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Gallery assistants pose with artworks entitled 'Mnemosyne' (L), 'The Blessed Damozel' (C) and 'Proserpine' by English artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti, during a photocall at Tate Britain in London on April 4, 2023. AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

Why a new Rossetti exhibition is a must for depressed coiffeurs

Sometimes a retrospective exhibition shows us hidden aspects of an artist. We learn that while they were doing the things they’re famous for, they…

Bryn Haworth 20 May , 2023
Anti-war protesters hold placards during a demonstration against Russia's invasion of Ukraine in front of the Nato headquarters in Brussels on March 16, 2022, as Nato Defence Ministers hold a meeting over the war in Ukraine. AFP
Politics

Can Western unity survive the new multipolar world?

Vladimir Putin declared that the world was, “at a turning point,” in his annual Victory Day speech in Moscow this year. He was directing his comments…

Christopher Phillips 20 May , 2023

The Arab summit in Jeddah

May, 2023
AFP
AFP

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in a group photo with the Arab leaders during the Arab summit in Jeddah.

Reuters
Reuters

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks at the Arab summit in Jeddah.

AFP
AFP

Deputy Emir of Mecca Prince Badr bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz (R) walks with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (L) upon his arrival in Jeddah.

AFP
AFP

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

AFP
AFP

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (L) posing for a picture with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani prior to the Arab summit.

AFP
AFP

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman posing for a picture with King Abdullah II and Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan.

Reuters
Reuters

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad is seen on screen as he speaks during the Arab summit.

Reuters
Reuters

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad speaks during the Arab summit.

EPA
EPA

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman receiving Sudanese Ambassador Dafallah Al-Haj Ali, the envoy of the President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.

Opinion

French arrest warrant opens Riad Salameh up to newfound scrutiny

It is rare for international arrest warrants to be issued against the heads of central banks, especially when they are still in office, but the…

Houssam Itani 19 May , 2023
Britain's King Charles III (C), flanked by Rwanda's president Paul Kagame (C-L), Secretary General of the Commonwealth Patricia Scotland (C-L) and Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (2nd C-R) in Commonwealth group picture. AFP
Politics

Charles III’s Commonwealth stands on shaky ground

King Charles’ III coronation was largely well received in Britain. Though there was some controversy on the streets of London, where heavy handed…

Christopher Phillips 19 May , 2023
In the final instalment of the two-part series, Sami Moubayed gives a historical review of key Arab summits over the years as Arab leaders grappled with consecutive wars, conflicts and uprisings. Eduardo Ramon
Documents & Memoirs

Arab Summits Part II: Second Intifada breaks out, US topples Saddam, and Arab Spring sweeps region

Picking up from part 1 of the series, we continue with our review of key Arab summits. We last left off in the late 1980s where the Arab world was…

Sami Moubayed 19 May , 2023
Can the GCC realise its economic integration dream?
Business & Economy

Can the GCC realise its economic integration dream?

This month marks the 42nd anniversary of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)’s foundation on 25 May 1981, which includes Saudi Arabia, the United Arab…

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 19 May , 2023
Supporters wave flags and chant slogans while waiting for the arrival of CHP Party presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu during a campaign rally on April 27, 2023 in Tekirdag, Turkey. Getty Images
Politics

A landmark political moment for Turkey’s Alevis breaks a big taboo

Turkey’s presidential candidate Kemal Kiliçdaroğlu has shattered a longstanding political taboo in the country.The man now facing a run-off election…

Rustum Mahmud 18 May , 2023
Opinion

Learning from the realpolitik of peace agreements

Fragile peace accords are better than prolonged conflict. But they come with the danger that the chance for a stronger, longer-lasting agreement may…

Wahid Abdel Maguid 18 May , 2023
Barbara Gibson
Politics

Jeddah Summit: Challenges and decisions

Jeddah will host the 32nd Arab Summit chaired by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud with His Royal Highness…

Al Majalla - London 18 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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