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A still from the new film 'Civil War' shows actress Kirsten Dunst reacting to an explosion. AP

New film warns Americans civil war can come

'Civil War' isn't aimed at predicting future politics but warning of the dangers of the current political polarisation in America

Robert Ford 02 May 2024
The 22nd Amendment, ratified in 1951, limited the presidential term to two terms only. But not every president was a fan. If Trump wins, some worry that he could try to rescind it. AFP

Presidential precedents: Trump could be second to serve two non-consecutive terms

The 22nd Amendment, ratified in 1951, limited the presidential term to two terms only. But not every president was a fan. If Trump wins, some worry that he could try to rescind it.

Sami Moubayed 16 April 2024
Supporters of US President Donald Trump protest outside the Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. AFP

Lifting the veil on America's invisible civil war

In his new book 'Remember This Day Forever: Trump from Presidency to Rebellion', journalist Hussein Jaradi outlines the very real dangers of the sharp divisions ahead of the upcoming US election

Shadi Alaa Aldin 30 March 2024
Doubts about Biden's age and his Gaza policy will likely hinder his campaign. Meanwhile, Trump has a serious cash problem. Al Majalla explains. AFP

Trump and Biden: Two weak candidates for the White House

Doubts about Biden's age and his Gaza policy will likely hinder his campaign. Meanwhile, Trump has a serious cash problem. Al Majalla explains.

Robert Ford 19 March 2024
Donald Trump withdrew the US from the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations, the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, the World Health Organisation, and more. Reuters

Trump’s isolationism revives an old American tendency

The presidential candidate's views encapsulate a deep-seated American cultural preference to prioritise trade benefits over political alliances.

Aqeel Abbas 29 February 2024
Twin fears of an inward-looking Donald Trump and a westward-looking Vladimir Putin have left officials in Europe's treasuries urgently revising their budgets to make room for more defence spending. Shutterstock

Europe juggles fiscal priorities, fearing future war with Russia

Twin fears of an inward-looking Donald Trump and a westward-looking Vladimir Putin have left officials in Europe's treasuries urgently revising their budgets to make room for more defence spending.

Mohamed Sharki 24 February 2024
Former US President and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump speaks during a "Get Out the Vote" rally in Waterford Township, Michigan, on February 17, 2024. AFP

Will the Supreme Court rescue Trump's presidential bid?

The US has been gripped by a Constitutional case that could have a big bearing on the election with a looming ruling a national issue. It has major implications for America's divisive politics. 

Aqeel Abbas 20 February 2024

US elections: Trump-Biden faceoff most likely

Fares Garabet 25 January 2024
Any Trump overhaul of US foreign policy will be at its most important away from the Middle East Eduardo Ramon

Trump might win, and US foreign policy will likely change

Any Trump overhaul of US foreign policy will be at its most important away from the Middle East

Robert Ford 04 January 2024
Matt Holland

Could Trump really win in 2024?

Only the large mobilisation of voters who rejected Trump enabled Biden to win in 2020. And with his age and centrist politics, he may be unable to mobilise enthusiastic support from the left.

Robert Ford 26 October 2023
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Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (C) reviews a military honour guard with Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) during a welcoming ceremony in Beijing's Great Hall of the People on January 31, 2019. GREG BAKER / AFP
Politics

Pivot to China? Gulf states mull options after Doha strike

12 September 2025

Israel's attack in Qatar erodes Gulf states' trust in the US and serves as a stark reminder that they cannot depend on American security guarantees

Xiaotong Yang
A Hezbollah flag is placed in front of the shrine of Shamoun al-Safa, built within a castle in the village of Shamaa in southern Lebanon's Tyre governorate, on January 31, 2025, that was heavily damaged by Israeli bombing. Mahmoud ZAYYAT / AFP
Business & Economy

Trump Economic Zone plan raises eyebrows in Lebanon

11 September 2025

Many Lebanese see the project as a demographic one with economic dressings aimed at expelling the country's southern population from their lands

Souraya Chahine
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa Al Majalla
Politics

From Idlib to New York: Sharaa’s winding road the UN

12 September 2025

From the plains of Idlib to the presidential palace in Damascus and now the UN headquarters in Manhattan, Al Majalla traces the Syrian president's journey to get to this historic moment

Ibrahim Hamidi
Opinion

'The Voice of Hind Rajab' shows cries for justice are only getting louder

07 September 2025

A 24-minute standing ovation at the film premiere was more than a symbolic gesture of justice for Israel's murder of little Hind, but a heartfelt cry of real anguish over the ongoing genocide in Gaza

Samer Abou Hawwach
Egyptian writer May Telmissany poses during a portrait session held on April 15, 2014, in Paris, France. Ulf Andersen/Getty
Culture & Social Affairs

May Telmissany: writing is an act of resistance against the ugliness of the world

14 September 2025

The acclaimed Egyptian writer talks love, betrayal, autobiography, and the lack of Arab literary identity

El-Sayed Hussein

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