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Flags of European Union and China are pictured during the China-EU summit at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, July 12, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Lee

EU Escalates WTO Challenges to China Over Patents, Lithuania

The European Commission said on Wednesday it had requested the formation of adjudicating panels at the World Trade Organization, the next step in two trade disputes with China. The disputes, both…

07 December 2022
People line up at a pharmacy to buy medicine as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreaks continue in Beijing, December 7, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

China Cheers as Government Loosens Anti-COVID Rules in Major Policy Shift

China announced on Wednesday the most sweeping changes to its tough anti-COVID regime since the pandemic began three years ago, loosening rules that curbed the spread of the virus but had hobbled the…

07 December 2022
China's President Xi Jinping attends the 29th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting (AELM) during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Bangkok, Thailand on November 19, 2022. Jack Taylor/Pool via REUTERS

China's Xi To Arrive in Riyadh on Wednesday To Meet Saudi and Arab Leaders

Chinese President Xi Jinping will arrive in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday for a two-day visit that will include meetings with several Arab leaders, the Saudi state news agency SPA reported on Tuesday. …

06 December 2022
Astronaut Liu Yang waves as she is out of a return capsule of the Shenzhou-14 spacecraft, following a six-month mission on China's space station, at the Dongfeng landing site in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China December 4, 2022. China Daily via REUTERS

Chinese Astronauts Return to Earth after 'Successful' Six-Month Mission

Three Chinese astronauts landed back on earth on Sunday on board the re-entry capsule of the Shenzhou-14 spacecraft, state broadcaster CCTV reported, bringing to an end a six-month mission on China's…

05 December 2022
A pedestrian walks past a giant display showing the Shanghai stock index, in Shanghai, China August 3, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song

Investors Bet China's Rally on Easing COVID Curbs Will Be Furious but Fleeting

Investors piling into China's tourism, catering and beverage stocks as Beijing eases strict COVID-19 curbs are also keeping an eye on the exits, factoring in risks of a surge in infections early next…

05 December 2022
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, ground crew check on the astronauts inside the re-entry capsule of the Shenzhou-14 manned space mission after it lands successfully at the Dongfeng landing site in northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022. Three Chinese astronauts landed in a northern desert on Sunday after six months working to complete construction of the Tiangong station, a symbol of the country's ambitious space program, state TV reported. (Li Gang/Xinhua via AP)

3 Chinese Astronauts Return To Earth After 6-Month Mission

Three Chinese astronauts landed in a northern desert on Sunday after six months working to complete the construction of the Tiangong station, a symbol of the country’s ambitious space program, state…

AP 04 December 2022
 Health workers in protective suits ride bicycles while on their tour to administer nucleic acid tests as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreaks continue in Beijing, December 4, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

Chinese Cities Ease Curbs But Full Zero-COVID Exit Seen Some Way Off

More Chinese cities including Urumqi in the far west announced an easing of coronavirus curbs on Sunday as China tries to make its zero-COVID policy more targeted and less onerous after unprecedented…

04 December 2022
Security personnel in protective suits stand at the gate of a residential compound that is under lockdown as outbreaks of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continue in Beijing, October 22, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

Beijing, Shenzhen Loosen More COVID Curbs as China Fine-Tunes Policy

Beijing residents on Saturday cheered the removal of COVID-19 testing booths while Shenzhen said it would no longer require commuters to present test results to travel, as an easing of China's virus…

03 December 2022
World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a working session on energy and food security during the G20 Summit in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on November 15, 2022. BAY ISMOYO/Pool via REUTERS

Drop in COVID Alertness Could Create Deadly New Variant - WHO

Lapses in strategies to tackle COVID-19 this year continue to create the perfect conditions for a deadly new variant to emerge, as parts of China witness a rise in infections, the head of the World…

03 December 2022
An elderly person scans a QR code at a nucleic acid testing site for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Beijing, China November 11, 2022. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

China Set To Loosen COVID Curbs After Week of Historic Protests

China is set to announce an easing of its COVID-19 quarantine protocols in the coming days and a reduction in mass testing, sources told Reuters, a marked shift in policy after anger over the world's…

01 December 2022
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The Israel lobby’s responsibility for the Iran war

17 March 2026

Advocates for the US-Israeli special relationship have played a special role

Stephen M. Walt
Lina Jaradat
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Strait of Hormuz: the waterway critical to global trade 

18 March 2026

Any disruption in the Hormuz has cascading knock-on effects that extend far beyond energy markets, impacting international trade. Al Majalla explores all this and more.

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Iran after Larijani: a war without an exit

18 March 2026

Israel's assassination of the pragmatic and highly influential National Security Chief closes the path to de-escalation

Futoshi Matsumoto
Pete Reynolds
Business & Economy

Energy infrastructure attacks and the new security imperative

17 March 2026

By attacking Gulf energy infrastructure, Iran aims to apply economic and geopolitical pressure as a way to avoid large-scale conflict

Jessica Obeid
US Navy sailors send signals to an E-2D Hawkeye aircraft, 124th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, as it walks on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, on 28 February 2026.
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Could the US-Iran war spark World War III?

16 March 2026

The current conflict is unlikely to go global for now, but the speed at which it has spread regionally is alarming. A look at history shows the geopolitical factors that led to world wars.

Christopher Phillips

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