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Will US involvement change Venezuela’s role in OPEC?

Its role within the group is likely to remain institutional rather than operational in the near term, but its status as a founding member continues to carry historical and symbolic weight

Faisal Faeq 24 January 2026
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney shakes hands with President of China Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on Friday, 16 January 2026. Sean Kilpatrick/Pool via REUTERS

Geoeconomic concerns top Global Risk Report

This year's WEF report says that rules and institutions that have long underpinned stability are under siege in a new era in which trade, finance and technology are wielded as weapons of influence

Majalla 22 January 2026
US President Donald Trump speaks during a reception with business leaders on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on 21 January 2026. Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP

In Davos, a tale of two speeches

Trump follows Greenland threats by announcing a "future deal," while Canada's prime minister describes it all as a "rupture in the world order"

Ravi Agrawal 22 January 2026
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House on 28 February 2025. Shutterstock

One year of Trump 2.0: the age of MAGA imperialism?

From kidnapping Venezuela's president to proposing the annexation of Greenland, Trump appears to be the most 'imperialist' leader the US has had in decades

Christopher Phillips 20 January 2026

Trump throws peace to the wind

Fares Garabet 14 January 2026
Al Majalla

The Donroe Doctrine and the new hemispheric order

Pressure builds on Venezuela after Trump appoints himself 'acting president'. With Colombia, Mexico and Cuba seemingly also in the line of fire, they will be closely watching what happens in Caracas.

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra 13 January 2026
An Iranian holds a picture of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei; Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, killed by an Israeli air strike on September 27, 2024; and Iran Quds Force Commander Qasem Soleimani, killed by the US in January 2020. ATTA KENARE / AFP

Israel sharpens its focus amid growing unrest in Iran

Last year's 12-day war with Iran was ostensibly aimed at its nuclear programme. This time, the regime is significantly weakened, presenting an opportunity Israel may feel it can't miss.

Michael Horowitz 12 January 2026

Would Trump 'taking' Greenland be the end of NATO?

Fares Garabet 11 January 2026
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Change is coming in Iran

Khamenei has struck a defiant tone amid growing protests against his regime, but a series of regional setbacks, coupled with an emboldened Trump, could finally bring it down

Arash Azizi 09 January 2026
A collage of protests in Iran on 8 and 9 January 2026. AFP /AP

With protests at home and threats abroad, Iran looks rattled

America's raid in Venezuela has some officials in Tehran wondering if their country will be next

The Economist 09 January 2026
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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
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Why Saudi Arabia is against escalation with Iran

05 February 2026

Its position reflects a political outlook grounded in strategic foresight and a steadfast commitment to national interest

Saud Al-Masaud
Ambulances wait in line at the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Palestinian Gaza Strip, in northeastern Egypt on the first day of the evacuation of some 50 Palestinian, at the Rafah crossing on 2 February 2026. AFP
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The Rafah crossing is open, but so is the battle for Gaza

03 February 2026

Israel wants Palestinians to leave the Strip as part of its 'depopulation and resettlement' strategy, but Egypt is fighting to give Palestinians the option to return to their homeland

Amr Emam
Eduardo Ramon
Business & Economy

The return of Al-Jazira and the question of Syria’s economic renewal

27 January 2026

As Raqqa, Deir ez-Zor, and Al-Hasakah return to state authority, this resource-rich region re-emerges as a cornerstone of economic recovery

Hussein al-Sharaa
Culture & Social Affairs

Palestine 36 recalls the sordid history behind Israel's creation

03 February 2026

Annemarie Jacir crafts a human drama that strikes unerringly at its political themes, showing how today's events are directly linked to the events of 90 years ago

Samer Abou Hawwach

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