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In a strait race: US and Iran face-off over Hormuz

The dramatic escalation in hostilities between the US and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz will ultimately decide the fate of the crucial waterway for…

Con Coughlin 19 July , 2026
Both Turkiye and Israel are fighting for prominence in the region. For most of their history, relations have been warm. Eduardo Ramon
Politics

From friends to foes: how Türkiye-Israel relations soured

Tensions between regional heavyweights Türkiye and Israel are such that some fear it could escalate into armed conflict, with Syria and the Eastern…

Omer Onhon 18 July , 2026
The Arden Shakespeare and the reinvention of the canon Eduardo Ramon
Culture & Social Affairs

The Arden Shakespeare and the reinvention of the canon

As the 19th century drew to a close, the English publishing house Methuen sought to capitalise on a golden age of Shakespearean scholarship. Its aim…

Al Majalla - London 18 July , 2026
AI has changed things by introducing concentrated, volatile, large-scale loads that carry big implications for the electricity grid. Eduardo Ramon
Business & Economy

Why AI is forcing a reassessment of the electricity sector

Until recently, a request for more than 300 megawatts of new electricity demand would most likely have signalled the establishment of an aluminium…

Jessica Obeid 18 July , 2026
The rivalry between Ankara and Tel Aviv could define the new Middle East Pete Reynolds
Politics

Turkish-Israeli rivalry in the new Middle East

The Middle East is moving beyond the aftermath of the war in Gaza and the erosion of Iran’s regional weight into a new phase in which the balance of…

Al Majalla - London 17 July , 2026
Workers are seen through a pipe at a construction site on the extension of Russia's TurkStream gas pipeline. Reuters
Business & Economy

Türkiye and Israel go head-to-head in Europe’s new energy race

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Europe has had to rebuild its energy and trade networks for the decades ahead. Until the continent can rely on…

Abdulfattah Khattab 17 July , 2026
Relations between Ankara and Tel Aviv were once good. Today, they are fractured. Eduardo Ramon
Politics

Why Israel-Türkiye relations have now hit rock bottom

In late June, Israel’s government moved to formally recognise the Armenian genocide at the hands of the Ottomans, ending decades of official…

Michael Horowitz 17 July , 2026
An emerging regional rivalry is playing out through a series of pipelines and trade routes. Al Majalla
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Middle East chessboard being played between Türkiye and Israel

The Eastern Mediterranean has emerged as one of the world’s most contested geopolitical arenas, where energy resources, maritime boundaries, and…

Al Majalla - London 17 July , 2026
Israel and Türkiye have competing interests in Syria, Palestine, the Gulf, Washington, and the global defence industry. They also have very different visions for the Middle East Pete Reynolds
Politics

Turkish-Israeli rivalry could determine the new Middle East

Türkiye first recognised Israel in 1949, shortly after Zionist leaders like David Ben-Gurion proclaimed a Jewish state in Palestine. In so doing, it…

Al Majalla - London 17 July , 2026
How Egypt lost two of its most dynamic communities
Culture & Social Affairs

How Egypt lost two of its most dynamic communities

“Egypt is my homeland, the land of my birth. There I grew up and was raised. She is my teacher and the source of my livelihood, the place where I…

Mohammed Magdy 16 July , 2026
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Politics

Trump's midterm loss opens a window for Iran diplomacy

11, Nov 2026

Both Tehran and Washington have powerful incentives to resolve the conflict through negotiations, but actors on all sides have reasons to derail these efforts

Alex Vatanka
The UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey carries the traditional red budget box as he leaves Downing Street in London on 28 October 2026. Reuters
Business & Economy

Britain's debt squeeze tests the pound’s power

11, Nov 2026

Rising borrowing costs and persistent inflation are narrowing the UK's fiscal room for manoeuvre, exposing the limits of monetary independence

Abdulfattah Khattab
Crew members of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) navy ship Qi Jiguang wave as their ship prepares to dock on 2 August 2026. JUNI KRISWANTO / AFP
Politics

China eyes greater security role in the Red Sea

12, Nov 2026

Beijing has been expanding its base in Djibouti, the tiny state that sits opposite Yemen across the Bab al-Mandab Strait. With numerous other states also in play, this is a region to watch

Charbel Barakat
Pep Boatella
Science & Technology

Climate change is redrawing national borders

10, Nov 2026

Whether it is rivers, glaciers, or sea-level submergence, the implications of rising temperatures are becoming an increasingly urgent issue for states

Alaa Emara
Culture & Social Affairs

Five Arab novels that paint an AI-dominated future

10, Nov 2026

From machines that develop human emotions to societies governed by artificial intelligence, Arab novelists explore the promises and perils of a radically transformed future

Ibrahim Adel

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