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Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the ISIS leader, who at one point ruled over some eight million people, was killed in a U.S. Special Operations raid, on Saturday, October 26th, in Syria.(Getty)
Politics

Baghdadi’s Death Strengthens the Case for American Forces to Remain in Eastern Syria

The din of partisanship in Washington quieted briefly this weekend as figures across the political spectrum hailed the demise of ISIS leader Abu Bakr…

Joseph Braude 01 November , 2019
From Joker to Hustlers to Parasite
Culture & Social Affairs

From Joker to Hustlers to Parasite

On the face of it, the gritty comic-book blockbuster “Joker,” the hit female-led crime drama “Hustlers,” the darkly comic Korean-language…

Josh Rottenberg 01 November , 2019
A picture taken on October 17, 2015 shows a worker walking past solar mirrors at the Noor 1 Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant, some 20km (12.5 miles) outside the central Moroccan town of Ouarzazate. (Getty)
Business & Economy

Nothing but Sun and Sand

Natural resources are a funny thing in the Middle East; some states in the region suffer from a general scarcity of water while others have abundant…

Ali El Shamy 01 November , 2019
An Iraqi man walks on dry, cracked earth in the Chibayish marshes near the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah. (Getty)
Business & Economy

Deluge and Drought: Water Challenges in the Middle East

In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), climate change is an especially urgent issue, particularly as it has already triggered devastating…

Yasmine El Geressi 01 November , 2019
Emperor Naruhito of Japan
Politics

Emperor Naruhito of Japan

A Non-Traditional Royal Background Emperor Naruhito was born on February 23, 1960, in the…

Moncef al-Mazghany and Ali El Shamy 01 November , 2019
The Silk Road Trap: How China’s Trade Ambitions Challenge Europe
Culture & Social Affairs

The Silk Road Trap: How China’s Trade Ambitions Challenge Europe

Holslag claims that China poses a mortal economic threat to Europe and the West. The topic is timely…

Andrew Moravcsik 31 October , 2019
Democratic Presidential Hopefuls Air Foreign Policy Differences Over Syria Withdrawal
Politics

Democratic Presidential Hopefuls Air Foreign Policy Differences Over Syria Withdrawal

Over the past two weeks, a foreign policy debate has re-emerged within the Democratic party, stemming from President Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S…

Joseph Braude 25 October , 2019
Abiy Ahmed: Ethiopia’s Peacemaking Prime Minister
Politics

Abiy Ahmed: Ethiopia’s Peacemaking Prime Minister

Abiy Ahmed became Ethiopia's Prime Minister in April2018, the firstOromoto lead his country. The Oromo, Ethiopia's largest ethnic group, had…

Al Majalla - London 25 October , 2019
Google Launches Pixel 4
Science & Technology

Google Launches Pixel 4

As Google launches its Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL, it vies to take market share away from the leading three smartphone giants, namely Samsung, Apple, and…

Ali El Shamy 25 October , 2019
A handout picture released by the UK Parliament Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson gesturing during the Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) session in the House of Commons in London on October 23, 2019.  (AFP)
Politics

What Just Happened in Parliament?

It seems with each passing week, a new bombshell is dropped which only prolongs the Brexit saga, much to the delight of Remainers and Brexiters (at…

Ali El Shamy 25 October , 2019
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People shout slogans as they gather after a two-week ceasefire in the Iran war was announced, in Tehran, Iran, 8 April 2026. Majid Asgaripour / Reuters
Politics

US-Iran ceasefire unlikely to hold

07 April 2026

If the ceasefire collapses, China has an interest in getting the two sides back to the table, but it would be a difficult task given Tehran's deep mistrust of the US and Israel.

Xiaotong Yang
Al Majalla
Politics

5 unanswered questions on the US-Iran ceasefire

09 April 2026

The fragile truce faces significant obstacles.

John Haltiwanger
Al Majalla
Politics

The US-Iran war tanked Trump's popularity at home

07 April 2026

Instead of the "no endless wars" they were promised, Americans were thrown into a disastrous war and were feeling the economic pinch at the gas pump

Brian Katulis
Awami Rickshaw Union workers holding posters of Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Asim Munir, shout slogans after the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire in Lahore on 8 April 2026. Arif ALI / AFP
Politics

Behind the truce: Pakistan mediation proves pivotal

08 April 2026

Islamabad is humming with behind-the-scenes diplomacy to turn this tentative pause into lasting peace.

Kaswar Klasra
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir shake hands during a session at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on 29 March 2026. Reuters
Politics

Palestinian executions are now official Israel policy

08 April 2026

Israel's parliament approved a draconian death penalty law last week that only applies to Palestinian prisoners, in a move that the UN says "would constitute a war crime"

Khaled Essam Eleslamboly

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