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As the future of the US presence in the Middle East is being debated, foreign policy discussions would be incomplete without considering Russia's role in the region. Al Majalla explains. Sam Green

How the Middle East became an arena for Putin's power struggle with the US

As the future of the US presence in the Middle East is being debated, foreign policy discussions would be incomplete without considering Russia's role in the region. Al Majalla explains.

Anna Borshchevskaya 09 March 2024
Diana Estefanía Rubio

Russia's economy reels under war and sanctions

The Russian economy witnessed considerable economic strain following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the imposition of sanctions by the United States and its partners.This led to a contraction of…

Al Majalla - London 27 February 2024
Russian soldiers patrol in Sevastopol on 5 March 2014, just a week after Russian special forces took over the peninsula. AFP

Ten years an annex: Is Crimea now forever Russian?

On 27 February 2014, Russia invaded the strategic Black Sea peninsula and later annexed it in March. Since then, it has become the foundation of Putin's current and future ambitions.

Samer Elias 27 February 2024
Merezhko Oleksandr, the Chairman of the Committee of Foreign Affairs and Interparliamentary Relations of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (parliament)

Merezhko Oleksandr: Supporting Ukraine is not an act of charity

The Chairman of the Committee of Foreign Affairs at Ukraine's parliament spoke to Al Majalla as his country enters the third year of war with Russia

Ahmed Maher 23 February 2024
A Ukrainian soldier walks inside a destroyed barn by Russian shelling near the frontline of the Zaporizhzhia province, Ukraine. Getty

Ukraine no closer to victory two years after Russia invasion

On 24 February 2022, Moscow invaded its neighbour to the west. For much of Europe, Ukraine is quite literally a call to arms to fight Russian expansionism

Khattar Abu Diab 23 February 2024
Is the Russian bear right to be bullish on its economy? The answer is not straightforward. Laura Salafia

After two years of war, can Russia be bullish on its economy?

Despite sanctions, a brain drain, investor withdrawal, inflation, high interest rates, falling oil prices and reducing reserves, Vladimir Putin thinks Russia's economy is A-grade. Is it?

Nazareth Seferian 22 February 2024
The first major military exercise between the US and Swedish militaries following the NATO Summit in Vilnius took place on Mallsten island in the Stockholm Archipelago on September 13, 2023. AFP

Are fears of a Russian attack on Sweden warranted?

Ministers and army chiefs in Stockholm think the threat from Moscow should not be ignored and that the country should prepare for war.

Samer Elias 22 January 2024
An Aeroflot-Russian Airlines passenger plane lands at Moscow International Airport, 12 March 2022. Reuters

Fight or Flight? How war in Ukraine has affected airlines

Closure, airspace, sanctions, spare parts, subsidies, re-registrations, and re-routing woes plague carriers that used to fly over Russia. How has it affected their bottom line? Al Majalla explains.

Nazareth Seferian 14 January 2024
China is still growing faster than the US, but economic parity will be much delayed Eduardo Ramon

China’s global ascendancy is off to a slow start

China is still growing faster than the US, but economic parity will be much delayed

Shirley Ze Yu 07 January 2024
Grigori Rasputin

On the anniversary of Rasputin’s death, Faith healer or religious charlatan?

Although it's been 107-years since Rasputin's own death, he remains one of the most captivating and controversial figures of modern times

Sami Moubayed 30 December 2023
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Trump’s 2026 Iran deal differs from Obama’s 2015 JCPOA

18 June 2026

Although an MOU will be officially signed on 19 June, there are already significant differences a decade later, despite the US aim being largely similar. Could Trump open Iran like Nixon opened China?

Robert Ford
Sara Gironi Carnevale
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A smarter ball, or a safer one? The header dilemma facing world football

11 June 2026

The official World Cup ball showcases the latest advances in football technology, but new research questions whether future designs should prioritise brain safety as well as performance

Marco Mossad
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian holding a memorandum of understanding he and US President Donald Trump signed to end the US-Iran war on 17 June, 2026. IRINN Iranian state television/AFP
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How a US-Iran deal will impact Gulf relations with Tehran

17 June 2026

As a costly war draws to a close, Tehran has the chance to chart a new course in relation to its neighbours, but that requires a change of mindset

Zaid bin Ali al-Fadhil
Stefano Summo
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World Cup songs: from local themes to global industry

11 June 2026

Football's biggest tournament has come to adopt a single soundtrack every four years to give each offering a distinct identity. Is this genuine culture, or a mass marketing technique?

Najeeb Mubarak
A roadside billboard displaying portraits of Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, following a deal between the US and Iran, in Islamabad, Pakistan, on 16 June 2026. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
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How Pakistan quietly brokered the historic US-Iran deal

16 June 2026

Islamabad kept both sides talking even as missiles were being launched. That tenacity looks to have paid dividends in a way that could yet reshape the Middle East's power dynamics.

Kaswar Klasra

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