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A performer stands next to a decorative aerial image of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) during its official inauguration ceremony in Guba, on 9 September 2025. LUIS TATO / AFP

Why Ethiopia's presence on the Red Sea is a red line for Egypt

The regional rivals aren't just fighting over freshwater supplies. Cairo sees Addis Ababa's bid for Red Sea access as part of a wider fragmentation strategy.

Amr Emam 28 February 2026
Somalia State Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Omar in Mogadishu, on 26 October 2024. Somalia Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Somali foreign minister eyes Saudi-Egypt alliance

In an interview with Al Majalla, Ali Omar flags Israel's recent recognition of the breakaway region of Somaliland as an urgent concern and speaks candidly about the myriad challenges his country faces

Ahmed Maher 23 January 2026
A man holding the flag of Somaliland in front of the Hargeisa War Memorial, on 7 November 2024.
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Somaliland and the rise of the quasi-state

Somaliland is merely the first signal of a cascading disintegration that, when combined with internal weakness and external interference, could engulf a substantial portion of Africa

Sergey Eledinov 04 December 2025
Where once Middle Eastern states took little interest in this war-torn Arabic-speaking state on the Horn of Africa, today it is a key arena for Middle Eastern foreign policy and, at times, competition. Nash Weerasekera

The Middle East’s growing interest in Somalia

Where once Middle Eastern states took little interest in this war-torn Arabic-speaking state on the Horn of Africa, today it is a key arena for Middle Eastern foreign policy and, at times, competition

Christopher Phillips 19 February 2024
Egypt is afraid that the new deal between Somaliland and Ethiopia will further destabilise maritime trade in the Red Sea. shutterstock

Why Ethiopia's Red Sea ambitions unnerve Egypt

Egypt is afraid that the new deal between Somaliland and Ethiopia will further destabilise maritime trade in the Red Sea

Amr Emam 18 January 2024
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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

Con Coughlin
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Chinese President Xi Jinping during their meeting in Beijing, China, on 2 September 2025. Reuters
Business & Economy

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

Rana Freifer
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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

Al Majalla - London
Sara Padovan
Science & Technology

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

Mohammed Mansour
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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