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US President Donald Trump greets Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as Erdogan arrives at the White House in Washington, DC, on September 25, 2025. SAUL LOEB / AFP
Politics

Trump-Erdoğan meet: pragmatism outweighs differences

President Donald Trump hosted President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the White House on 25 September, marking their first face-to-face meeting since 2019…

Omer Onhon 27 September , 2025
Marilù Oliva on her gastronomic literary adventure Supplied
Culture & Social Affairs

Marilù Oliva on her gastronomic literary adventure

Marilù Oliva is known for storytelling from the perspective of women and a determination to bring female characters from the sidelines and into the…

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 27 September , 2025
Opinion

Israeli pressure on Egypt comes with strategic objectives

The latest Israeli claims of secret underground Egyptian missile storage facilities in the Sinai are merely the latest bump in an increasingly bumpy…

Amr Emam 27 September , 2025
Hezbollah’s fragmented drug economy Jay Torres
Business & Economy

Hezbollah’s fragmented drug economy

Prior to the fall of Assad in late 2024, Syria’s wartime checkpoint economy was emeshed with Lebanon’s—dominated by security apparatuses affiliated…

Caroline Rose 27 September , 2025
Opinion

Lebanon faces an impossible choice: war with Israel or civil war

Following Israel's crippling war on Lebanon, which ended in late 2024 with a supposed ceasefire agreement, a second round of hostilities looms large…

Houssam Itani 26 September , 2025
A truck assembly line at a General Motors  plant in Egypt.
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Business & Economy

Egypt's car assembly ambitions await investment

In recent years, Egypt has witnessed a notable transformation in its automotive industry, particularly in the local assembly of vehicles. The…

Marcelle Nasr 26 September , 2025
Is Israel biting off more than it can chew? Michelle Thompson
Politics

Is Israel biting off more than it can chew?

Warring states have long applied military pressure to force a better deal in negotiations. The government of Israel, led by Benjamin Netanyahu,…

Futoshi Matsumoto 26 September , 2025
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump attend a bilateral meeting during the 80th session of the UN’s General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN headquarters on September 23, 2025, in New York City. CHIP SOMODEVILLA / Getty
Politics

Unpacking Trump's dramatic U-turn on Ukraine

US President Donald Trump’s dramatic U-turn on the Ukraine conflict—where he has now stated explicitly that Kyiv can achieve victory—may be good news…

Con Coughlin 25 September , 2025
Opinion

Jordan's new narco war: smugglers take to the skies

Since the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024, Jordanian officials have hailed a significant reduction in cross-border narcotics trafficking…

Haid Haid 25 September , 2025
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends a joint press conference with US President Donald Trump (unseen) following their meeting at Chequers, in Aylesbury, central England, on September 18, 2025. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP
Politics

Has Keir Starmer passed his sell-by date?

Just over a week ago, a strange thing happened. As a matter of course, I receive an email from the New Statesman, a long-established organ of the…

Bryn Haworth 25 September , 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
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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
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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.

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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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