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Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Prime Minister Prince Mohammed bin Salman receives Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. SPA
Politics

Zelensky in Jeddah: A bold showcase of Saudi diplomacy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s participation in the Arab Summit in Jeddah surprised the international community, resonating in decision…

Khattar Abu Diab 25 May , 2023
Opinion

Is Damascus using drug crackdown as a pretext to reassert control?

In recent weeks, the Syrian regime's security forces have escalated their campaign of intimidation against local communities in former rebel-held…

Haid Haid 25 May , 2023
In this era of growing awareness, how are cinema and television dramas approaching cases of sexual abuse and highlighting the nuances in meaning between harassment, rape or consent? Michelle Thompson
Culture & Social Affairs

Sexual abuse gets more screen time in #MeToo era

Not a week seems to go by without a new case of sexual assault involving a public figure making the rounds.With every case comes renewed debate over…

Areej Jamal 25 May , 2023
Jomana Alrashid chairwoman of the Red Sea Foundation(L) and Mohammed Al Turki, Red Sea International Film Festival CEO at the 76th annual Cannes Film Festival. EPA
Culture & Social Affairs

Red Sea Film Festival shines in the heart of Cannes

Cannes, France: The 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival — which has become a global destination for cinema — reaffirmed its position as the most…

Mohammed Rouda 24 May , 2023
Zahran Alqasm poses with his novel “The Water Diviner,” which won the 2023 International Prize for Arabic Fiction. Supplied
Culture & Social Affairs

Why Omani novelist Zahran Alqasmi tells the stories of ordinary people

Abu Dhabi: Water may be the source of life, but it can also be the source of man’s troubles. This is the theme of Zahran Alqasmi’s “The Water Diviner…

Abeer Ali 24 May , 2023
Opinion

Washington manages expectations over F-16s approval for Kyiv

At first glance, US President Joe Biden’s decision to support the delivery of F-16 advanced fighter jets to Ukraine has the potential to be a game…

Con Coughlin 24 May , 2023
Aerial view of recruits of the Houthi movement take part in a military parade held by the movement, on September 15, 2022 in Sana'a, Yemen. Getty
Politics

Can China pressure Iran to stop arming the Houthis?

Beirut: Shortly after the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Iran signed a China-brokered agreement in March, United States Army General Michael Kurilla…

Khaled Hamadeh 24 May , 2023
Opinion

Yuan for dreamers: Talk of dollar’s demise exaggerated

National currencies can – and sometimes do – collapse.There are various economic and financial conditions that can kill a nation’s unit of money,…

Khaled Kassar 23 May , 2023
This state of schizophrenia leaves Sudanese citizens in a state of confusion. They are forced to choose between the warring parties that were, until recently, partners in power. Barbara Gibson
Politics

How the war in Sudan produced a state of schizophrenia

It is unfortunate when negative events become a part of one's daily routine, gradually desensitising them to the situation.I fear that the…

Shawgi Abdelazim 23 May , 2023
Irregular EU border crossings Diana Estafana Rubio
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Irregular EU border crossings

European Union countries are facing unprecedented challenges at their external borders due to the arrival of record numbers of refugees from several…

Al Majalla - London 23 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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