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The Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury Docks from Jamaica, with 482 Jamaicans on board. AFP

75 years after Windrush, Britain’s mixed record on immigration examined

The Windrush anniversary comes at a time when the British government appears increasingly opposed to immigration in general.

Christopher Phillips 30 June 2023
Yalimar Chirinos, a 19-year-old migrant from Venezuela, displays a sign near the border between the United States and Mexico, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico January 7, 2023. The sign says "Hello friends, we are from Venezuela, support us with what comes out of your heart". REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

Biden Heads To Mexican Border in Bid To Show Progress On Immigration

President Joe Biden is headed to the U.S.-Mexico border on Sunday for the first time since taking office nearly two years ago, tackling one of the most politically charged issues in the country as he…

08 January 2023
A man throws an object out of a car window next to the Border Force centre after a firebomb attack in Dover, Britain, October 30, 2022. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

British Police Say Immigration Centre Attack Was Terrorist Incident

British police said on Saturday evidence showed an extreme right-wing terrorist ideology had motivated a petrol bomb attack on an immigration centre in the southern English port town of Dover on Oct…

05 November 2022
A portrait photo of Japanese documentary filmmaker Toru Kubota, who has been detained in Myanmar after filming a protest that took place on July 30, 2022, is displayed during a news conference by his friends including a radio personality Nikki Tsukamoto Kininmonth to call for his release at Japan National Press Club in Tokyo, Japan August 3, 2022. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Japanese Filmmaker Held in Myanmar Gets Three More Years in Prison

A Myanmar court sentenced Japanese documentary filmmaker Toru Kubota to an additional three years in prison on Wednesday on charges of violating an immigration law, the Japanese government said,…

12 October 2022

Suha El-Gendy: Egypt’s New Immigration Minister

This week, Ambassador Suha El-Gendy assumed the portfolio of the Ministry of Immigration and Egyptian Expatriates Affairs, succeeding former Minister Nabila Makram, as part of a new cabinet reshuffle…

Majalla 19 August 2022
No Dogs or Italians from the cartoon “Dogs and Italians are not Allowed.”

Arab Cinema is Participant in The Phenomenon

Since the first centuries of life, there have been no definitive statistics on who migrated to where. However, the act of emigration did not cease, either individually or collectively, either in…

Mohammed Rouda 13 August 2022
A migrant holds his passport and train ticket in Freilassing, Germany September 15, 2015. Credit: Reuters

Syrian Regime Earns Money by Selling Syrian Passports Through Brokers

Syrians suffer from a new problem, namely, the difficulty of obtaining passports, whether inside or outside their country, as it takes a long time and costs a lot of money. Its cost has become the…

Jiwan Soz 25 June 2022
Thousands of Russians demonstrate against the war against Ukraine in Moscow and Saint Petersburg on February 24, 2022 (AFP)

Exodus of Celebrities From Russia: From Past to Present

The current individual immigration cases coming from Russia, whether they were for cultural, political, or sports-related reasons, do not fall under any of the scientific or academic concepts for…

Samy Amara 22 April 2022

Blaming Immigrants: Nationalism and the Economics of Global Movement

Although immigration dominates the headlines, public beliefs about immigrants, as recorded in polls, often differ wildly from the facts. This timely and informative book…

Richard N. Cooper 30 April 2019

How Europe Can Reform Its Migration Policy

Three years since the start of the European refugee crisis, the continent’s politics are still convulsed by disagreements over migration. This is despite the sharp decline in the number of people…

Alexander Bett and Paul Collier 12 October 2018
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CIA Director John Ratcliffe at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on 15 August 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska, where Donald Trump met with Vladimir Putin for peace talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. ANDREW HARNIK / AFP
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Why Ratcliffe's secret visit to Moscow is concerning

27 August 2026

The American CIA director's visit looks to be a desperate attempt by the Trump administration to avert a doomsday scenario in which NATO is pulled into a larger war with Russia

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Chinese President Xi Jinping during their meeting in Beijing, China, on 2 September 2025. Reuters
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Will US sanctions on Iran bite? It may depend on China

26 August 2026

Beijing says it will not abide by the new 'Economic D-Day' measures and warns the US of retaliation if they hurt their oil trade with Tehran

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Gadi Eisenkot: Israel’s next leader?

27 August 2026

Al Majalla looks at the former army general's career, political positions, possible paths to victory, and what a change in leadership could mean for Israel and the region after three years of war

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When myth replaces medicine

25 August 2026

As social media transforms how people seek medical advice, figures such as Barbara O'Neill offer something conventional medicine rarely can: absolute certainty

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (C), Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif posing after signing the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on 7 August, 2026. PAKISTAN PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE / AFP
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Networked Middle East security

22 August 2026

The Iran war exposed the risks of being too closely tied to US military posture, which is why some Gulf states are repositioning themselves not merely as consumers of security but as architects of it

Bilal Saab

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