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Starmer was elected as an MP only in 2015, after a successful career as a human-rights barrister. Al Majalla profiles the man pegged to be the UK's next prime minister, effectively ending the Tories' long run in power. Matt Holland

Keir Starmer: Former human rights lawyer and next UK premier?

Al Majalla profiles the "ruthless" MP slated to be the first Labour UK prime minister since Gordon Brown, effectively ending the Tories' long run in power.

Con Coughlin 08 June 2023
Prince Harry leaves the High Court after giving evidence in London, Wednesday, June 7, 2023. AP

Prince Harry takes on British tabloids in historic court case

It's not every day that a member of Britain's royal family testifies in court. In fact, it hasn't happened in over a hundred years, but Harry did a creditable job of it.

Bryn Haworth 08 June 2023
While Sunak does not seem to be making many inroads with the British public, neither is his opponent, Keir Starmer. Also, a fractious Conservative Party could work in Sunak's favour. Andy Edwards

Is Sunak already doomed or can he turn things around?

While Sunak does not seem to be making many inroads with the British public, neither is his opponent, Keir Starmer. Also, a fractious Conservative Party could work in Sunak's favour.

Christopher Phillips 07 June 2023
Britain's King Charles III (C), flanked by Rwanda's president Paul Kagame (C-L), Secretary General of the Commonwealth Patricia Scotland (C-L) and Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (2nd C-R) in Commonwealth group picture. AFP

Charles III’s Commonwealth stands on shaky ground

It is unclear if Charles has the charm and respect to bind the club of nations together in the way his mother did. With Britain lacking the global power it once had, it is hard to see the organisation

Christopher Phillips 19 May 2023

Crowning a long alliance, the UK and France still need each other

There are close ties and common interests across the English Channel, even after Brexit. What next for the nations on either side of it, which have been both enemies and friends over history?

Khattar Abu Diab 06 May 2023
Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), Humza Yousaf, and Scotland's First Minsiter, poses for a photograph after being hi swearing-in ceremony. AFP

How does London view Yousaf’s SNP election win?

Both the Conservatives and the Labour party claim to support the continued union but have done too little when in power to facilitate its continuation

Christopher Phillips 04 April 2023
Newly elected leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), Humza Yousaf signs the nomination form to become First Minister for Scotland. AFP

Humza Yousaf: First Muslim leader of Scotland and independence die-hard

Yousaf's narrow victory over his rival owed much to his status as the SNP establishment's preferred candidate, but he will have his work cut out if he is to revive the SNP's flagging fortunes

Con Coughlin 29 March 2023
How a bid to clean up Roald Dahl’s language backfired Nicola Ferrarese

The kid gloves are off

A huge controversy has arisen over whether it is correct to handle kids' psyches with kid (i.e., very soft) gloves

Bryn Haworth 28 March 2023
BBC TV presenter Gary Lineker prepares to broadcast inside the make-shift television studio ahead of the English FA Cup quarter-final football match. AFP

Sunak achievements overshadowed by Lineker controversy

With the BBC agreeing on Lineker to return to work, Sunak hopes the issue will blow over. But this seems unlikely

Christopher Phillips 14 March 2023
Despite the fact that he is no longer in office, opinion polls continue to show he remains the Conservative Party’s most popular candidate. Sèbastien Thibault

Boris fell, but is not finished 

Despite the fact that he is no longer in office, opinion polls continue to show he remains the Conservative Party's most popular candidate

Con Coughlin 03 February 2023
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Gulf states should steer clear of attritional war traps

01 April 2026

The US-Israeli war against Iran aims to draw in Gulf states, but history has shown that entering wars is far easier than exiting them. Prudence is needed now more than ever.

Khairuldeen Al Makhzoomi
Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin speaks at a press conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on 25 August, 2025. Luka Dakskobler / Getty
Politics

'Israel is exploiting Iran war to kill a Palestinian state'

01 April 2026

PA Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin tells Al Majalla that Israel is taking advantage of the fact that the world is distracted by the US-Iran war to create irreversible facts on the ground

Ahmed Maher
Ewan White
Politics

Iraq's internal battle for influence comes to a head

31 March 2026

New fronts have opened up across the region in light of the US-Israeli war on Iran, as non-state actors with links to Tehran fear for their futures

Rustum Mahmud
People gather during a celebration called by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) at the Umayyad Square, after the ousting of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, 20 December, 2024. Reuters / Ammar
Business & Economy

US-Iran war gives Syria's global economic pitch more urgency

01 April 2026

Given the effective closure of the Hormuz Strait and Houthi threats to close off the Red Sea, Syria may emerge as a corridor and conduit to bypass these embattled maritime chokepoints

Charles Lister
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Politics

Farid al-Madhan: Assad's fingerprints were on every picture

31 March 2026

A former army forensics employee who later became known as Caesar tells Al Majalla how he risked his life to expose the torture and killing of countless Syrians in regime prisons

Ibrahim Hamidi

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