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Putin's Secret Services
Politics

Putin's Secret Services

[caption id="attachment_55256796" align="alignnone" width="940"] Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with local Federal Security…

Majalla 29 June , 2018
Vanishing Borders in the South China Sea
Politics

Vanishing Borders in the South China Sea

[caption id="attachment_55256792" align="alignnone" width="940"] DigitalGlobe imagery (overview) of the Fiery Cross Reef located in the South China…

Majalla 29 June , 2018
Erdogan Wins Reelection
Politics

Erdogan Wins Reelection

[caption id="attachment_55256789" align="alignnone" width="940"] Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife Emine Erdogan wave to supporters…

Majalla 29 June , 2018
U.S.-Canadian Relations on the Rocks
Politics

U.S.-Canadian Relations on the Rocks

[caption id="attachment_55256786" align="alignnone" width="940"] U.S. President Donald Trump (R) extends his hand to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of…

Majalla 29 June , 2018
Why Moderates Support Extreme Groups
Politics

Why Moderates Support Extreme Groups

[caption id="attachment_55256783" align="alignnone" width="940"] Members of the Iraqi Hezbollah Brigades, part of the Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary…

Majalla 29 June , 2018
Prince William's Landmark Middle East Trip
Politics

Prince William's Landmark Middle East Trip

[caption id="attachment_55256770" align="alignnone" width="940"] Duke of Cambridge Prince William (C) accompanied by officials of Jerusalems Jordan…

Yasmine El Geressi 29 June , 2018
What "America First" Will Cost Europe
Politics

What "America First" Will Cost Europe

[caption id="attachment_55256706" align="alignnone" width="940"] European and US Flag (Getty Images).[/caption] By Jeremy Shapiro The new U.S…

Majalla 22 June , 2018
Spain's New Government and the Catalan Crisis
Politics

Spain's New Government and the Catalan Crisis

[caption id="attachment_55256703" align="alignnone" width="940"] Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez makes a speech during an event in regards to …

Majalla 22 June , 2018
Gosport War Memorial Hospital Deaths: Dr Barton Prescribed Painkiller That Shortened 456 Lives
Politics

Gosport War Memorial Hospital Deaths: Dr Barton Prescribed Painkiller That Shortened 456 Lives

[caption id="attachment_55256692" align="aligncenter" width="685"] Dr Jane Barton is accused of prescribing fatal overdoses of opiate painkillers to…

Majalla 21 June , 2018
Arab Leaders Need to Play a More Prominent Role on Peace-Making
Politics

Arab Leaders Need to Play a More Prominent Role on Peace-Making

by Dennis Ross* President Trump calls making a peace agreement between the Israelis and Palestinians the “ultimate deal.”  He prides himself on…

Dennis Ross 15 June , 2018
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The tiny waterway that put the global economy into a chokehold

18 April 2026

Disruption in the Hormuz can have major implications for global trade, but it also creates opportunities for smaller nations like Iran to become global political players

Steve Hewitt
Pete Reynolds
Politics

Glimpses of Bush's Iraq debacle appear in Trump's Iran war

15 April 2026

The Iraq war was viewed as disastrous in retrospect, while the Iran war was unpopular from the get-go. Al Majalla highlights the similarities and differences between the two.

Robert Ford
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Business & Economy

The US plan to turn Syria into an oil transit hub

16 April 2026

Pipelines have a chequered history in the Middle East, but the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has led US Tom Barrack to conclude that a new route through Syria could solve some problems.

Al Majalla - London
An Iranian woman flashes the V-sign as she takes part in a rally to pay tribute to women killed during war, in Tehran on 17 April 2026. AFP
Politics

Has Iran's ideology actually hardened?

16 April 2026

The change in tone and presentation of policy isn't a fundamental redirection, but rather the consolidation of a system under pressure

Alex Vatanka
Egyptian director Daoud Abdel Sayed holds two awards during the opening ceremony of the Alexandria Film Festival for Mediterranean Countries in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria, late on 14 September 2010. AMR AHMAD / AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

Daoud Abdel Sayed and the cinema of quiet rebellion

16 April 2026

Throughout his career, the renowned Egyptian film director challenged authority, rejected easy answers, and remained rooted in lived experience

Hazem Massoud

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