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Pressure mounts on Iran from all corners: will it survive?

Pro-government demonstrations in Iran indicate that the West’s hasty predictions of the imminent collapse of the Iranian regime may be premature…

Houssam Itani 14 January , 2026
Opinion

Ansar al-Sunna has the markings of Iranian foul play

In 2005, a series of bombings struck the Jordanian capital, Amman, killing dozens, among them the renowned Syrian filmmaker Mustafa Al-Aqqad. Al…

Alia Mansour 14 January , 2026
Saudi-backed forces in control of the Second Military Region Command on the outskirts of Mukalla, the capital of Hadramout province, on 3 January, 2026. AFP
Politics

Will the STC's dissolution bring Yemen closer to unity?

An eventful six weeks in Yemen have been capped off by the dissolution of the secessionist Southern Transitional Council (STC), which began in…

Anwar Al-Ansi 14 January , 2026
Yasser Al-Rumayyan, Governor of the Public Investment Fund, delivers a speech during the third edition of the Future Investment Initiative, in Riyadh on 28 October 2025. AFP
Business & Economy

Saudi Arabia loosens restrictions on foreign investors

Saudi Arabia has removed more restrictions on non-resident portfolio investors, with analysts expecting the next stage to be lifting foreign…

Sharif Mohammad 14 January , 2026

Argentina on fire as storm rains misery on Gaza

AP /Maxi Jonas
AP /Maxi Jonas

People walk on a road as a wildfire blazes in El Hoyo, Patagonia, Argentina, on 8 January 2026.

GONZALO KEOGAN / AFP
GONZALO KEOGAN / AFP

An aircraft sprays water to extinguish a bushfire in Mount Pirque at El Hoyo, in the Patagonian region of Chubut province, Argentina, on 10 January 2026.

OMAR AL-QATTAA / AFP
OMAR AL-QATTAA / AFP

A photograph shows tent shelters housing displaced Palestinian families set up along the shore in Gaza City as strong winter winds sweep the Palestinian enclave on 13 January 2026.

REUTERS/Marton Monus
REUTERS/Marton Monus

A drone view shows frozen Lake Balaton near Zamardi, Hungary, on 12 January 2026.

REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

Dakar Rally: Riyadh to Wadi Ad-Dawasir in Saudi Arabia on January 11, 2026. Monster Energy Honda HRC's Ricky Brabec in action during stage 7.

AP/Michael Probst
AP/Michael Probst

Cars drive through a forest of the Taunus region in Frankfurt, Germany, on 10 January 2026.

REUTERS/Pilar Olivares
REUTERS/Pilar Olivares

A woman performs with hula hoops on the rocks of Arpoador beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 9 January 2026.

AP /Jen Golbeck
AP /Jen Golbeck

Fireworks are set off by protesters outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, on 12 January 2026, in Minneapolis.

CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP
CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP

An aerial view shows surfers riding a wave in Lhoknga beach, Indonesia's Aceh province, on 12 January 2026.

Adek BERRY / AFP
Adek BERRY / AFP

Three Unitree G1 humanoid robots are pictured at robotics company Unitree's first retail store in Beijing on 9 January 2026.

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Venezuela tops global oil reserve rankings

Global oil markets are shaped not only by production powerhouses but also by countries sitting on vast untapped reserves. The contrast between…

Al Majalla - London 13 January , 2026
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Politics

The Donroe Doctrine and the new hemispheric order

For more than a century, Latin America has served as a testing ground for competing visions of sovereignty, intervention and hemispheric order…

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra 13 January , 2026
Habib Abdulrab Sarori: the imperative of progress mirrors religious duty Al Majalla
Culture & Social Affairs

Habib Abdulrab Sarori: the imperative of progress mirrors religious duty

In his most recent work, the France-based Yemeni novelist Habib Abdulrab Sarori has turned his attention to what he calls the “novel of contemplative…

Ali Almuqri 13 January , 2026
Opinion

The ‘Donroe Doctrine’ makes no sense

If you’re confused about the strategic justification for the Trump administration’s policies toward Venezuela—including the recent abduction of…

Stephen M. Walt 13 January , 2026
Opinion

Why this year’s protests in Iran feel different

For years, Tehran projected confident deterrence across the Middle East, a citadel protected by legions. Today, it faces vulnerabilities like few…

Ibrahim Hamidi 12 January , 2026
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Politics

Ukraine: the war that shook the world

23 February 2026

The conflict has forced Russia to scale back its global footprint and NATO to boost its defence spending. Meanwhile, China and Middle powers have emerged as key beneficiaries.

Christopher Phillips
Reuters / Al Majalla
Politics

Trump has few good options on Iran

16 February 2026

As the US and Iran head to talks in Geneva, competing forces are pulling Trump in opposite directions. There are only two "good" scenarios in front of him, and neither will be easy to achieve.

Michael Horowitz
Reuters / Al Majalla
Business & Economy

Donald Trump answers a Supreme Court rebuke with new tariff threats

21 February 2026

The immediate economic impact will be more uncertainty

The Economist
Reuters-Al Majalla
Politics

Ex-Prince Andrew's arrest rocks the British monarchy

20 February 2026

His arrest is the first for a British royal in modern history and comes after it was revealed he had passed confidential state documents to US financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

Con Coughlin
Aliaa Aboukhaddour
Culture & Social Affairs

The Kuwaiti collector preserving Fairuz's legacy

16 February 2026

Faris Al-Muhanna dreams of one day creating a digital archive to safeguard the history and memory of Lebanon's most iconic artist for future generations

Charbel Khoury

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