Choosing our November cover story was particularly challenging as it comes on the cusp of the US election, which is guaranteed to have global implications. But equally as consequential is the escalating confrontation between Israel and Iran, with Israel’s wars on Gaza and Lebanon raging in the background.

Al Majalla’s cover story A new US president and a ‘New Middle East’ will combine these two important topics, featuring articles on this topic from a range of different perspectives.

Merkel's Next Steps

[caption id="attachment_55254596" align="aligncenter" width="5472"] German Chancellor and Chrstian Democrat (CDU) Angela Merkel signs autographs for visitors during a brief visit by Merkel to a local…

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Singapore's Presidential Elections

[caption id="attachment_55254555" align="aligncenter" width="3838"] President-elect Halimah Yacob (C) takes the oath of office while flanked by Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (L) and Chief…

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The German Election and Donald Trump

[caption id="attachment_55254538" align="aligncenter" width="3144"] German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Donald Trump arrive for the group photo at the G7 Taormina summit on the island…

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An Era of Authoritarian Influence?

[caption id="attachment_55254541" align="aligncenter" width="3500"] Demonstrators, including one bearing a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin and another waving a flag of the European Union…

Yasmine Ahmed

Hack Job

[caption id="attachment_55254549" align="aligncenter" width="3500"] Radomes of the digital communications listening station of the Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), the German intelligence agency, stand…

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Hezbollah on “The Attack”

[caption id="attachment_55254507" align="aligncenter" width="5451"] French-Lebanese director Ziad Doueiri, who has been criticised for filming part of a production in Israel, holds up his French and…

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