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Moldova's president, Maia Sandu, arrives to hold a press conference at the Presidency headquarters in Chisinau, September 29, 2025. Daniel MIHAILESCU / AFP

Moldovans choose Brussels over Moscow

The resounding success of Moldova's ruling pro-EU party in parliamentary elections ruffles feathers in Moscow, which remains wary of former Soviet states getting pulled into the West's orbit

Con Coughlin 01 October 2025

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde, at the European Central Bank Governors' Meeting, Frankfurt, June 6, 2024. AFP

Christine Lagarde: the ‘Iron Lady’ of international finance

The former head of the International Monetary Fund and president of the European Central Bank has confronted the monetary, inflationary, and trade crises affecting Europe

Abdulfattah Khattab 07 July 2025
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salaman (R) welcomed Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) in Jeddah on July 17, 2023. SPA

A thriving relationship with the Arab world is key to Erdoğan's ambitions

Turkey's leader is no stranger to changing tack in the national interest. He has lofty ambitions for his country's global role. Its relationship with the Arab world will be key to his ambitions.

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy 19 July 2023
European Union Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell attends the European Union leaders' summit in Brussels, Belgium October 20, 2022. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw

EU Strongly Condemns Taliban Ban On Female Staff At NGOs

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Sunday strongly condemned Afghanistan's Taliban-run administration's order to ban women from working at all local and foreign non-governmental organizations …

25 December 2022
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, right, greets Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at EU headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022. New Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visits EU officials on Thursday, and it is no ordinary visit of the leader of a European Union founding nation to renew unshakable bonds with the 27-nation bloc. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Italy’s Far-Right Leader Visits EU: “We Are Not Martians”

New far-right Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni used her first visit to European Union headquarters in Brussels Thursday to declare that Italy will be a force to reckon with in EU affairs, leaving it…

AP 03 November 2022
Illustrated by Jeannette Khouri

Hadja Lahbib: Journalist of Algerian Origin Turned Belgian FM

Hadja Lahbib, a television journalist of Algerian origin and former reporter on Afghanistan and the Middle East, was appointed in July as Belgium’s new Foreign Minister in a move that surprised the…

Majalla 05 August 2022
General view of the site of a bombing at a shopping center as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine March 21, 2022. REUTERS/Marko Djuricá

Russia-Ukraine Conflict Impact on Arab Economies: Losers and Winners

Wars or military confrontations always come with dramatic, impactful changes. The economy is the most fragile or the weakest link that can be shaken with the first sign of instability. Unprecedented…

Motasem Al Felou 25 March 2022
Dozens of people take part in a human chain during a rally against anti-Semitism and Hate outside the New Synagogue in Berlin, Germany, 20 October 2019. (Felipe Trueba/EPA/EFE)

Fighting Anti-Semitism in Europe

The EU-Israeli relationship has frequently witnessed tense rhetoric and varying degrees of subsequent regret, and intervals of lukewarm ties. Throughout many years, their relations were characterized…

Jassem Mohamed – Bonn 12 March 2022
Ukranian citizens take part in a demonstration against the Russian invasion in Ukraine at the Urraca park in Panama City, on March 2, 2022. (Photo by Luis ACOSTA / AFP)

World Unites to Condemn Russia’s Attack on Ukraine

It’s been a week since Russia invaded Ukraine. After months of massing troops and military equipment on Ukraine’s border on the Russian and Belarussian sides, Vladimir Putin announced he would be…

Maia Otarashvili 04 March 2022
The 115 metre superyacht Luna lies in the Blohm & Voss dock in the harbour in Hamburg, Germany, March 3, 2022. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer

Yacht Seized As U.S. Ramps Up Oligarch Sanctions So Putin 'Feels The Squeeze'

French authorities seized four cargo vessels and one luxury yacht linked to oligarchs as the United States and other governments ramped up sanctions on Russia's super-rich on Thursday over Moscow's…

04 March 2022
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Trump started a war he can’t control

09 June 2026

Netanyahu continues to defy calls from Washington to pump the brakes on Israel's offensive in Lebanon, something Iran has linked to a future peace deal

John Haltiwanger
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Has FIFA oversold the World Cup's economic promise? 

04 June 2026

Days before kick-off, ambitious economic projections for the FIFA 2026 World Cup are colliding with weaker-than-expected demand in the hospitality sector

Abdulfattah Khattab
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SpaceX IPO: an astronomical bet on Musk’s space vision

05 June 2026

The company is bracing for a potentially record-breaking IPO where investors are being asked to buy into more than just a company

Marco Mossad
An Israeli Ultra-Orthodox Jew reacts near a part of a missile protruding from the ground, following strikes from Iran, in the central Israeli-occupied West Bank, on 8 June 2026. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
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How Israel and Iran came back to the brink

08 June 2026

The US-Israeli military campaign against Iran ended in a fragile ceasefire in early April, but it did not resolve any of the underlying disputes

Michael Horowitz
Sara Ishaq arrives T THE 86th Annual Academy Awards Oscar Week Celebrates Documentaries at AMPAS Samuel Goldwyn Theater on 26 February 2014 in Beverly Hills, California. VALERIE MACON /AFP
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Cannes pick 'The Station': Yemeni sorority at its best

05 June 2026

In an interview with Al Majalla, Oscar-nominated director Sara Ishaq dives into gripping human stories where women hold the line in war-torn Yemen

Leila Amar

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