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States or battlegrounds?

The Middle East stands at a crossroads. Protracted crises now collide with sharpening rivalries, set against deep regional and international…

Ibrahim Hamidi 28 December , 2025
What newly released Jordan-UK exchanges on the eve the Iraq war reveal AFP / Al Majalla
Documents & Memoirs

What newly released Jordan-UK exchanges on the eve the Iraq war reveal

In the weeks leading up to the invasion of Iraq in 2003, the region stood on the cusp of a historic transformation. The invasion profoundly ruptured…

Malek Al Athamna 28 December , 2025
Global economic trends in the first quarter of the 21st century Reuters / Al Majalla
Business & Economy

Global economic trends in the first quarter of the 21st century

The 21st century has so far presented a complex picture of shifting fortunes, circumstances, and results. In recent years, the world has undergone…

Mohamed Sharki 28 December , 2025
This aerial view shows residents waving Somaliland flags as they gather to celebrate Israel's announcement recognising Somaliland's statehood in downtown Hargeisa, on 26 December 2025. Farhan Aleli / AFP
Politics

Israel scores strategic win with Somaliland deal, but it comes with risk

In a move that breaks more than three decades of diplomatic impasse, Israel has officially recognised Somaliland as an independent and sovereign…

Omar Harkous 27 December , 2025
From Palestine to AI: cultural trends that swept 2025 Sara Padovan
Culture & Social Affairs

From Palestine to AI: cultural trends that swept 2025

In 2025, Gaza was a major issue in global culture, a moral and artistic reference lens through which art and ethical boundaries were re-examined,…

Shadi Alaa Aldin 27 December , 2025
People stand outside the Justice Palace after first trial of more than a dozen suspects linked to massacres that left hundreds dead in Syria's Alawite coastal heartland earlier this year, in Aleppo on 18 November 2025. BAKR ALKASEM / AFP
Politics

Fresh UK sanctions on Syria send a message

As Syrians were celebrating the full repeal of the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act, the United Kingdom announced a new round of sanctions—an…

Haid Haid 27 December , 2025
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Science & Technology

The NSS reflects the growing utility of technology

On 4 December 2025, the United States unveiled its National Security Strategy (NSS), a guiding framework covering foreign policy, economics, defence,…

Marco Mossad 27 December , 2025
Opinion

Why might-is-right mentalities prevail in our region

Can a meaningful connection be drawn, without artifice or contrivance, between the rising tensions in Yemen among factions that claim alignment…

Houssam Itani 26 December , 2025
How Israel's war on Gaza helped the Arab world rediscover its agency Lina Jaradat
Politics

How Israel's war on Gaza helped the Arab world rediscover its agency

The Gaza war has shattered illusions of regional stability and exposed the limits of Israeli and American dominance, but most importantly, it has…

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy 26 December , 2025
Diversification and growth: how Gulf economies fared in 2025 AFP-Eduardo Ramon
Business & Economy

Diversification and growth: how Gulf economies fared in 2025

The Gulf states navigated a challenging economic landscape in 2025 while pressing ahead with diversification efforts. Although they continued to rely…

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 26 December , 2025
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China is not scared of Trump’s squeeze on Iran

04 September 2026

Beijing has plenty of leverage to deter Washington

Henry Tugendhat
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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
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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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