ع
Sections
  • Politics
  • Culture & Social Affairs
  • Business & Economy
  • Science & Technology
  • Documents & Memoirs
Regions
  • Gulf
  • MENA
  • Europe
  • USA
  • Asia
  • World
More
  • Videos
  • Cartoons
  • World in photos
  • Infographics
  • Profiles
  • Newsletter

LATEST ISSUE

Latest Issue
Magazine Archive
النسخة العربية
  • Politics
  • Culture & Social Affairs
  • Business & Economy
  • Science & Technology
  • Tag
  • Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump signs an executive order to lower the cost of diesel fuel during a campaign rally at Pinnacle Bank Expo Centre on the Nebraska State Fairgrounds on 5 October 2026 in Grand Island, Nebraska. WIN MCNAMEE / AFP

Trump’s diesel deal has no winners

It won't help consumers, won't help Kyiv, and won't mean riches for Moscow

Keith Johnson 20 October 2026

Trump mulls renewed strikes on the Houthis

Fares Garabet 14 October 2026
US President Donald Trump (L) and China's President Xi Jinping shake hands as they leave after their talks at the Gimhae Air Base, located next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan on 30 October 2025. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP

Eight tests for the Trump-Xi 2026 détente

The achievements of September's US-China summit are underwhelming: a short trade truce extension, a reciprocal tariff reduction, a coal purchase, talks on AI, and two pandas. The rest is what matters

Shirley Ze Yu 12 October 2026

Trump's midterm dilemma

Fares Garabet 07 October 2026
A digital billboard displays fuel prices at a petrol station in Berlin on 2 October 2026. John MACDOUGALL / AFP

G7 agrees to release 100 million barrels of reserve diesel

Analysts believe that Trump is hoping to lower domestic fuel prices before the November midterm elections, which could see Democrats win a majority of seats in Congress

Alexandra Sharp 03 October 2026
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping view portraits of former US presidents at the White House, Washington, DC, on 24 September 2026. Reuters

US-China summit: did Xi get what he wanted?

Why the Chinese president's visit to Washington could be considered a success, despite no big movement on trade, Taiwan, and technology

Charbel Barakat 29 September 2026

Trump says Iran deal likely after midterms

Fares Garabet 27 September 2026
Canada's Foreign Minister Anita Anand answers journalists' questions during an interview as part of her visit to the NATO headquarters in Brussels on 11 May 2026. NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP

How Canada is navigating Trump’s threats

Foreign Minister Anita Anand on how Ottawa is handling the US trade and tariff war

Ravi Agrawal 26 September 2026
Eduardo Ramon/AFP

Did Trump leave his allies to face the Houthis alone?

The US is backing Saudi Arabia against the Yemeni rebel group without physically joining the war, reflecting a broader strategy of limiting US exposure

Al Majalla - London 24 September 2026
Donald Trump walks alongside Xi Jinping at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, on 14 May 2026.
 AP

What lies in store for Xi Jinping in Washington?

Beijing does not see Trump as someone capable of grand bargains like some of his White House predecessors were, so the Chinese leader will temper his expectations

Charbel Barakat 22 September 2026
  •  Load More
  • Popular
  • Editor's Pick
Pep Boatella
Politics

Al-Jawf: the key to defeating the Houthis

05, Nov 2026

The battle for this strategically important and resource-rich province tests the Yemeni army's ability to tilt the military balance in its favour

Al Majalla - London
Eduardo Ramon
Profiles

Abdul El-Sayed: the progressive Michigander who beat the pro-Israel lobby

07, Aug 2026

The Egyptian-American epidemiologist became the first Muslim senator in US history, despite $70mn spent to defeat him in the Democratic primary

Tarek Rashed
Politics

Can the Democrats prevent a new round of war with Iran?

05, Nov 2026

Despite the war's unpopularity, Trump seems determined to press on until he can claim a decisive victory, whether by diplomacy, force, or a combination of the two

Aqeel Abbas
Opinion

Trump may be a lame duck at home but not abroad

05, Nov 2026

A Democrat-majority Congress will clip his wings at home, but he will have far more freedom to act on foreign affairs, given the powers he still retains as commander-in-chief

Con Coughlin
French author Philippe Djianada looks out from a window at the Drouant restaurant in Paris, following his win of the French Goncourt literary prize for his novel "The Unknown Woman of Quai de Javel," on 3 November 2026. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
Culture & Social Affairs

A novel about a murder in Paris wins the 2026 Goncourt

06, Nov 2026

French novelist Philippe Jaenada's novel 'The Unknown Woman of Quai de Javel' wins big, while the Prix Renaudot goes to François-Henri Désérable for his novel about an unlikely wine expert

Najeeb Mubarak

Sign up for the Weekly Newsletter

Get the best of Al Majalla, straight to your inbox.

Your newsletter subscriptions are subject to Al Majalla privacy policy and terms and conditions.

OPINIONS

Democrats sweep the US midterms, but can they rein in Trump?

Al Majalla - London
Al Majalla - London

A novel about a murder in Paris wins the 2026 Goncourt

Najeeb Mubarak
Najeeb Mubarak

Al-Jawf: the key to defeating the Houthis

Al Majalla - London
Al Majalla - London

Trump may be a lame duck at home but not abroad

Con Coughlin
Con Coughlin
MORE FROM OPINIONS
logo
  • Politics
  • Culture & Social Affairs
  • Business & Economy
  • Science & Technology
  • Documents & Memoirs
  • Gulf
  • MENA
  • Europe
  • USA
  • Asia
  • World
  • Videos
  • Cartoons
  • World in photos
  • Infographics
  • Profiles
  • About Al Majalla
  • Al Majalla Team
  • Terms of Service
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact us
logo

© Al Majalla Magazine. All Rights Reserved.

0:00:00
0:00:00