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Head of the far-right Northern League (Lega Nord) party, current Italian Senator and former Interior Minister Matteo Salvini (C), standing between fellow senators Gian Marco Centinaio (L) and Roberto Calderoli (R), speaks on September 10, 2019 during the new government's confidence vote at the Senate in Rome. (Getty)
Politics

Italy’s Precarious Triumph Over Populism

Last month,Matteo Salvini, leader of Italy’s right-wing populist Lega party, attempted a Machiavellian power move. Hoping to take advantage of his…

Alexander Stille 20 September , 2019
A staff member works at a China Mobile 5G open laboratory on March 21, 2019 in Tianjin, China. (Getty)
Politics

To Counter China, Out-Invent It

China’s economic strategy is no secret. In the short term,Beijingwill grow the country’s economy by manufacturing and exporting cheap, globally…

Jonathan Gruber and Simon Johnson 20 September , 2019
US National Security Advisor John Bolton during a meeting with Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko. (Getty)
Politics

Bolton Was Trump’s Best Match, Until He Wasn’t

In less than three years,U.S.PresidentDonald Trumphas had three wildly different national security advisers: a campaign aide with a checkered past, a…

Ivo H. Daalder and I. M. Destler 20 September , 2019
Hedy Naguib Mahfouz to Majalla: “I fear that future generations will forget my father and I wish that he would become part of school curricula.”
Culture & Social Affairs

Hedy Naguib Mahfouz to Majalla: “I fear that future generations will forget my father and I wish that he would become part of school curricula.”

* “I have thought of taking away publishing rights from AUC, and I even filed three lawsuits against the institution.” *” My father tried teaching…

Safa Azeb 20 September , 2019
Supporters of Tunisia's jailed presidential candidate Nabil Karoui (picture) celebrate in front of his headquarters in the Tunisian capital Tunis on September 15, 2019. (Getty)
Politics

Tunisia’s Rebuke of the Political Establishment was a Long Time Coming

The second round of Tunisia’s presidential election will be a choice of two political outsiders after they topped the first round of voting on Sunday…

Yasmine El Geressi 20 September , 2019
 Smoke billows from an Aramco oil facility in Abqaiq about 60km (37 miles) southwest of Dhahran in Saudi Arabia's eastern province on September 14, 2019. (AFP)
Politics

Drone Attacks on Saudi Oil Fields Reinforce Tensions in Gulf

An apparent Iranian attack on Saudi oil facilities has escalated tensions in the Gulf to new heights. American officials swiftly dismissed Houthi…

Joseph Braude 20 September , 2019
Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam: The ‘Nanny’, the ‘Good Fighter’, and ‘Beijing’s Puppet’
Politics

Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam: The ‘Nanny’, the ‘Good Fighter’, and ‘Beijing’s Puppet’

Carrie Lam, a Roman Catholic, was born in Hong Kong and comes from a working class background. 1982, as a civil servant, the Hong Kong…

Al Majalla - London 13 September , 2019
Members of the International Federation of the Red Cross and the Congolese Red Cross go door-to-door in the Beni neighbourhoods, northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, to listen to families about their fear of the Ebola virus and the response teams on August 31, 2019. (Getty)
Science & Technology

To Cure Ebola Will Take More Than a Pill

Two experimental drugs used to treat the Ebola virus in theDemocratic Republic of the Congoare working, medical researchers say. Infected people who…

Laura Seay 13 September , 2019
Pope Francis flanked by Major Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Sviatoslav Shevchuk, visits the Santa Sofia Basilica on January 28, 2018 in Rome, Italy. (Getty)
Politics

Pope Francis’ Holy Diplomacy in Ukraine

TheHoly Seeandthe United Statesonce had a close partnership. UnderU.S.PresidentRonald Reagan, for instance, the CIA provided regular briefings toPope…

Victor Gaetan 13 September , 2019
(L to R) The Taliban's former minister of agriculture Abdul Latif Mansoor, former envoy to Saudi Arabia Shahabuddin Delawar, former culture and information minister Amir Khan Mutaqi, former deputy education minister Abdul Salam Hanafi, and Taliban negotiator Abbas Stanikzai attend the Intra Afghan Dialogue talks in the Qatari capital Doha on July 7, 2019. (Getty)
Politics

A Deal With the Taliban Is Only the First Step Toward Peace

After months of closed-door negotiations inDoha, Qatar,the United Statesappears close to finalizing a deal with theTalibanthat would end Washington’s…

John Walsh 13 September , 2019
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Israel’s election may not end its political crisis

26, Oct 2026

With a complex election setup and the deep polarisation that has plagued Israel in recent years, expect prolonged political deadlock

Michael Horowitz
Russian President Vladimir Putin greets Rwanda's Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva during a welcoming ceremony for participants of the Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, Russia, on 28 October 2026. Igor Ivanko/REUTERS
Business & Economy

Russia-Africa summit: ambitions and challenges

29, Oct 2026

Amid competition for influence and resources, Russia knows that Africa is a market with potential. For African states, Russian companies are still of interest, but the value equation needs to change

Rana Freifer
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Politics

Lula defies Latin America’s pro-Trump wave

28, Oct 2026

Brazil's left-wing president won a historic fourth term in office

Catherine Osborn
Anne-Claire Legendre, the newly appointed president of the Institut du monde arabe, poses for a portrait at the institute’s headquarters in Paris, on 18 February, 2026 AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

Anne-Claire Legendre’s vision for the Institut du monde arabe

29, Oct 2026

As the institute approaches its 40th anniversary, its president outlines a new vision for cultural collaboration between the Arab world and Europe

Elie Kossaifi
President Masoud Pezeshkian (R) greeting Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi (R), in Tehran on 18 May 2025. Iranian Presidency / AFP
Politics

Afghanistan: Iran's strategic depth card in Central Asia

28, Oct 2026

Once nurtured by Pakistan, the Taliban now works closely with Iran, much to the delight of Russia and China

Kamal Alam

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