Djamila Bouhired is a nationalist and guerrilla fighter who opposed French colonial rule in Algeria. She was born in 1935 to a Tunisian mother and an Algerian father and was raised in…
Who will ruleRussiawhenVladimir Putinis gone? The Russian president recently reignited speculation about his succession plans by proposing a series of constitutional changes, on which parliament will…
In 2014, Margot Wallström, then serving as the foreign minister ofSweden, proclaimed that the Swedish government would adopt a so-called feminist foreign policy, becoming the first nation ever to do…
Talks about the future EU-UK trade relations began in Brussels last week. Although the two sides share the goal of a zero-tariff, zero-quota free-trade deal similar to Canada’s, there are big…
Bernie Sanders says he's moving ahead with his Democratic presidential campaign.
He told reporters in Burlington, Vermont, on Wednesday that he's not quitting despite key primary losses to Joe…
Joe Biden decisively won Michigan’s Democratic presidential primary, seizing a key battleground state that helped propel Bernie Sanders’ insurgent candidacy four years ago.
The former vice…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday backed a proposed
constitutional amendment that would allow him to seek re-election after
his current term ends in 2024, ending uncertainty about his…
In 1988, a special banquet was held in celebration of Asharq Al-Awsat’s founding. During the proceedings, British minister David Mellor gave a speech that started with the satirical line: “Welcome to…
When I think back to when I began working with Majalla 33 years ago, I remember the hardships I faced while settling in and adjusting to life in London. As a young man, I never thought that I would…
The year 1990 was difficult for everyone in the field of journalism and politics. The Arab media was divided, war was declared on all levels, and unaffiliated journalists were disoriented…
Al Majalla examines this changed landscape—from Israel's domestic political scene to its external ambitions, where it occupies large swathes of new territory in the West Bank, Lebanon and Syria
From Gaza to Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Jordan, Iraq, and Algeria, this year's Arab Oscar submissions explore stories of conflict, displacement, memory, and survival