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.

Hezbollah in the US

[caption id="attachment_55253872" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Young boys of Hezbollah's al-Mehdi scouts stomp on a polystyrene sheet bearing the American flag, during a parade in the Lebanese…

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ISIS' Yazidi Genocide

[caption id="attachment_55253884" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] A Yazidi boy who was kidnapped by ISIS hugs his grandmother after being returned to his family, February 2017. (Reuters)[/caption] …

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May's Bad Bet

[caption id="attachment_55253887" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] MAIDENHEAD, ENGLAND - JUNE 09: British Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader Theresa May speaks at the declaration at the…

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Britain Goes Back to the Polls

[caption id="attachment_55253764" align="aligncenter" width="4527"] Chelsea pensioners are ushered into a polling station to cast their ballot papers at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea, west London on…

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