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Canadian-British author David Szalay, during a photo shoot in London in 2016, after being nominated for the Man Booker Prize for his novel 'All That Man is'. Daniel LEAL / AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

David Szalay on reinventing the traditional story arc

Canadian-born Hungarian-British author David Szalay is known for his ingenious storytelling and innovative approach to structuring his work. His…

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 02 November , 2025
Russia’s pragmatic retreat from the Middle East AFP-Reuters-Eduardo Ramon
Politics

Russia’s pragmatic retreat from the Middle East

In March 2023, the Kremlin unveiled its latest Foreign Policy Concept (FPC) document proclaiming Russia’s return as a world power with “a unique…

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy 02 November , 2025
Ireland's president-elect Catherine Connolly AFP-Reuters-Eduardo Ramon
Profiles

Catherine Connolly: Ireland's president-elect and vocal critic of Israel's war on Gaza

Before the coronation of King Charles III, there were concerns that he might be inclined, given his strong views on a variety of topics, to…

Bryn Haworth 02 November , 2025
'The effects of the Balfour Declaration couldn't be foreseen' Eduardo Ramon
Documents & Memoirs

'The effects of the Balfour Declaration couldn't be foreseen'

"This is the bit of paper that started it all,” Lord Roderick says, lifting a photocopy of the 1917 letter issued by his great uncle Arthur that…

Ibrahim Hamidi 01 November , 2025
A visitor walks near a bust of the ancient Egyptian King Akhenaten while touring the Grand Egyptian Museum, in Giza on the southwestern outskirts of the capital Cairo on 7 February 2025. Khaled DESOUKI / AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

The Grand Egyptian Museum: ancient answers to contemporary questions

During its year-long soft opening, thousands of visitors from around the world have converged on the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, near Cairo’s…

Ibrahim Tutunji 01 November , 2025
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Business & Economy

Qatar’s rooftop solar opportunity

Qatar’s energy sector is approaching a significant milestone. Long defined by its dominance in liquefied natural gas (LNG), the country is now making…

Neil Quilliam 01 November , 2025
Opinion

Syria lacks a coherent policy on foreign fighters

The recent standoff between Syrian security forces and Firqatul Ghuraba—a French-led jihadist faction entrenched in the Harem camp in Idlib—may have…

Haid Haid 31 October , 2025
During their Oval Office meeting in September, President Donald Trump greeted President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warmly, pulling out a chair for his guest and referring to Türkiye’s delegation as “too smart”. shutterstock_
Politics

Türkiye's intelligence prowess turns Trump's head

During their Oval Office meeting in September, President Donald Trump greeted President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warmly, pulling out a chair for his…

Kamal Alam 31 October , 2025
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Culture & Social Affairs

Al Majalla's Book Watch

The Arab world has a vibrant and rich literary scene. Al Majalla picks out some choice titles in our fortnightly round-up of the latest Arabic books,…

Khodr Al Agha 31 October , 2025
A displaced woman rests in Tawila, in the country's war-torn western Darfur region, on 28 October 2025, after fleeing el-Fasher following the city’s fall to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). AFP
Politics

From siege to slaughter: the fall of el-Fasher

The fall of the Sudanese city of el-Fasher to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on 26 October was a strategic turning point in the country…

Amgad Fareid Eltayeb 30 October , 2025
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Business & Economy

The tiny waterway that put the global economy into a chokehold

18 April 2026

Disruption in the Hormuz can have major implications for global trade, but it also creates opportunities for smaller nations like Iran to become global political players

Steve Hewitt
Pete Reynolds
Politics

Glimpses of Bush's Iraq debacle appear in Trump's Iran war

15 April 2026

The Iraq war was viewed as disastrous in retrospect, while the Iran war was unpopular from the get-go. Al Majalla highlights the similarities and differences between the two.

Robert Ford
Al Majalla
Business & Economy

The US plan to turn Syria into an oil transit hub

16 April 2026

Pipelines have a chequered history in the Middle East, but the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has led US Tom Barrack to conclude that a new route through Syria could solve some problems.

Al Majalla - London
An Iranian woman flashes the V-sign as she takes part in a rally to pay tribute to women killed during war, in Tehran on 17 April 2026. AFP
Politics

Has Iran's ideology actually hardened?

16 April 2026

The change in tone and presentation of policy isn't a fundamental redirection, but rather the consolidation of a system under pressure

Alex Vatanka
Egyptian director Daoud Abdel Sayed holds two awards during the opening ceremony of the Alexandria Film Festival for Mediterranean Countries in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria, late on 14 September 2010. AMR AHMAD / AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

Daoud Abdel Sayed and the cinema of quiet rebellion

16 April 2026

Throughout his career, the renowned Egyptian film director challenged authority, rejected easy answers, and remained rooted in lived experience

Hazem Massoud

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