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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
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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
Can China capitalise on US debt ceiling chaos?
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Can China capitalise on US debt ceiling chaos?

Fares Garabet 29 May , 2023
The Turkish president who has managed to extend his two-decade rule will continue to face friction with Syria while attempting to repair soured relations with Egypt. Nash Weerasekera
Politics

What does Erdoğan’s win mean for the Middle East?

Presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey are finally over.Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has, for the third time, been elected president and the…

Omer Onhon 29 May , 2023
This May 31, 2003, file photo shows acclaimed British writer Martin Amis at the Miramax Book Convention Dinner Party at the House Restaurant on in Los Angeles, California. Amis has died aged 73 at his home in Lake Worth, Florida. AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

RIP Martin Amis

When news first came in that Martin Amis, the celebrated British novelist, had died at the age of 73, I braced myself for a torrent of obituaries and…

Bryn Haworth 29 May , 2023
The battle with the greenback for global supremacy will be long – even with the fight underway, rivals are not ready to replace it. Nicola Ferrarese
Business & Economy

Don’t expect currency wars to dethrone the dollar yet

A changing world order means there is a fight being waged to challenge the dollar for supremacy in the world financial system.The US currency has not…

Toufic Chanbour 28 May , 2023
In this file picture, a Palestinian boy makes the 'V'-sign for victory looks at an Israeli tank n the outskirts of Beit Hanun, north of Gaza City 24 January 2003. AFP
Politics

It’s time for a realistic approach to Palestinian resistance

The Palestinians have employed various methods in their ongoing struggle to secure their just and legitimate rights against Israel over the past 75…

Majed Kayali 28 May , 2023
From bread as a metaphor for survival to baking as a balm for the soul the scent of a kitchen acts as an all-knowing narrator. Lyndon Hayes
Culture & Social Affairs

Flavours unleashed: The rich tapestry of food in Arabic literature

It's our most basic need and our most indulgent craving.But despite its undeniable significance to people of all ethnicities and backgrounds, few…

Ibrahim Adel 28 May , 2023
Syrian refugees wait to board a bus as they head to border villages of Edirne province, in Istanbul, Turkey, 28 February 2020. AFP
Politics

Syrian refugees in Turkey express worry ahead of crucial vote

Istanbul: “We are scared,” a Syrian man in a major Turkish city lamented to Al Majalla.“I’m having many problems these days.”“It has become normal to…

Shelly Kittleson 27 May , 2023
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Iran-Houthi escalation could backfire. Here is how

05, Oct 2026

The more Iran and its regional allies try to corner Yemen's government, the more international support it is getting to fight back

Ibrahim Jalal
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
The leaders of Egypt, Somalia, Sudan and Eritrea met in Alamein Egypt on 4 October to discuss regional tensions. Eritrea Ministry of Information via X
Politics

Have Ethiopia's neighbours formed an alliance against it?

06, Oct 2026

The leaders of Egypt, Somalia, Sudan, and Eritrea met in Alamein on Sunday, which some interpret as a formation of a loose security alliance aimed at influencing the geopolitics of the Horn of Africa

Amr Emam
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 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

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