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Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina (L) waves as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) hosts her in a ceremonial reception in New Delhi on April 8, 2017. Prakesh Singh/AFP

Downfall of Delhi darling Hasina creates uncertainties for India

The ousted Bangladeshi autocrat Sheikh Hasina relied on India for years, while India put all its eggs in the Hasina basket. Now she has fled the country and everyone looks silly

Shakir Husain 07 August 2024
A man holding a Bangladesh flag stands in front of a torched vehicle at the Ganabhaban, the Prime Minister's residence, after the resignation of PM Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on August 5, 2024. Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters

Nation in turmoil: the economic roots of Bangladesh unrest

What began as protests about job quotas grew into a wider movement feeding on grievances relating to autocratic rule, rigged elections, economic inequalities, and corruption. The country can now reset

Abdel-Rahman Ayas 07 August 2024
A salesman of a pharmaceutical shop uses his cellphone torch to find medicine to serve customers during a countrywide blackout in Dhaka, Bangladesh, October 4, 2022. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

Bangladesh Investigates Crippling 10-Hour Nationwide Power Cut

Bangladeshi officials were investigating on Wednesday why power was cut to about three quarters of the country, halting the vital garment sector and telecommunications services for about 10 hours. …

05 October 2022

Young Algerian Doctor Spends Ramadan in Rohingya Camp

* Majalla met up with Abd El Gabar after he returned to Algeria, where he shared his experiences and stories of the nightmare that the Rohingya refugees are enduring. * Yassin Abd El…

Yassin Bodhan 21 June 2019
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The UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey carries the traditional red budget box as he leaves Downing Street in London on 28 October 2026. Reuters
Business & Economy

Britain's debt squeeze tests the pound’s power

11, Nov 2026

Rising borrowing costs and persistent inflation are narrowing the UK's fiscal room for manoeuvre, exposing the limits of monetary independence

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The muted impact of electoral change on foreign policy

09, Nov 2026

Despite domestic shifts, new leaders often face structural constraints and have limited parameters to operate

Christopher Phillips
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Climate change is redrawing national borders

10, Nov 2026

Whether it is rivers, glaciers, or sea-level submergence, the implications of rising temperatures are becoming an increasingly urgent issue for states

Alaa Emara
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Five Arab novels that paint an AI-dominated future

10, Nov 2026

From machines that develop human emotions to societies governed by artificial intelligence, Arab novelists explore the promises and perils of a radically transformed future

Ibrahim Adel

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