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Image taken by the European Space Agency of Iran's Kharg Island on 7 March 2026.
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Business & Economy

US strikes Kharg island, a vital hub for Iran’s oil

US President Donald Trump on Friday evening announced that he’d ordered strikes on Kharg Island, a small but strategically vital island in the…

John Haltiwanger 14 March , 2026
How Ukraine's drone defence model can help Gulf states Al Majalla
Politics

How Ukraine's drone defence model can help Gulf states

As Iranian Shahed drones continue to strike targets across the Middle East amidst the raging war with Israel and the US that has stretched regional…

Ahmed Maher 14 March , 2026
Choke point: how the Iran war is stifling global energy markets Lina Jaradat
Business & Economy

Choke point: how the Iran war is stifling global energy markets

As the global economic fallout from the US-Israeli war on Iran continues to mount, the conflict is creating the largest oil supply disruption in…

Abdulfattah Khattab 14 March , 2026
How war in Iran is impacting Armenia and Azerbaijan Al Majalla
Politics

How war in Iran is impacting Armenia and Azerbaijan

The launch of US-Israeli airstrikes against Iran on 28 February led to a response by the Islamic Republic that has drawn in more than a dozen…

Nazareth Seferian 14 March , 2026
Opinion

Lebanon's failure to disarm Hezbollah comes with a price

For the past 16 months, the Lebanese government and military have chosen not to choose—and risked their country’s future. Lebanon, a weak and divided…

David Schenker 14 March , 2026
Opinion

Trump's positive war spin falls on deaf ears

US President Donald Trump’s assertion that the war in Iran has already been won appears somewhat premature, given that the Iranians are still…

Con Coughlin 13 March , 2026
The stubborn revolutionary: Ali Khamenei's last stand Grace Russell
Profiles

The stubborn revolutionary: Ali Khamenei's last stand

Ali Khamenei was 24 years old when he got on a plane for the first time. This should have been an exciting time, but the circumstances didn’t allow…

Arash Azizi 06 March , 2026
Plumes of smoke near Jebel Ali port after a new Iranian attack on Dubai, on 1 March 2026. AFP
Business & Economy

US-Iran war threatens Gulf diversification plans

The joint US-Israeli attack on Iran has triggered retaliatory strikes, with Tehran hitting back at Israeli and American assets throughout the region…

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 06 March , 2026
Opinion

Regional health progress requires efficient cooperation

Across the Middle East region, health systems are under relentless pressure. Conflict, displacement, climate shocks, disease outbreaks and financial…

Hanan Balkhy 05 March , 2026
Iranian nationals arrive in Turkey after passing through the Razi-Kapiköy border crossing in Van, north-eastern Türkiye, on 3 March 2026. ALI IHSAN OZTURK / AFP
Politics

Türkiye fears spillover effects of US-Iran war

Iran looks to be putting up a determined fight after it was jointly attacked by the US and Israel on 28 February. The assassination of its Supreme…

Omer Onhon 05 March , 2026
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Eduardo Ramon
Politics

China is not scared of Trump’s squeeze on Iran

04 September 2026

Beijing has plenty of leverage to deter Washington

Henry Tugendhat
Underwater image of a diver among fish at the North Seymour Island dive site in the Galapagos archipelago, Ecuador, taken on 8 March 2024. ERNESTO BENAVIDES / AFP
Business & Economy

The global race for rare earths reaches the ocean floor

07 September 2026

A critical mineral found on Japan's seabed has caught US attention, and the two are teaming up to see whether it can yield future benefits and reduce their dependence on China

Abdulfattah Khattab
Raven Jiang
Politics

From the war on terror to networked security

07 September 2026

The main change since 9/11 is that military security has become one component of a much wider security ecosystem

Lina Khatib
Japanese director Takashi Miike at an event for the film 'Shumei: The Living Legacy of Kabuki' IMDb
Culture & Social Affairs

Takeshi Miike's new Kabuki documentary surprises critics

06 September 2026

For a filmmaker who has spent decades challenging norms, a film about traditional Japanese theatre seems like an odd choice. At the Venice Film Festival, he explains to Al Majalla why it is not.

Leila Amar
Sara Padovan
Politics

Donald Trump and the new Latin American right

04 September 2026

Across Central and South America, a raft of right-wingers borrow from each other's playbooks and ride on the US president's coattails to win elections and power. Is it ideology or practicality?

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra

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