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Leaked Pentagon papers: A global embarrassment of epic proportions

While the security breach at the Pentagon, which has resulted in top-secret intelligence files appearing on the internet, has caused Washington deep…

Con Coughlin 19 April , 2023
Known for avoiding politics, the man from the Nile River state insists on only one army in the country. That has set up a clash with a rival leader known as Hemedti and a delay to civilian rule. Getty, Al Majalla
Profiles

Al Burhan: The reluctant ruler of Sudan

When Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan appeared on national television in Sudan on 25 October 2021, he declared a state of emergency.Dressed…

Al Majalla - London 18 April , 2023
This picture taken on April 16, 2023, shows Sudanese army soldiers, loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, posing for a picture at the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) base in the Red Sea city of Port Sudan.
Politics

Explainer: Why are military forces fighting each other in Sudan?

Clashes erupted in Sudan on Saturday between the army, led by Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces, led by Gen. Mohamed Hamdan…

Al Majalla - London 18 April , 2023
Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo's rise from humble Darfur origins to national prominence leaves his RSF militia in conflict with the army for full control. Getty, Al Majalla
Profiles

Hemedti: From camel trader to second most powerful man in Sudan

Lieutenant General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo — known throughout Sudan as Hemedti — is synonymous with much of the country’s political turmoil over the…

Al Majalla - London 18 April , 2023

Violent clashes spark food crisis in Sudan

April, 2023
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People queue for bread outside a bakery amidst a food crisis in the south of Khartoum on April 17, 2023 as fighting in the Sudanese capital between the army and paramilitary forces led by rival generals rages for a third day.

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People queue for bread outside a bakery amidst a food crisis in the south of Khartoum on April 17, 2023 as fighting in the Sudanese capital between the army and paramilitary forces led by rival generals rages for a third day.

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AFP

People walk past shuttered shops in Khartoum, Sudan, Monday, April 17, 2023. Sudan's embattled capital has awoken to a third day of heavy fighting between the army and a powerful rival force for control of the country.

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Men walk past a closed pharmacy in the south of Khartoum on April 17, 2023 as fighting in the Sudanese capital between the army and paramilitary forces led by rival generals rages for a third day.

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Pedlars' stalls are abandoned along a street market in the south of Khartoum on April 17, 2023 as fighting in the Sudanese capital between the army and paramilitary forces led by rival generals rages for a third day.

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AFP

People queue for bread outside a bakery amidst a food crisis in the south of Khartoum on April 17, 2023 as fighting in the Sudanese capital between the army and paramilitary forces led by rival generals rages for a third day.

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AFP

Heavy smoke bellows above buildings in the vicinity of the Khartoum airport on April 15, 2023, amid clashes in the Sudanese capital.

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AFP

Heavy smoke bellows above buildings in the vicinity of the Khartoum airport on April 15, 2023, amid clashes in the Sudanese capital.

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Army soldiers deploy in Khartoum on April 15, 2023, amid reported clashes in the city. - Sudan's paramilitaries said they were in control of several key sites following fighting with the regular army on April 15.

The current dispute over the integration of military forces is a serious threat to a final political resolution and transition to civilian rule. BarbaraGibson
Politics

Sudan clashes demonstrate high-stakes nature of political transition

The Sudanese are living in a state of fear, anxiety, and tension as the ongoing mediation efforts between the military and civilians are on the verge…

Shawgi Abdelazim 18 April , 2023
Opinion

Who will save Arab theatre?

Rising consumerism has shaped and torn at the political and social fabrics of nations around the world since the beginning of the 20th century…

Paul Chaoul 18 April , 2023
Past and projected unemployment and inflation rates in Iraq Diana Estefania Rubio
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Past and projected unemployment and inflation rates in Iraq

Al Majalla - London 18 April , 2023
A Belarusian volunteer soldier from the Kastus Kalinouski regiment, a regiment made up of Belarusian opposition volunteers formed to defend Ukraine, fires a 120mm mortar round at a front line position near Bakhmut. AFP
Politics

The war in Ukraine is defining a new and more dangerous world order

As the war in Ukraine approaches its fourteenth month, it is becoming increasingly clear that it is a pivotal moment in world history and geopolitics…

Khattar Abu Diab 17 April , 2023
Macron's slip of the tongue
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Macron's slip of the tongue

Fares Garabet 17 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

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
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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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