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Zelensky visit highlights Britain’s leading role in supporting Ukraine

If Boris Johnson’s premiership has an enduring legacy, it is the unstinting support he has given to Ukraine in its war with Russia — a fact that was…

Con Coughlin 14 February , 2023
Opinion

Turkey elections kill hopes for modernisation

The general elections looming in Turkey are the most important in the country’s modern history and they appear to be witnessing the worst kind of…

Rustum Mahmud 14 February , 2023
The recent number of dead in Turkey and Syria has exceeded 37,000 and is expected to continue to rise. Al Majalla
Business & Economy

Turkey-Syria earthquake: A humanitarian and economic cost of epic proportions

A week after the devastating earthquake struck southeastern Turkey and northwestern Syria, rescue teams manage every now and then to pull out a…

Al Majalla - London 14 February , 2023
Opinion

Why the world needs a more just and inclusive monetary system 

It was 1920 when a conference was held in the Belgian capital of Brussels to explore ways to finance the reconstruction of the ruins of World War I…

Toufic Chanbour 14 February , 2023
Opinion

The orphaned Syrian suffering 

The earthquake that struck northwestern Syria and southeastern Turkey claimed thousands of lives, wiping out the dreams of hundreds of thousands,…

Ibrahim Hamidi 13 February , 2023
Daily life in Egypt has been strained by a wave of price rises driven by Egyptian pound slumps, leaving the country at the mercy of the dollar. Jamie Wignall
Business & Economy

Egypt’s deal with the IMF comes with dramatic consequences for the economy

Cairo: Dizzying price rises have added strain to Egyptian lives across the country following a move to let internal financial markets set the value…

Marcelle Nasr 13 February , 2023
The first recorded earthquake struck Antioch in 115 AD, and the city was said to have been completely flattened, killing 260,000 people.
Andrei Cojocaru
Politics

Northern Syria’s sad history of devastating earthquakes

Taking a look at the world’s most severe earthquakes throughout history, one will discover that a striking number have afflicted northwest Syria and…

Diana Darke 10 February , 2023
Opinion

Global diplomacy in paralysis amid ongoing wars, stalled conflicts

The year 2022 was a tough year for global diplomacy — perhaps the toughest in decades. It was dominated by the forceful use of weapons and tight arms…

Wahid Abdel Maguid 27 January , 2023
People stand among the rubble of collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras, on February 9, 2023, three days after a 7,8-magnitude earthquake struck southeast Turkey. Getty Images
Politics

"It is catastrophic, and the United Nations is complicit"

The head of the Syrian Civil Defence Organisation, Raed Salah, said that the situation in northwestern Syria is "catastrophic" and accused the United…

Al Majalla - London 09 February , 2023
Iranians walk past Shahab-2 (L) and Shahab-3 missiles on display in front of a large portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a square in south Tehran on September 28, 2008. Getty Images
Politics

Iran's push for an empire reveals the dark reality of its ruthless ambitions

London: The protests that have rocked Iran since last September beg the question of how domestic and international policies impact states that…

Houssam Itani 09 February , 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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