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While its president plays on European fears of the human fallout from default, debt crisis looms ahead of the hot Mediterranean summer Ewan White
Business & Economy

Tunisia’s economy teeters on the brink of collapse

For Tunisia’s economy, any light at the end of the tunnel seems distant and the darkness of debt default looms ahead of the hot Mediterranean summer…

Mohamed Sharki 27 April , 2023
IS and its predecessors have a long history of working directly with al-Assad's regime and benefiting from its indirect facilitation. Al Majalla
Politics

The al-Assad regime's sordid history of weaponising jihadists

In recent weeks, the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad has reaped rewards from a wave of diplomatic re-engagements intended to normalise its status…

Charles Lister 27 April , 2023
A blend of intimacy and the fresh perspective they provide is making autobiographies more popular. Take a look at why the genre is so captivating via two very different books Al Majalla
Culture & Social Affairs

The power of personal experience

Autobiographies are back in fashion in the literary world, with readers keen to navigate lessons about life through first-hand stories from the…

Haitham Hussein 27 April , 2023
In a chat with Al Majalla, former Iraqi foreign minister Hoshyar Zebari details the run-up and aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq and its impact on the the Kurdish quest for legitimacy. Barbara Gibson
Politics

The Kurds of Iraq and their painstaking quest for legitimacy

Erbil: In a conversation with Al Majalla, former Iraqi foreign minister and leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party Hoshyar Zebari provides a…

Rustum Mahmud 27 April , 2023
Opinion

Sudan crisis needs urgent resolution before it’s too late

The recent eruption of violence between rival military factions in Sudan may be the cause of major suffering for the Sudanese people, but it is also…

Con Coughlin 27 April , 2023

Saudi Arabia steps up evacuations from war-torn Sudan

April, 2023
Saudi Arabia steps up evacuations from war-torn Sudan

Saudi children wave Saudi flags as they arrive at Jeddah naval port after being evacuated by the Saudi navy from Sudan, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, April 24, 2023.

Saudi Arabia steps up evacuations from war-torn Sudan

Saudi Royal Navy personnel assist children who were evacuated by the Saudi navy from Sudan, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, April 24, 2023.

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Saudi Press Agency

Saudi and other citizens arrive at the Jeddah naval port after being evacuated by the Saudi navy from Sudan, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, April 24, 2023.

Saudi Arabia steps up evacuations from war-torn Sudan

Saudi children wave Saudi flags as they arrive at Jeddah naval port after being evacuated by the Saudi navy from Sudan, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, April 24, 2023.

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A member of the Saudi armed forces carries a girl who arrived at King Faisal navy base in Jeddah, following a rescue operation from Sudan. - A ship carrying some 200 Saudi citizens and 14 other nationalities rescued from Sudan.

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Saudi Press Agency

This handout picture provided by the Saudi Media Ministry on April 24, 2023 shows a member of the Saudi Navy Forces carrying an evacuee baby upon arrival at King Faisal navy base in Jeddah, following a rescue operation from Sudan.

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Saudi Press Agency

Saudi Royal Navy personnel assist a woman who was evacuated by the Saudi navy from Sudan, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, April 24, 2023.

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A photo provided by the South Korean presidential office shows twenty-eight South Korean nationals arriving at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, aboard a South Korean C-130J military transport aircraft, after being evacuated from Sudan.

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In this photo provided by Saudi Ministry of Media, an evacuee in a wheelchair is helped by soldiers of Saudi Royal Naval Forces as he arrives at Jeddah Port, Saudi Arabia, Monday, April 24, 2023, after being evacuated from Sudan.

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A South Korean nun, who fled from chaos-torn Sudan, disembark from a military plane upon landing at King Abdullah Air Base in Jeddah on April 24, 2023.

Plagued by war, queues and sorrow, Syrians await their inevitable demise Eiko Ojala
Culture & Social Affairs

Plagued by war, queues and sorrow, Syrians await their inevitable demise

Approximately one year ago, amnesty was announced for political inmates, yet only a handful of captives were set free. Abandoned to their destiny,…

Khaled Khalifa 26 April , 2023
Mass shootings and seemingly uncontrollable gun violence are chipping away at the global public's positive perception of the US Andrei Cojocaru
Politics

Is gun violence diminishing America's global appeal?

Another day, another mass shooting in America.At the time of writing, the focus is on nine teenagers being shot at a prom party in Texas, but by the…

Christopher Phillips 26 April , 2023
Opinion

As fighting rages, Sudanese ask: Who is the army fighting?

Sudan is once more in flames. It is no stranger to conflagration, with conflict breaking out despite sustained efforts to stabilise the country.As…

Alia Mansour 26 April , 2023
Damaged buildings in South Khartoum locality, Sudan April 25, 2023. REUTERS
Business & Economy

How successive conflicts have bankrupted the 'land of gold'

One week of bloody military conflict in Sudan was enough to deal a final blow to any remaining hope of ameliorating economic indicators that the…

Khaled Kassar 25 April , 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
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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

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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
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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 9 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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