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Regional collaboration is crucial for a sustainable and resilient future. From electricity grid interconnections to cross-border investments in renewable energy, working together is vital. Shutterstock

Made in MENA: localising clean energy value chains

Amid geopolitical tensions and supply chain shocks, the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA), led by the Gulf, has a strategic opportunity to localise clean energy manufacturing.

Jessica Obeid 15 July 2025
The late Emir during his attendance at the twentieth session of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference in Kuwait City in 2014 AFP

Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, 86, dies: The 'Prince of Humility and Amnesty'

A 40-day official mourning period was declared and the Crown Prince, Sheikh Meshal, ascended to the position of the Emir of Kuwait

Al Majalla - London 16 December 2023
President of China Xi Jinping attends the plenary session as Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his remarks virtually during the 2023 BRICS Summit Reuters

Can China become a mediation superpower?

Mediation is not always an easy win and can carry downsides.

Christopher Phillips 01 December 2023
Smoke rising above buildings during Israeli strikes on the northern part of the Gaza Strip  on November 22, 2023 John MACDOUGALL / AFP

A Middle East war motivated by destructive politics

Gulf countries develop strategies to reverse the destructive and dangerous role that escalation plays in the Gaza war

Lina Khatib 23 November 2023
Nesma Moharam

Egypt's Suez Canal faces alternative spots on trade map

There are fears in Egypt that new regional maritime projects will decrease Suez Canal's geostrategic relevance

Amr Emam 18 November 2023
Palestinians sit among rubbles of a damaged residential building, in the aftermath of Israeli strikes, in Gaza City, October 10, 2023. Reuters

Excising the danger of peace in the Middle East

Reconciliation with Iran should be viewed with great caution as the Gaza war offers a snapshot of the dangers of peace. The US can do more to assure Gulf allies in this evolving regional landscape.

Kenneth M. Pollack and Bilal Y. Saab 11 October 2023
Al Majalla gives an in-depth overview of several vital waterways in the Middle East that are integral to international security and trade Nash Weerasekera

The invisible war in Middle East waterways

Al Majalla gives an in-depth overview of several vital waterways in the Middle East that are integral to international security and trade

Khaled Hamadeh 18 March 2023
Another dizzying surge in state spending, not least on a rising number of government employees, raises doubts on the sustainability of the country’s finances just as other oil economies are changing Andrei Cojocaru

Kuwait's budget shows how political populism is keeping the country at the mercy of oil prices

Another dizzying surge in state spending, not least on a rising number of government employees, raises doubts on the sustainability of the country's finances just as other oil economies are changing

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 13 March 2023
An investor monitors a screen displaying stock information at the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange June 25, 2014.

Gulf Major Indexes Advance As Oil, Global Markets Recover

A tentative return of risk appetite to global stock markets and rebound in oil prices at the end of last week helped lift major Gulf equities, though they remained vulnerable to rate hikes and demand…

11 September 2022
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz. SPA

A New Saudi Arabia in the New Middle East

For better or worse, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is rapidly transitioning into a new geopolitical structure, with new centers of influence and diverse agendas of individual and…

Dalia Ziada 18 February 2022
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Is Israel biting off more than it can chew?

19 September 2025

Netanyahu's quest for regional domination is now being pursued without thought to the diplomatic costs, including Israel's relationship with the US. Will this threaten its long-term survivability?

Futoshi Matsumoto
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa speaks during the General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York City on September 24, 2025. TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP
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Syria's return to the world stage hinges on reform

27 September 2025

Syria's future will hinge not on speeches delivered to international audiences but on Sharaa's ability to build durable stability and restore trust at home

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Michael Ratney: Gulf states seek clearer US security assurances

23 September 2025

In an interview with Al Majalla, the former US ambassador to Saudi Arabia discusses the implications of Israel's strike on Qatar and why he thinks Gulf states will continue to be solid US allies

Ahmed Maher
Opinion

Lebanon faces an impossible choice: war with Israel or civil war

25 September 2025

Sooner or later, Lebanon's leaders will have to make a choice. Until then, it will drift further into the abyss.

Houssam Itani
Dutch writer, journalist and performer Christine Otten attends a photocall during the annual Edinburgh International Book Festival at George Street on August 23, 2017, in Edinburgh, Scotland. Roberto Ricciuti / Getty Images
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Christine Otten on telling the stories of the marginalised

22 September 2025

The Dutch novelist is famous for capturing the rhythm and style of the poets who became the forefathers of hip-hop, but her work has also brought civil rights leaders and refugees to life

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy

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