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.

California Dreamin’

[caption id="attachment_55254518" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Elon Musk, chief executive officer for Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX), speaks during the 67th International…

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Mr. Trump’s Afghan Plan

[caption id="attachment_55254437" align="aligncenter" width="900"] A U.S. Marine from 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, RCT 2nd Battalion 8th Marines Echo Co. takes up a fighting position after off…

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Midsummer Madness at the Home Office

[caption id="attachment_55254449" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Your Love Is Fire at Summerhall, Edinburgh part of the Arab Arts Focus in this year’s festival.[/caption] by Bryn Haworth* …

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Europe's "Migrant Hunters"

[caption id="attachment_55254452" align="aligncenter" width="900"] African migrants travel in the back of a truck across the Sahara Desert. (Photo by Jacob Silberberg/Getty Images)[/caption] by…

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Don't Blame the Robots

[caption id="attachment_55254429" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Robotics student Gildo Andreoni interacts with a Dexmart robotic hand built at the University of Bologna in the Robotville…

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The Nuclear Option

[caption id="attachment_55254423" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Large solar panels are seen in a solar power plant in Hami, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on May 8, 2013. …

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