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The incumbent party of Erdoğan, the AKP, seems to have lost momentum, but it is still premature to make any definitive predictions at this stage. Ewan-White
Politics

Turks vote in crucial and symbolic election

Turkish citizens are heading to the polls today to vote in presidential and parliamentary elections, which is probably the single most important…

Omer Onhon 14 May , 2023
Israel's Iron Dome air defence system intercepts rockets launched from Gaza City, on May 10, 2023. AFP
Politics

Why Gaza’s missile wars have their limits

The renewed round of conflict between Israel and the Palestinians is part of an ongoing cycle of ‘wars between wars’, as previous confrontations…

Majed Kayali 13 May , 2023
Opinion

Gaza’s wartime exercises for a war that won’t happen

The latest round of violence in Gaza and the West Bank shows how, for Palestinians, violence has become a fact-of-life.At the time of writing, 33…

Houssam Itani 13 May , 2023
This handout picture released by the Saudi Press Agency shows Saudi Foreign Affairs Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan (C-R) walking alongside Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang (C-L) in Beijing on April 6, 2023. AFP
Politics

Managing US competition with China in the Middle East

US retrenchment in the Middle East was inevitable given America’s new global priorities, which centre on the Indo-Pacific and Europe. But this…

Bilal Y. Saab and Melissa Horvath 13 May , 2023
A Palestinian artist paints a mural at the Yarmuk refugee camp in the southern suburbs of the Syrian capital Damascus on November 2, 2022. AFP
Politics

How Palestinian refugee camps became a gathering place for dreamers

Wars inevitably result in refugee problems. Conflict brings death, destruction, and a fundamental need for people to escape and save their own lives…

Sameer Al-zapen 13 May , 2023
Will Egypt’s credit ratings downgrade lead to liberalisation of the pound’s exchange rate? Shutterstock
Business & Economy

Will Egypt’s credit ratings downgrade lead to liberalisation of the pound’s exchange rate?

Egypt continues to face a severe shortage in foreign currencies as dollar liquidity is limited to circulation outside the scope of government banks…

Marcelle Nasr 13 May , 2023
A new look...renewed trust  
Culture & Social Affairs

A new look...renewed trust  

For 45 years, a bond of trust has existed between Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper and its readers. This bond is built on absolute armament with the truth,…

JOMANA RASHED AL-RASHID, Chief Executive Officer at SRMG 12 May , 2023
Palestinians absent from their own cause
Politics

Palestinians absent from their own cause

Many books and studies have been published in recent decades highlighting the "one-state reality" in Palestine.The bleak situation cannot solely be…

Asaad Ghanem 12 May , 2023
Pro-government forces walk in the port of the western Yemeni coastal town of Mokha on February 9, 2017 as part of a major offensive to recapture the coastline overlooking the Bab al-Mandab strait. Getty
Business & Economy

Peace in Yemen to breathe new life into Bab al-Mandab

Dubai: The Yemeni peace agreement is expected to revive maritime trade in one of the most crucial global waterways, the Bab al-Mandab Strait.The 20…

Faisal Faeq 12 May , 2023
Scene from movie. Angel Studios
Culture & Social Affairs

Surprise box office hit 'His Only Son' relays Abraham's test of sacrifice

Cairo: The movie ‘His Only Son’ premiered on Apple TV+ on 5 May. The movie grossed over $12 million at the US box office, despite a humble production…

Areej Jamal 12 May , 2023
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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, and Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 5 October 2026. Turkish Foreign Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
Politics

The Mecca Defence Alliance faces its first practical test

07, Oct 2026

Türkiye and Pakistan have stepped up to help Saudi Arabia after it came under attack from the Houthis. The trio's coordination comes at a crucial time

Kaswar Klasra
Nash
Politics

After October 7: new faces, changing maps

08, Oct 2026

Al Majalla examines this changed landscape—from Israel's domestic political scene to its external ambitions, where it occupies large swathes of new territory in the West Bank, Lebanon and Syria

Al Majalla - London
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
Al Majalla
Business & Economy

Why Europe’s gold is on the move

07, Oct 2026

Headlines have centred on the flight of bullion while commentators have speculated about the prompts. The reality is a little more nuanced

Abdulfattah Khattab
Culture & Social Affairs

The seven Arab films vying for an Oscar

08, Oct 2026

From Gaza to Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Jordan, Iraq, and Algeria, this year's Arab Oscar submissions explore stories of conflict, displacement, memory, and survival

Wael Said

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