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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
Syria's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ibrahim Olabi.

Ibrahim Olabi: UN ambassador of the 'new Syria'

Appointed as Syrian envoy to the world body by President Sharaa, this young barrister with British connections is no stranger to the diplomatic world

Subhi Franjieh 14 September 2025
Al Majalla

Rafael Grossi: IAEA chief and next UN secretary-general?

His possible appointment does not bode well for bridging the gap between Tehran and the West over a range of political issues—perhaps most crucially, Iran's nuclear programme

Con Coughlin 07 September 2025
Moazzam Begg, Senior Director at CAGE International, addresses pro-Palestinian activists gathered outside the Royal Courts of Justice on July 4, 2025, in London. Mark Kerrison / Getty

Moazzam Begg: the British activist protesting genocide

Held and tortured in Guantanamo for three years, Begg was released in 2005 without any charge. He sued the UK for complicity, and years after his release, he continues to advocate for the oppressed.

Con Coughlin 24 August 2025
Nash

Rupert Murdoch: the media mega-mogul taking on Trump

Despite the pressure he is likely to come under from Trump, media insiders predict that Murdoch is unlikely to back down and will give his full backing to the Wall Street Journal

Con Coughlin 17 August 2025
Laura Salafia

Tom Barrack: the businessman with a huge Middle East remit

Donald Trump's ambassador to Türkiye and envoy to Syria has been having some critical conversations in regional capitals since April, from disarming Hezbollah to preventing another war with Israel

Omer Onhon 10 August 2025
Marian Moratinos

Tom Fletcher: the senior UN man calling out Israeli 'cynicism'

A former British diplomat now advising the UN Security Council has accused Israel of "making starvation a bargaining chip". Surprise, surprise, this did not go down well in Tel Aviv. Who is he?

Con Coughlin 03 August 2025
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen talks to the media as she arrives at the European headquarters for the EU-Western Balkans summit, in Brussels, on December 14, 2023. John Thys/AFP

Standing up to Trump: Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen

Denmark's youngest ever PM, her stance on immigration has kept the far-right populists at bay, while her warnings over Greenland have had a similar effect on the US president. Who is she?

Con Coughlin 29 July 2025
The UK's National Security Advisor Jonathan Powell, who has a track record of helping enemy combatants agree terms. Shutterstock

Jonathan Powell: the UK’s ultimate fixer flies into world hotspots

The diplomat who Tony Blair credited with negotiating the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland is now talking to the Turks, Kurds, Syrians, Ukrainians, and Americans, to name but a few.

Con Coughlin 27 July 2025
United Nations Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur on Palestine Francesca Albanese Yusra Naim

Francesca Albanese: UNHRC Special Rapporteur for Palestine

A high-profile UN critic of Israel's conduct in Gaza, this Italian scholar has now called for big corporations helping Israel to be investigated for war crimes. The US response? Sanctions. Who is she?

Con Coughlin 20 July 2025
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Rivalry in the Horn of Africa

31 January 2026

Is the Red Sea moving toward an ordered space governed by capable states or toward a grey zone edging toward disorder? Read our February cover story to find out.

Al Majalla - London
Eduardo Ramon
Documents & Memoirs

How the US got the SDF to capitulate to Damascus

02 February 2026

Al Majalla publishes a full account of what transpired during negotiations, the draft integration framework, and proposed constitutional amendments

Ibrahim Hamidi
Al Majalla
Politics

Trump's only Iran option

03 February 2026

Ahead of US-Iran talks on Friday, Al Majalla lays out what's on the negotiating table and what issues Tehran is likely—and unlikely—to be flexible on

Bilal Saab
Incoming US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a meeting in New Delhi, on 25 February 2020. AFP
Business & Economy

What we know about the India-US trade deal

03 February 2026

Trump announced the deal in a social media post on Monday

Rishi Iyengar
Reuters/Al Majalla
Politics

The expiry of New START risks nuclear Armageddon

02 February 2026

A key nuclear limitation treaty between the US and Russia will expire on 5 February, leaving many biting their fingernails

Samer Elias

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