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Biden speaks at a press conference at the White House, in Washington on February 8, 2024. REUTERS

Biden didn't really try to end the war in Gaza

US-led diplomatic talks were essentially a performance, doomed from the outset

Nathan J. Robinson 30 November 2024
Michelle Thompson/Majalla

Aleksandr Dugin: Russia has lost the West but has rediscovered the world

In an exclusive interview with Al Majalla, the Russian political philosopher explains his country's pivot to the Global South and why nothing will change Moscow's edge on the Ukrainian battlefield

Ahmed Maher 26 November 2024

Biden allows Ukraine to use US missiles inside Russia

Fares Garabet 21 November 2024

What a new book’s explosive revelations tell us about Biden, Trump, and Putin

Bob Woodward's "War" suggests Biden may have stopped a nuclear war even as Trump was secretly talking to Russia's president

Michael Hirsh 22 October 2024
President Joe Biden, flanked by his son Hunter Biden (R), tells the nation about his decision not to seek re-election on July 24, 2024. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images via AFP

Joe Biden’s sense of déjà vu 50 years after Nixon resigned

Nixon was the first sitting president to resign from office, while Biden is the first sitting president in two generations to pull out of a presidential race. Both men are part of American history

Sami Moubayed 20 August 2024
Fares Garabet

Sprung a leak? US President Joe Biden gets that sinking feeling

Fares Garabet 22 July 2024
Beji Caid Essebsi of Tunisia was president until the ripe old age of 93. AFP

Senior statesmen: the Arab world’s octogenarian presidents

Joe Biden's travails in the United States are familiar in the Middle East, a region that has had its fair share of elderly rulers. Here, Al Majalla looks at some who make the Democrat look young.

Sami Moubayed 16 July 2024
After Joe Biden withdrew his candidacy this weekend, his vice president, Kamala Harris, has suddenly emerged as a leading candidate. Laura Salafia

Kamala Harris: America's first female president?

The former senator and attorney general is already the first woman and first African American to serve as vice president. Now that Joe Biden has withdrawn, will she be on the ballot?

Con Coughlin 14 July 2024
US President Joe Biden holds a press conference during NATO's 75th anniversary summit, in Washington, D.C., on July 11, 2024. REUTERS/Nathan Howard

I met Biden recently. As a doctor, this was my impression.

While he appeared focused and maintained strong eye contact, he did make a few errors in recalling the names of some Middle Eastern leaders during our meeting

Zaher Sahloul 13 July 2024
US President Joe Biden while participating in the first election debate with Republican candidate Donald Trump in Atlanta on June 27, 2024. AFP

Biden's losing battle with age has echoes in Shakespeare

The president seems to be losing a battle with age but cannot see it, nor can those closest to him. While Biden is no Julius Caesar, there are similarities between the two.

Samer Abou Hawwach 12 July 2024
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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

Haid Haid
Al Majalla
Politics

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
Culture & Social Affairs

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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