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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (Reuters)

Egypt Moves Ahead With National Dialogue

Political and partisan forces in Egypt, as well as civil action players in the country, have enthusiastically welcomed the invitation to national dialogue extended by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah…

Mohammed Khalil 20 May 2022
Saudi Arabia's King Salman, center right, welcomes Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, center left, before a meeting in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, April 28, 2022. (Bandar Aljaloud/Saudi Royal Palace via AP)

How Different Is Erdogan’s New M.E. Policy?

The restoration of brotherly relations between Turkey and Saudi Arabia should not be taken lightly. It is not merely a political reconciliation between two states that had once been in competition…

Dalia Ziada 13 May 2022
A general view of Nizip refugee camp, near the Turkish-Syrian border in Gaziantep province, Turkey, November 30, 2016. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Turkey’s Plan to Return Syrian Refugees Home Questioned

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said earlier this week that institutional surveys have shown that more than one million Syrian refugees wish to return voluntarily to their country. This…

Jiwan Soz 13 May 2022
3-	Sheikh Salem Al-Sabah, Ambassador of Kuwait to the US (L) and Sheikha Rima Al-Sabah (2nd L), with UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Nicole Kidman and husband Keith Urban, at the Annual Gala of the Kuwait-America Foundation on 11 March 2012. (Photo credit: flickr)

In Recognition of Rima Al-Sabah's Social Activism in Washington

Last week, Rima Al-Sabah, wife of Salem Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti ambassador to the US, and a former Lebanese journalist, held her last major international reception, concluding 21 years of Arab and Muslim…

Mohammad Ali Salih 13 May 2022
British home secretary Priti Patel and Rwandan foreign minister Vincent Biruta sign the policy to house illegal migrants to UK in Rwanda detention centers.

Are Britain's Imperialist Ambitions Dictating Rwanda Asylum Policy?

In March, the UK government’s Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (which is clumsily shortened to DLUHC) and the British Home Office jointly announced that individuals, families,…

Meera Ravi 06 May 2022
The gunman with a fishing hat in a still image from the video of the Tadamon massacre published by The Guardian

Video Clips Document Horrendous Massacres by Syria’s Assad

The Syrian security authorities continue to release dozens of detainees after the Syrian regime President Bashar al-Assad issued an amnesty for the “terrorist crimes” committed and for which Syrians…

Jiwan Soz 06 May 2022
Former President Donald Trump

Questions Over Exact Relation Between Trump & Putin

What is exactly the relation between former president Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin? Last week, Newsweek magazine quoted a commentator on Russian state-run TV thanking Trump…

Mohammad Ali Salih 06 May 2022
Shi'ite militias in Iraq, near the Syria border strip in 2015. Photo credit: AP

Disagreements over Smuggling between Regime Forces, Iranian Militias in Syria

Despite the relative calm that the various Syrian regions are experiencing, many disputes have begun to appear in the open between Syrian regime forces and the local and foreign militias that enjoy…

Jiwan Soz 30 April 2022
This file photo taken on September 24, 2020, shows the Brega oil port in Masra Brega, some 270Km west of Libya's eastern city of Benghazi. (Photo by AFP)

Libya Struggles with Self-Made Oil Crisis

In mid-April, the MENA growth forecast of the World Bank anticipated that the economies of Arab oil exporter countries “are expected to grow by 5.2% in 2022, the fastest rate since 2016, on the back…

Dalia Ziada 29 April 2022
A live broadcast of Russian President Vladimir Putin's annual phone-in is seen at the TASS news agency in Moscow on June 30, 2021. GAVRIIL GRIGOROVTASS VIA GETTY IMAGE

What’s Behind Divergence Among ‘Kremlin Buddies’?

The title might appear “blatant” as per the standards and criteria of the “Russian military operation.” This has been the official name for the military confrontations and battles taking place on…

Samy Amara 29 April 2022
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This aerial view shows residents waving Somaliland flags as they gather to celebrate Israel's announcement recognising Somaliland's statehood in downtown Hargeisa, on 26 December 2025. Farhan Aleli / AFP
Politics

Israel scores strategic win with Somaliland deal, but it comes with risk

27 December 2025

An axis comprising Israel, Ethiopia, and Somaliland appears to be emerging, which has the potential to polarise the Horn of Africa and rapidly accelerate its militarisation

Omar Harkous
AFP / Al Majalla
Documents & Memoirs

What newly released Jordan-UK exchanges on the eve the Iraq war reveal

27 December 2025

They show that King Abdullah tried his best to blunt the blow of a US-led invasion by offering a diplomatic off-ramp to avert catastrophe

Malek Al Athamna
Sara Padovan
Culture & Social Affairs

From Palestine to AI: cultural trends that swept 2025

24 December 2025

For those who look closely, there were recurring cultural themes over the past 12 months, whether in cinema, music, art, or literature. There were also common threats and shared opportunities.

Shadi Alaa Aldin
People stand outside the Justice Palace after first trial of more than a dozen suspects linked to massacres that left hundreds dead in Syria's Alawite coastal heartland earlier this year, in Aleppo on 18 November 2025. BAKR ALKASEM / AFP
Politics

Fresh UK sanctions on Syria send a message

26 December 2025

London is making it clear that it expects more than just symbolic gestures from Damascus when it comes to holding security forces accountable for atrocities

Haid Haid
Reuters / Al Majalla
Business & Economy

Global economic trends in the first quarter of the 21st century

25 December 2025

Since the start of the new millennium, the world's wealth has been radically reshaped, and that looks set to continue

Mohamed Sharki

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