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Policy backfire? Trump pushes India into China's arms
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Policy backfire? Trump pushes India into China's arms

Fares Garabet 03 September , 2025
Al-Ma'arri in his residence as depicted in a 1965 book Wikipedia Commons
Culture & Social Affairs

Al-Ma’arri’s satirical poetry reimagined for today's readers

Abu al-Ala al-Ma’arri, who was born in the latter half of the 10th century, was a Syrian philosopher, poet, and writer known for his anti-religious…

Ali Almuqri 03 September , 2025
Lebanon’s challenge to disarm Hezbollah Pep Boatella
Politics

Lebanon’s challenge to disarm Hezbollah

The issue of Hezbollah’s arms is not new—it dates back to the aftermath of the Israeli invasion in 1982, when Iran carved out a military footprint in…

Al Majalla - London 03 September , 2025
Disarming Hezbollah: will Lebanon seize or squander its opportunity? Pep Boatella
Politics

Disarming Hezbollah: will Lebanon seize or squander its opportunity?

A half-century after the start of a horrific civil war—one that lasted 15 years and paved the way for foreign occupation, armed conflict, and…

Frederic C. Hof 03 September , 2025
A portrait of a soldier in Beirut, Lebanon. 
Alamy
Politics

The Lebanese army can confront Hezbollah. Here's how.

In his inaugural speech in January, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun stated that the Lebanese state should regain its monopoly over the use of force,…

Bilal Saab 03 September , 2025
Opinion

Can the Lebanese army disarm Hezbollah?

The United States has given the Lebanese government a tall order: the disarmament of Hezbollah and Palestinian factions, bringing the monopoly of…

Ibrahim Hamidi 03 September , 2025

Protests for Palestine, water shows and more from the world

REUTERS/Eva Manez
REUTERS/Eva Manez

Revellers covered in tomato pulp carry a Palestinian flag during the annual 'La Tomatina' food fight festival in Bunol, near Valencia, Spain, on August 27, 2025.

REUTERS/Amr Alfiky
REUTERS/Amr Alfiky

A man watches another man on a flyboard during a water show in Musandam, Oman, on August 27, 2025.

REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

Demonstrators take part in a vigil honouring the lives of Palestinian journalists and medics killed on Monday in Israeli strikes on Nasser hospital in Gaza, outside Union Station in Washington, DC, on August 27, 2025.

REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

Demonstrators clash with riot police outside Jakarta Mobile Brigade headquarters, after a motorcycle taxi driver died after being struck and run over by a police vehicle in Jakarta, Indonesia, on August 29, 2025.

REUTERS/Stringer
REUTERS/Stringer

A resident holds his cat as he stands near his apartment building hit during a Russian drone and missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on August 30, 2025.

REUTERS/Jack Taylor
REUTERS/Jack Taylor

A motorcyclist rides past The Bell Hotel, after the British government won a court ruling resulting in asylum seekers not being evicted from the hotel in Epping, Britain, August 31, 2025.

Juni KRISWANTO / AFP
Juni KRISWANTO / AFP

A bride and groom wait for their marriage approval hearing during a mass officiating event in Indonesia for dozens of couples who were previously wedded under local traditions, which are not legally recognised, on August 27, 2025.

WANG Zhao / AFP
WANG Zhao / AFP

A child looks at a mural of the Great Wall of China as she visits an exhibition commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory over Japan and the end of World War II at a museum in Beijing on August 27, 2025.

Mohd RASFAN / AFP
Mohd RASFAN / AFP

Malaysian schoolchildren wave national flags during the 68th National Day celebrations in Putrajaya on August 31, 2025.

Magdalena Chodownik/Getty
Magdalena Chodownik/Getty

A military parade marking the 80th anniversary of Vietnam's independence takes place in Hanoi, Vietnam, on September 2, 2025.

Bitcoin reserves: a blessing or a curse? Al Majalla
Infographics

Bitcoin reserves: a blessing or a curse?

As of 31 July 2025, some of the world’s largest national reserves include hundreds of thousands of bitcoins, valued in the billions of dollars.The…

Al Majalla - London 02 September , 2025
Opinion

From inflation’s flames to the prospect of mass unemployment

Scanning the international headlines these days offers little hope to those seeking work, careers, and opportunities. Across much of the world,…

Khaled Kassar 02 September , 2025
A model of a solar farm at the Masdar City pavilion at the World Energy Summit, Abu Dhabi, January 18, 2012.
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Business & Economy

Masdar's profitability shows momentum in the Gulf energy transition

Masdar’s pivot to profitability in 2024 marks a notable development in the Arabian Gulf’s energy transition. The UAE’s leading renewable energy…

Neil Quilliam 02 September , 2025
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Deena So Oteh
Politics

Khamenei's killing opens up a strategic abyss

01 March 2026

Gulf states' delicate balancing act—maintaining security partnerships with the US while cautiously reopening channels to Iran—has been shattered

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy
Reuters /Al Majalla
Politics

Trump is betraying his base by waging war on Iran

02 March 2026

Voters were promised America First, not Bush-era interventions

Emma Ashford
Al Majalla
Business & Economy

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

01 March 2026

Al Majalla lays out three possible scenarios for how the conflict unfolds, along with their associated costs

Mohamed Sharki
Sara Padovan
Politics

Operation Epic Fury: the point of no return

28 February 2026

The US and Israel carried out strikes across Iran, and Tehran has retaliated by striking US/Israeli assets across the region. Could this turn into the regional war analysts have been warning about?

Michael Horowitz
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Profiles

Alireza Arafi: Iran's next Supreme Leader?

02 March 2026

Handpicked by Khamenei for several senior manager roles, Arafi consolidated the political role of the pro-regime clergy in Iran and expanded Khomeini's ideological message around the world

Alex Vatanka

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