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Zohran Mamdani becomes first Muslim mayor of New York

The 34-year-old socialist's win is a seismic development, proving that tax rises for the rich to fund social programmes, and unwavering advocacy for Palestinian rights, are politically viable stances

Tarek Rashed 04 November 2025
US Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris on last day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) on August 22, 2024. Robyn Beck / AFP

Kamala Harris’s mission to ‘Save America’ will be put to the test

The euphoric Democratic National Convention did its job and the party is united on the task at-hand. The US Vice President must now prepare for her big TV debate against Donald Trump in a fortnight

Aqeel Abbas 26 August 2024
Governor of Minnesota Tim Walz has been chosen by US Vice President Kamala Harris to be her running mate for the presidential election in November. Yusra Na'im

Tim Walz: the governor increasing Kamala Harris’s appeal

Minnesota's Democratic leader has been chosen to help the Party win the White House. If it does, he will be Vice President. What does this 60-year-old former geography teacher add to the campaign?

Aqeel Abbas 11 August 2024
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Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif (R) and Deputy Foreign Minister and chief nuclear negotiator Abbas Araghchi react as they listen to President Hassan Rouhani (unseen) speaking during a press conference in Tehran on 3 April 2015 ATTA KENARE / AFP
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Zarif’s peace gambit meets Tehran’s limits

15 April 2026

Tehran can likely contemplate a deal, but it is far less clear that it can yet imagine lasting peace

Alex Vatanka
Julian D. Paulsen
Business & Economy

Tight squeeze: economic effects of Iran war linger despite truce

13 April 2026

A two-week truce has sparked a cautious market rebound, but deep anxiety persists over renewed escalation and its impact on global growth and inflation

Abdulfattah Khattab
Jared Kushner and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif interact in Islamabad, Pakistan, on 11 April 2026. Jacquelyn Martin/ REUTERS
Politics

‘Kushner and Witkoff spoiled the US-Iran talks’

13 April 2026

Sources tell Al Majalla that Iran was able to build a rapport with US Vice President JD Vance in Islamabad, but sensed his hands were tied in the presence of Trump's son-in-law and close friend

Kamal Alam
Al Majalla
Business & Economy

The Iran war exposed the fragility of Europe’s economy

15 April 2026

Disruption in the Strait of Hormuz and rising energy prices are exposing the structural vulnerabilities of Europe's economy

Mohamed Sharki
Opinion

Lebanon’s Shiites are fighting a two-front war

15 April 2026

The first is on the border against Israel, which seeks to seize their land and drive them northwards; the second is within Lebanon itself, against a state that seeks to marginalise them

Houssam Itani

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