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Donald Trump with Mark Milley, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, in the Cabinet Room on Monday. (AP)
Politics

Decision to Withdraw from Syria Sparks Debate Among Republicans

President Donald Trump surprised friends and adversaries alike this week by announcing that the U.S. would be withdrawing the roughly 2,000…

Joseph Braude 12 October , 2019
A destroyed installation in Saudi Arabia's Abqaiq oil processing plant is pictured on September 20, 2019. (Getty)
Politics

A New Regional Order in the Middle East

It feels like we are entering unchartered waters in the Middle East. If there were rules or norms that seemed to limit what actions state would take…

Dennis Ross 12 October , 2019
Greta Thunberg: The Teen ‘Eco-Warrior’ Who’s Inspired Worldwide Strikes
Politics

Greta Thunberg: The Teen ‘Eco-Warrior’ Who’s Inspired Worldwide Strikes

Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg is the favorite to win the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize after she rose to lead…

Al Majalla - London 05 October , 2019
Comfort Food Without the Guilt

Comfort Food Without the Guilt

There's nothing quite like coming in from the cold and sitting down to a hot, hearty meal. The icy temperatures seem to make us yearn for foods that…

Harvard Health 04 October , 2019
The Middle East’s Technological Renaissance
Science & Technology

The Middle East’s Technological Renaissance

Artificial Intelligence (AI)is going to be a big game-changer in the global economy. Global spending on AI is expected to hit $35.8 billion this year…

Yasmine El Geressi 04 October , 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump walks in a corridor of the White House to greet visitors, while a portrait of Hillary Clinton hangs on the wall, March 7, 2017 in Washington, DC . (Getty)
Politics

How Americans Were Driven to Extremes

Every day brings more evidence of the United States’ profound political polarization. Partisan intransigence, vitriol, and divisiveness now…

Thomas Carothers and Andrew O'Donohue 04 October , 2019
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty signing by the USSR, the USA and Great Britain. (Getty)
Politics

Will Nuclear Weapons Make A Comeback?

Last month,the United Stateswithdrew from a landmark missile treaty withRussia. Another crucial arms control treaty, the New START agreement, is…

Eric Brewer 04 October , 2019
A damaged installation in Saudi Arabia's Abqaiq oil processing plant is pictured on September 20, 2019. (Getty)
Politics

Iran Is Testing the Trump Administration

OnSeptember 14, drones and cruise missiles struck Saudi Arabia’s most important oil-processing facility, at Abqaiq. The attacks don’t just…

Dennis Ross 04 October , 2019
French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks after a meeting at the United Nations headquarters on September 23, 2019, in New York. (Getty)
Politics

Iran Declines an Off-Ramp Overture

Tehran has doubled down on a course of diplomatic brinkmanship that may inadvertently consolidate the Western alliance. President Rouhani spurned a…

Joseph Braude 04 October , 2019
Vision 2030 Presents a Window of Opportunity for Saudi Steel and Iron
Politics

Vision 2030 Presents a Window of Opportunity for Saudi Steel and Iron

“This International Iron and Steel conference will shed light on the investment opportunities within the Saudi Arabian steel industry. It is these…

Ahmed Taher 04 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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