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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L), Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (C) and Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama attend a working group session on Migration in Woodstock, southern England, on July 18, 2024. Hollie Adams / AFP

Goo-goo for Giorgia: Why Starmer is so smitten with Italy's migration policies

A look at Meloni's deal with Albania and what Labour hopes to learn from the far-right Brothers of Italy and its tough-on-migration approach

Bryn Haworth 05, Oct 2024
Migrants disembark from a lifeboat on the southeast coast of England after being picked up at sea while crossing the English Channel from France on August 16, 2023. HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP

Europe's leaders take notes on Meloni's tough migration stance

At a time when so many European leaders are facing intense political pressure to resolve the migrant crisis, the Italian PM's ability to reduce illegal migration by 60% has turned heads

Con Coughlin 29, Sep 2024
Eduardo Ramon

Life inside Dutch and German resorts-turned-refugee camps

The final part of a three-part investigative series examines the experience of migrants in Europe.

Mohammed Abi Samra, Zaki Al-Droubi, and Huda Al-Attas 01, Jan 2024
Eduardo Ramon

'When I arrived, I discovered half of the people on the boat suffocated to death'

In Part 2 of a special series, Al Majalla interviews migrants who paid smugglers to get them to Europe, either by sea or by land.

Samer Zreik, Sabr Darwish, and Mohammed Abi Samra 31, Dec 2023
Rishi Sunak is attempting to legislate that Rwanda is a safe country Michelle Thompson

Britain’s asylum scheme endangers government’s survival

Rishi Sunak is attempting to legislate that Rwanda is a safe country

Bryn Haworth 19, Dec 2023
Immigration is likely to play a major role in upcoming European elections. Italy's right-wing prime minister has set our her stall on the issue with some success, but the economy will also be key. Al Majalla/Agencies

Between Lampedusa and Naples, Meloni's political fate hangs in the balance

Immigration is likely to play a major role in upcoming European elections. Italy's right-wing prime minister has set our her stall on the issue with some success, but the economy will also be key

Khattar Abu Diab 02, Oct 2023
Migrants arrive at Dover harbour onboard a Border Force vessel, after being rescued while attempting to cross the English Channel, in Dover, Britain, August 24, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

Britain, France Sign Deal to Boost Cooperation on Illegal Migration

Britain and France on Monday signed an agreement worth 72.2 million euros ($74.5 million) over the coming year to ramp up efforts to stop illegal migrants from making perilous journeys across the…

14, Nov 2022
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US-Houthi ceasefire fuels Israeli fears of an Iran deal

09 May 2025

The Yemeni militant group is proving to be a stubborn adversary, and Trump doesn't want anything to detract from his visit to the Gulf next week, where he plans to make a 'big' announcement

Michael Horowitz
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Business & Economy

A new economic order is emerging, and tariffs play no part in it

07 May 2025

China has been quietly working to rewrite the rules of global trade and finds itself in a strong position in the current trade war launched by Washington. A look around the world shows why.

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Why Libya isn't the right model for Iran’s nuclear climbdown

08 May 2025

Israel wants the total dismantlement and scrapping of all Iranian nuclear facilities, just like in Libya two decades ago. That is unrealistic for several reasons.

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy
Rahaf Saad, a Palestinian girl who lost her legs in an Israeli air strike. REUTERS
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Missing limbs and broken dreams: Gaza's generation of child amputees

03 May 2025

Israel's war on Gaza has created the "largest cohort of child amputees in modern history". On the ground, Al Majalla speaks to affected families.

Houssam Marouf
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Trump's 'unforced errors' could accelerate America's decline

06 May 2025

If history is any judge, Trump's tariffs and damaging actions towards US allies could speed up the emergence of a multipolar world, much like George W. Bush's invasion of Iraq

Christopher Phillips

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