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Michigan Democratic Senate primary winner Abdul El-Sayed arrives at a press conference in front of the Spirit of Detroit statue on 5 August 2026, in Detroit, Michigan. Finn Gomez/AFP

Abdul El-Sayed: the progressive Michigander who beat the pro-Israel lobby

Come November, the Egyptian-American epidemiologist could become the first Muslim senator in US history, despite $70mn spent to defeat him in the Democratic primary

Tarek Rashed 07 August 2026
Israeli politician and former military chief Gadi Eisenkot meets supporters at a conference in Dimona, Israel, on 6 July 2026. Reuters

Is Gadi Eisenkot the general who knows how Israelis feel?

The former army chief is standing against Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel's election in October and is currently polling higher than the prime minister. What Eisenkot has been through may help him

Michael Horowitz 02 August 2026
US Vice President JD Vance is advocating ideas that are refining American conservatism. Al Majalla

JD Vance and the reinvention of US conservatism

From smalltown Ohio to the White House, the Vice President has forged a new conservativism that connects family, faith, and jobs with the belief that markets work best when they support communities

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra 24 July 2026
FIFA President Gianni Infantino attends a Youth festival opening ceremony in Doha on November 17, 2022, ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup football tournament. Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP

Gianni Infantino: controversial FIFA boss reflects political change

Due to be re-elected for an unprecedented fourth term in March, the president of FIFA has monetised the World Cup and filtered that money down to football associations around the world

Christopher Phillips 19 July 2026
Footballer Erling Haaland channels Norway's Viking heritage in his ruthless pursuit of goals, but has a playful side, too. Bill McConkey

Playful Viking: Norwegian striker Erling Haaland

Manchester City's goalscoring machine has repeatedly found the net at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with his dad, Alfie, watching from the stands. How did he get to where he is today?

Mohamed Qutob 12 July 2026
Powered by Libya's oil wealth, the Haftar family are managing a succession. Harol Bustos

Saddam Haftar: Benghazi is the base but Tripoli is the prize

The dominant family in Libya's east tried to take the capital by force in 2019 but were thwarted. Could a son's carefully planned succession soon lead to the same outcome?

Areig Elhag 06 July 2026
Greater Manchester Mayor and Labour candidate Andy Burnham speaks to the media outside a pub in Wigan ahead of the 18 June Makerfield by-election, in Wigan, Britain, on 5 June 2026. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Andy Burnham: Britain's premier-in-waiting

The charismatic former Mayor of Manchester is widely regarded as the frontrunner to become the next UK prime minister following Keir Starmer's resignation

Con Coughlin 28 June 2026
Bill Pulte, nominated to be the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, sits on the day of a Senate committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington DC on 27 February 2025. Retuers

Bill Pulte: the Trump-friendly acting intelligence director

The temporary Director of National Intelligence is a partisan appointment by the US president, who seems to want him to dig into the 2020 election

Tarek Rashed 21 June 2026
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (centre), his military secretary Roman Gofman (left) and Likud MK Boaz Bismuth attend a meeting in Jerusalem on 5 February 2026. Knesset Office

Roman Gofman: Israel's new Netanyahu-friendly Mossad chief

One by one, critics of the Israeli prime minister's security approach in the region are being replaced by yes men

Kamal Alam 06 June 2026
Raúl Castro was Cuban president from 2006 to 2018, having served as Minister for the Armed Forces from 1959 to 2008. AFP

Raúl Castro: the soldier who made Fidel’s revolution endure

Fidel's brother built Cuba's armed forces and took over the presidency when his more charismatic sibling fell ill two decades ago. A recent US indictment from a 1996 incident now asks new questions.

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra 31 May 2026
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Iran-Houthi escalation could backfire. Here is how

05, Oct 2026

The more Iran and its regional allies try to corner Yemen's government, the more international support it is getting to fight back

Ibrahim Jalal
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, and Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 5 October 2026. Turkish Foreign Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
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The Mecca Defence Alliance faces its first practical test

07, Oct 2026

Türkiye and Pakistan have stepped up to help Saudi Arabia after it came under attack from the Houthis. The trio's coordination comes at a crucial time

Kaswar Klasra
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After October 7: new faces, changing maps

08, Oct 2026

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

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Why Europe’s gold is on the move

07, Oct 2026

Headlines have centred on the flight of bullion while commentators have speculated about the prompts. The reality is a little more nuanced

Abdulfattah Khattab
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The 9 Arab films vying for an Oscar

08, Oct 2026

From Gaza to Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Jordan, Iraq, and Algeria, this year's Arab Oscar submissions explore stories of conflict, displacement, memory, and survival

Wael Said

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