At the end of November, Egyptian novelist and writer Salwa Bakr became the first laureate of the BRICS Literature Award, crowning a literary career…

Almost no one would shed a tear if Iran’s theocratic, autocratic regime were to fall following the nationwide January 2026 protests, but most are…

French jurist Monique Chemillier-Gendreau has devoted her career to international law and state theory. In May last year, she appeared before the…

Since its inception in 1947, Pakistan’s military has played an active role in the Arab world and the wider Middle East. This engagement echoes the…

Almost ten years after the genesis of the idea for the Saudi Arabian Drilling Academy (SADA), the training facility is fully realised and motoring in…

Ever since the latest wave of anti-government protests swept Iran at the start of the year, US President Donald Trump has deliberately given the…

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…

On 13 January, the US designated the Muslim Brotherhood organisations in Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan as “terrorist” groups. Tuesday's move came weeks…

Pro-government demonstrations in Iran indicate that the West’s hasty predictions of the imminent collapse of the Iranian regime may be premature…