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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro applauding after taking the oath during the presidential inauguration at the Capitolio -home of the National Assembly- in Caracas on 10 January 2025. JHONN ZERPA / AFP

Nicolás Maduro: the Venezuelan president in Trump's crosshairs

As the US announces the launch of Operation Southern Spear, many speculate that the real aim is to oust the bus driver-turned-president. Al Majalla profiles the man in the hot seat.

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra 15 November 2025
Donald Trump poses with his new special envoy to Iraq Mark Savaya Mark Savaya on X

Mark Savaya: is Trump's new envoy to Iraq up to the task?

He will be expected to play an active role in getting Iraq to disband armed factions, as pressure from Washington is expected to intensify

Aqeel Abbas 08 November 2025
Ireland's president-elect Catherine Connolly AFP-Reuters-Eduardo Ramon

Catherine Connolly: Ireland's president-elect and vocal critic of Israel's war on Gaza

Her landslide victory suggests that her call to "stand up and stop the genocide taking place because we are complicit" is a hugely popular one across the nation

Bryn Haworth 02 November 2025
Eduardo Ramon

Eyal Zamir: the army chief trying to save Israel from Netanyahu

This is the second time that Zamir has reported to Israel's prickly prime minister, but the first time he has publicly disagreed with him. Who will get the better of the argument?

Kamal Alam 26 October 2025
LDP President Sanae Takaichi receives applause after she was selected as Japan's new prime minister during an extraordinary session of the lower house of parliament in Tokyo on October 21, 2025. Philip FONG / AFP

Sanae Takaichi: Japan's first female prime minister

Her task will be to balance the country's security imperatives with American expectations regarding burden-sharing, defence spending, and economic cooperation

Futoshi Matsumoto 21 October 2025
Eduardo Ramon

Jared Kushner: Trump's influential son-in-law who helped clinch the Gaza truce

Kushner no longer carries an official title like he did during Trump's first term in office, conveniently freeing him from the bounds of formal processes, scrutiny, or accountability

Con Coughlin 19 October 2025
Axel Rangel Garcia

Khaled al-Anani: the first Arab head of UNESCO

From the Pyramids to the United Nations, Egyptologist Khaled al-Anani's expertise will be invaluable in his new role

Amr Emam 12 October 2025
Axel Rangel Garcia

Tony Blair's political career could get a new lease of life

The former UK premier is pegged to play a key role in the proposed governing structure of Gaza, should Trump's latest peace plan go ahead. Al Majalla reviews his long and controversial career.

Steve Hewitt 01 October 2025
Eduardo Ramon

Shabana Mahmood: Britain's 'no-nonsense' home secretary

Known for her 16-hour working days, she is widely considered one of the government's most effective ministers and is respected across the political spectrum

Con Coughlin 28 September 2025
Eduardo Ramon

Tommy Robinson: the UK's new face of anti-immigration

Apart from being a far-right activist, Robinson is a convicted criminal who, in the past, has been bankrolled by right-wing Zionists in America

Con Coughlin 21 September 2025
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US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman exchange a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) during a ceremony at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 May 2025. REUTERS / Brian Snyder
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US-Saudi ties are the cornerstone of Trump’s Mideast policy

14 November 2025

When Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits the White House to meet with US President Donald Trump on 18 November, there will be no shortage of issues for the two leaders to discuss

Brian Katulis
This handout photograph released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on 10 November 2025, shows US President Donald Trump (L) shaking hands with Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House in Washington DC. SANA / AFP
Politics

Syria-US rapprochement sees cooperation surge

13 November 2025

Since Trump began lifting sanctions in May, no time has been wasted. US investment delegations have been flocking to Damascus, and security cooperation has already started.

Charles Lister
Sara Padovan
Politics

Is support for Israel becoming toxic at the ballot box? 

11 November 2025

As Americans rethink the moral—and strategic—calculus of US support for Israel, politicians are scrambling to keep pace

Alfred J. Naddaff
Ewan White
Politics

How Trump reshaped the world

03 November 2025

Al Majalla examines key developments in the US and across the globe less than a year into Trump's second presidential term

Al Majalla - London
Lina Jaradat
Politics

Israel's Olive War aims to uproot more than just trees

09 November 2025

The olive tree is no longer just a source of sustenance for West Bank Palestinians, but a silent witness to their profound struggle between permanence and erasure

Mohammed Najib

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