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Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and President Alexander van der Bellen (not pictured) speak to the media on May 19, 2019 in Vienna, Austria. (Getty)
Politics

The Fall of Sebastian Kurz?

InJuly 2017, Austria’s then vice chancellor and leader of the right-wing populistFreedom Party(FPÖ),Heinz-Christian Strache, spent a vodka-and–Red…

Franz-Stefan Gady 28 June , 2019
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro delivers a speech during the ceremony of recognition by the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB), at the Fuerte Tiuna Military Complex, in Caracas on January 10, 2019. (Getty)
Politics

Preparing for a Venezuela After Maduro

U.S.PresidentDonald Trump’sefforts to liberateVenezuelafrom Nicolás Maduro’s regime have stalled, despite some unusually favorable circumstances…

James Dobbins 28 June , 2019
President Donald Trump signs an executive order imposing new sanctions on Iran on June 24, 2019, in Washington, DC. (Getty)
Politics

Iran Fumes As Washington Launches Counteroffensive

President Trump surprised many in Washington and internationally when he abstained from responding militarily to Iranian attacks in international…

Joseph Braude 28 June , 2019
 White House senior adviser Jared Kushner speaks at the "Peace to Prosperity" conference in Ma-nama, Bahrain, June 25, 2019. (Reuters)
Business & Economy

Bahrain Conference: US Launches Economic Formula for Middle East Peace

The Trump Administration’s two-day Peace to Prosperity economic conference, which calls for $50 billion of investmentin the Palestinian territories…

Yasmine El Geressi 28 June , 2019
Boris Johnson addresses supporters during a rally for the 'Vote Leave' campaign on April 15, 2016 in Manchester, England.  (Getty)
Politics

Johnson and Hunt Sprinting Towards Number 10

The two remaining contenders to replace Theresa May as Conservative party leader and, by extension, British prime minister - Boris Johnson and Jeremy…

Yasmine El-Geressi and Ali El Shamy 28 June , 2019
Mena Massoud and Naomi Scott attend the premiere of Disney's "Aladdin" on May 21, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Getty)
Culture & Social Affairs

From ‘Aladdin’ to Galaxy’s Edge, how Hollywood Interprets Arab Culture

The city walls are scarred with bullet holes and burn marks. Tattered camouflage netting hangs like moss over defunct fighter posts and the…

Lorraine Ali 22 June , 2019
The Colourful Life of Boris Johnson
Politics

The Colourful Life of Boris Johnson

Christened Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson, he is known to the British public simply as “Boris”. Recognised by his trademark blonde,…

Yasmine El Geressi 21 June , 2019
Young Algerian Doctor Spends Ramadan in Rohingya Camp
Science & Technology

Young Algerian Doctor Spends Ramadan in Rohingya Camp

* Majalla met up with Abd El Gabar after he returned to Algeria, where he shared his experiences and stories of the nightmare that the Rohingya…

Yassin Bodhan 21 June , 2019
Venezuelan migrants wait to get a refugee application at the Peruvian border post at the binational border attention centre (CEBAF) in Tumbes on early June 14, 2019. (Getty)
Culture & Social Affairs

Use Venezuelan Assets to Help Venezuelan Refugees

InVenezuela, a humanitarian crisis is coming to a boil. The country’s GDP has shrunk by double digits over the past few years, annual inflation runs…

Amalia Perez and Selim Can Sazak 21 June , 2019
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez holds a press conference in Palace of Moncloa, N Madrid, Spain on June 6, 2019. (Getty)
Politics

The End of the Spanish Exception?

Spain’s acting prime minister,Pedro Sánchez, recently announced that his center-left Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) would seek to form a…

Sam Edwards 21 June , 2019
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Iranians mark 40 days since Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli strikes at a demonstration in Tehran on 9 April, 2026. Majid Asgaripour / AFP
Politics

The US and Iran mull next moves amid shaky truce

10 April 2026

Washington weighs the desire to avoid a protracted war with offsetting the appearance of defeat, as Tehran debates whether to consolidate gains before conditions shift or press perceived advantages

Alex Vatanka
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
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
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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