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Plumes of smoke rise from the sites of Israeli airstrikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut on 3 March 2026. IBRAHIM AMRO / AFP
Politics

Lebanon front opens up amid US-Iran war

The US-Iran war that began on Saturday, 28 February, when Washington and Tel Aviv launched surprise attacks on Iran, officially expanded to Lebanon…

Elie Kossaifi and Fayza Diab 03 March , 2026
Markets brace for possible oil shock amid US-Iran war
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Markets brace for possible oil shock amid US-Iran war

Amid the US-Israeli war with Iran, traders are pricing in the possibility of an oil shock, particularly if tensions threaten traffic through the…

Al Majalla - London 03 March , 2026
The Arabic historical novel: between justification and inquiry Al Majalla
Culture & Social Affairs

The Arabic historical novel: between justification and inquiry

The Arab historical novel enters our lives through the threshold closest to the heart: the threshold of story. As the narrative unfolds, our sense of…

Bahaa Iy'ali 03 March , 2026
Trump is betraying his base by waging war on Iran Reuters /Al Majalla
Politics

Trump is betraying his base by waging war on Iran

On Saturday, US President Donald Trump, head of the Board of Peace, winner of the FIFA Peace Prize, and ardent opponent of America’s pointless wars…

Emma Ashford 03 March , 2026
Alireza Arafi: the cleric charged with selecting Iran's next Supreme Leader Al Majalla
Profiles

Alireza Arafi: the cleric charged with selecting Iran's next Supreme Leader

Following the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US and Israeli military strikes on 28 February 2026, a three-member…

Alex Vatanka 02 March , 2026
Trump bored of peace
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Trump bored of peace

Fares Garabet 01 March , 2026
US-Iran war: economic costs already start to stack up Al Majalla
Business & Economy

US-Iran war: economic costs already start to stack up

With the outbreak of the US and Israeli war on Iran, the global economy braces for a stress test shaped by energy security and the resilience of…

Mohamed Sharki 01 March , 2026
Khamenei's killing opens up a strategic abyss Deena So Oteh
Politics

Khamenei's killing opens up a strategic abyss

For years, I have argued that the Islamic Republic of Iran was approaching a strategic breaking point. That moment has now arrived—but not in the way…

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy 01 March , 2026
Opinion

When he sat in his isolated office negotiating with history

When a decision maker approaches the autumn of life, he is no longer speaking only to allies, adversaries, and mediators. In the solitude of their…

Ibrahim Hamidi 01 March , 2026
A vendor sells merchandise to people paying their respects to the late civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson outside of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition national headquarters on 27 February 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. SCOTT OLSON / AFP
Profiles

Jesse Jackson made a black president possible

He heard the crack of the gun. Then saw the impact: blood gushing from the neck and jaw, the tie blown off. The date was 4 April 1968; the place was…

The Economist 01 March , 2026
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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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