shone a spotlight on Saudi publishers, writers, and thought leaders. Saudi universities also had a remarkable presence. Getty_Majalla
Culture & Social Affairs

Saudi innovation on display at Abu Dhabi International Book Fair

Reaffirming Saudi Arabia’s strong presence on the Arab literary scene, Saudi pavilions drew in many crowds at the 32nd edition of the Abu Dhabi…

Abeer Ali 30 May , 2023
Opinion

Why is Erdogan’s hardened stance on Syrian refugees ignored?

In the first round of the Turkish election, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received 49.52 percent of the vote, while the leader of the…

Alia Mansour 30 May , 2023
A visitor at the Mahkmour refugees camp in Arbil, northern Iraq, look at photographs on October 29, 2009 of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) guerillas killed during fighting at a memorial center built in their honour. AFP
Politics

Pipelines and PKK: Iraq and Turkey step up cooperation

Istanbul: On 27 May, Iraq hosted a conference on a major regional transportation project that will cost an estimated $17 billion and will link Iraq…

Shelly Kittleson 30 May , 2023
As the country battles inflation and the devaluation of the lira, can Erdogan pull off a miracle and get the economy back on track, as promised? Luca D'Urbino
Business & Economy

Turkey in the throes of strong economic headwinds

On the morning of 6 February 2023, following the earthquake that hit 11 Turkish cities – home to 16.4% of Turkey's population and responsible for 9.4…

Khaled Kassar 29 May , 2023
Opinion

Erdogan’s victory and Syria’s divisions

The Syrians’ interest in the Turkish presidential elections — more so than others in the region — is understandable.Turkey is a neighbouring country…

Ibrahim Hamidi 29 May , 2023
Rise of military spending in an insecure world
Infographics

Rise of military spending in an insecure world

World military spending grew for the eighth consecutive year in 2022 to an all-time high of $2.24 trillion, an increase of 3.7% compared to 2021…

Al Majalla - London 29 May , 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, 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
Eduardo Ramón
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
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
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
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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