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Diana Estefanía Rubio

What’s in the $95bn foreign aid package passed in the House?

The US House of Representatives passed on Saturday a $95bn legislative package providing security assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan over objections from a number of Republicans.The legislation…

Al Majalla - London 23 April 2024
A makeshift memorial in front of the Crocus City Hall in Moscow's northern suburb of Krasnogorsk, which was attacked by Islamic State gunmen, killing at least 143 people. Russia blames Ukraine. AFP

Russia changes tone on Ukraine 'war' after Moscow terror attack

No longer a 'special military operation', Moscow has fired a warning shot to the West over its involvement in Ukraine ahead of fierce fighting expected this spring.

Samer Elias 31 March 2024
The Ukraine war was a reaction to Western refusal to negotiate with Russia on what it viewed as threats to its security. NATO needs to decide if a drawn-out war is worth the effort. shutterstock

Should NATO consider a security arrangement with Russia?

The Ukraine war was a reaction to Western refusal to negotiate with Russia on what it viewed as threats to its security. NATO needs to decide if a drawn-out war is worth the effort.

Wahid Abdel Maguid 16 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
Twin fears of an inward-looking Donald Trump and a westward-looking Vladimir Putin have left officials in Europe's treasuries urgently revising their budgets to make room for more defence spending. Shutterstock

Europe juggles fiscal priorities, fearing future war with Russia

Twin fears of an inward-looking Donald Trump and a westward-looking Vladimir Putin have left officials in Europe's treasuries urgently revising their budgets to make room for more defence spending.

Mohamed Sharki 24 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
No stranger to a world in flux, the West’s alliance has grown since the Cold War. It has fresh challenges from an old foe and a new global power to address. Ewan White

NATO needs to work harder in a fast-changing world

No stranger to a world in flux, the West's alliance has grown since the Cold War. It has fresh challenges from an old foe and a new global power to address.

Omer Onhon 15 January 2024
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US President Donald Trump welcomes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House on 18 November 2025, in Washington, DC. Win McNamee / Getty
Politics

Saudi Arabia and the US: renewing a long partnership

28 November 2025

Al Majalla's December cover story highlights the signficance of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's visit to Washington in November

Al Majalla - London
Opinion

Events have shown that Israel's might has its limits

01 December 2025

Israel's aggression and territorial expansion have become a political, financial, and moral burden, as they have on its Western government allies, who find it increasingly difficult to defend

Majed Kayali
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi attend a welcoming ceremony for participants of the BRICS summit in Kazan on 22 October 2024. Maxim Shemetov / POOL / AFP
Politics

Egypt's multipolar balancing act is paying off

26 November 2025

With nuclear know-how from Russia, weapons from America, infrastructure from China, and money from the Gulf, Egypt is making the most out of a world with many powers.

Amr Emam
Lina Jaradat
Business & Economy

The Moroccan dirham emerges as an alternative currency in African markets

25 November 2025

As European banks retreat, debt balloons, and price volatility spooks central banks, Morocco's national currency is increasingly being used in continental trading.

Mohamed Sharki
A work from Syrian artist Shadi Abu Saada's latest exhibition, 'Migrants'. Mark Hachem Gallery
Culture & Social Affairs

Shadi Abu Saada’s take on the migrant experience

13 November 2025

The Syrian artist's works on display in Beirut consider the hopes and dreams of migrants, the walls they face, and their eventual arrival in a safe harbour

Mimoza Al-Arrawi

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