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Nagwa Fouad to Majalla: I did not know who Henry Kissinger was when he proposed to me. If circumstances had been different I would have married him.
Culture & Social Affairs

Nagwa Fouad to Majalla: I did not know who Henry Kissinger was when he proposed to me. If circumstances had been different I would have married him.

“My family in Alexandria received death threats because of my dancing performances. This is one of the reasons I got married to the…

Safa Azeb 16 August , 2019
The front page of the New York Times carries a picture of President Donald Trump February 25, 2017 a day after he criticized in a speech the FBI and journalists in New York City. (Getty)
Culture & Social Affairs

Bad News

On Press: The Liberal Values That Shaped the News.Matthew Pressman.Harvard University Press, 2018. 336pp. Breaking News: The Remaking of Journalism…

Jacob Weisberg 16 August , 2019
Nadine Njeim: Beauty Queen Turned Screen Queen
Culture & Social Affairs

Nadine Njeim: Beauty Queen Turned Screen Queen

Nadine Njeim was born in Baalbek District, Lebanon, in 1984 to a Lebanese Christian father and a Tunisian Muslim mother. Her multi…

Al Majalla - London 16 August , 2019
St. Michaels Golden-Domed Monastery, Kiev, Ukraine. (Getty)
Politics

Breathing Life Into Eastern Ukraine

The Russians took and held Kramatorsk, a small city in easternUkraine, for about three months in 2014. Since then, the only battles this town has…

Melinda Haring 16 August , 2019
President of South Korea Moon Jae-in (L) is welcomed by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) on the first day of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan on June 28, 2019. (Getty)
Politics

Japan and South Korea Can’t Get Along

Since late last year, a conflict has been steadily building between two of the United States’ closest Asian allies. Last fall, theSouth Korean…

Celeste L. Arrington and Andrew Yeo 16 August , 2019
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures as he meets with Estonian Prime Minister Juri Ratas at 10 Downing Street in central London on August 6, 2019. (Getty)
Politics

Boris Johnson and the Politics of Neo-Poodleism

Boris Johnson, the United Kingdom’s scruffy, grandiloquent, and often bumbling new prime minister, has worked hard to fashion himself afterWinston…

Jeremy Shapiro 16 August , 2019
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) meets Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on May 17, 2019. (Getty)
Business & Economy

Iran Turns Its Economic Hopes to China — But Its Hopes May be Dashed

The American sanctions campaign continues to have devastating effects on Iranian commerce. Europe and India are pivoting to alternate supplies of oil…

Joseph Braude 16 August , 2019
 (L-R) Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, U.S. President Jimmy Carter, and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin join hands after the Camp David Accords September 18, 1978 in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. (Getty)
Politics

Lessons from Camp David for Middle East Peace Today

US President Donald Trump could lay out his vision for peace between Israel and the Palestinian Authority at a summit at his Camp David residence –…

Yasmine El Geressi 16 August , 2019
White House US Senior Advisor Jared Kushner attends the conference on Peace and Security in the Middle East in Warsaw, on February 14, 2019. (Getty)
Politics

Trump Should Demonstrate Concern for Palestinians to Improve Prospect of ‘Ultimate Deal’

After developing their peace plan for more than two and a half years, there are now reports that the Trump administration intends to present it in…

Dennis Ross 16 August , 2019
Jeff Bezos: From CEO of E-Commerce to the King of Space
Profiles

Jeff Bezos: From CEO of E-Commerce to the King of Space

by Ali Almandalawi American Entrepreneur and e-commerce…

Al Majalla - London 09 August , 2019
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Pete Reynolds
Politics

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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