Will an expanded BRICS challenge the US-led Western order? The answer: unlikely in the foreseeable future.

The scale of Israel's escalation — and whether or not Hezbollah will become directly engaged in the battle — will be the first and most critical field test of the "unity of arenas" doctrine.

Egypt and Syria handed Israel its biggest military defeat on 6 October 1973. 50 years later, Gaza militants have launched another stunning offensive deep into Israeli territory. Al Majalla explains.

As tensions boil over after a YPG-linked terrorist attack in Ankara, Turkey ramps up attacks on the PKK. The US has stood by its YPG allies, coming close to direct confrontation with its NATO ally.

McCarthy's expulsion from the Speaker seat exposes a deep political divide in the US Congress and the United States —particularly a growing cleavage between moderate and far-right Republicans

Increased cross-border operations have followed an attack claimed by the PKK in Ankara as frustration grows over the seeming unwillingness of allies to admit links and act accordingly

Muizzu's win resets the playing field between China and India. He will take Beijing's superpower status and India's growing ambitions into account while looking for the Maldives best interests.

Al Majalla is publishing a series of articles about the war and its lasting impact on the region.

A military win for the Arab world changed the power dynamics in the region and opened the way for moves to a meaningful peace. But with progress uneven and slow, more is needed.

Egypt-Iran reconciliation efforts are inching forward, but Cairo is being careful about it and trying not to upset Washington and Tel Aviv in the process.