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Magyar, leader of the opposition Tisza Party, speaks during a press conference a day after the parliamentary election, in which Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban conceded defeat, Budapest, Hungary, on 13 April 2026. REUTERS/Marton Monus
Profiles

Péter Magyar: the Orbán loyalist-turned-nemesis

Con Coughlin 18 April 2026
Can NATO survive the US-Iran war? Al Majalla
Politics

Can NATO survive the US-Iran war?

Omer Onhon 14 April 2026
Sara Padovan

Viktor Orbán: Will Hungary's longtime PM hold onto his seat?

Orbán, who has been trailing in the polls, got a boost on 9 April when Trump addressed his supporters via phone during a campaign rally in Budapest, saying he's 'with him all the way'

Con Coughlin 11 April 2026
The minaret of the Grand Mosque of Paris on 13 October 2022. JOEL SAGET / AFP

A new look at Islam, integration, and secularism in France

Drawing on extensive dialogue between academics, jurists, and religious leaders, a new book concludes there is no incompatibility between being a French citizen and being Muslim

Rim Abdel Hamid 08 April 2026
Axel Rangel Garcia

'A Hymn to Life' turns private horror into a public reckoning

Part memoir, part moral reckoning, French rape victim-turned-feminist icon Gisèle Pelicot's new book is a powerful reflection on trauma and dignity

Najeeb Mubarak 02 April 2026
President of the European Council Charles Michel at the EU headquarters in Brussels on 28 June 2024. JOHN THYS / AFP

Former European Council president gets candid on US-Iran war

In an interview with Al Majalla, Charles Michel explains how Trump didn't consult with allies before attacking Iran in a war that benefits Russia at Europe's expense

Ahmed Maher 28 March 2026
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez gives a press conference following an extraordinary cabinet meeting about the energy crisis, at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid on 20 March 2026. PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU / AFP

Why Europe’s response to the Iran war is so disjointed

Trump's threat to seize Greenland has rubbed Europe the wrong way, and it isn't keen on getting dragged into a war that diverts resources from Ukraine.

Khattar Abu Diab 26 March 2026
German philosopher Jürgen Habermas speaks from a podium at an event on philosophy and politics at the Willy Brandt House in Berlin, on 23 November 2007.
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Remembering Jürgen Habermas: the last guardian of the Enlightenment 

On 14 March, the world bid farewell to the German philosopher and sociologist who profoundly shaped 20th-century political and social thought

Abdullah F. Alrebh 16 March 2026
Al Majalla

How Ukraine's drone defence model can help Gulf states

A former Ukrainian intelligence officer explains to Al Majalla how Kyiv adapted its defence machinery to combat Russian attacks in a more cost-efficient manner

Ahmed Maher 14 March 2026
US President Donald Trump meets with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on 3 March 2026. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP

Will European allies get drawn into the US-Iran war?

Key US allies, like the UK and France, initially said the US attacks on Iran were unlawful, but after Trump lashed out some are now singing a different tune

Con Coughlin 04 March 2026
Pete Reynolds

Ukraine: the war that shook the world

The conflict has forced Russia to scale back its global footprint and NATO to boost its defence spending. Meanwhile, China and Middle powers have emerged as key beneficiaries.

Christopher Phillips 23 February 2026
Reuters-Al Majalla

Ex-Prince Andrew's arrest rocks the British monarchy

His arrest is the first for a British royal in modern history and comes after it was revealed he had passed confidential state documents to US financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

Con Coughlin 20 February 2026
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The tiny waterway that put the global economy into a chokehold

18 April 2026

Disruption in the Hormuz can have major implications for global trade, but it also creates opportunities for smaller nations like Iran to become global political players

Steve Hewitt
Pete Reynolds
Politics

Glimpses of Bush's Iraq debacle appear in Trump's Iran war

15 April 2026

The Iraq war was viewed as disastrous in retrospect, while the Iran war was unpopular from the get-go. Al Majalla highlights the similarities and differences between the two.

Robert Ford
Al Majalla
Business & Economy

The US plan to turn Syria into an oil transit hub

16 April 2026

Pipelines have a chequered history in the Middle East, but the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has led US Tom Barrack to conclude that a new route through Syria could solve some problems.

Al Majalla - London
An Iranian woman flashes the V-sign as she takes part in a rally to pay tribute to women killed during war, in Tehran on 17 April 2026. AFP
Politics

Has Iran's ideology actually hardened?

16 April 2026

The change in tone and presentation of policy isn't a fundamental redirection, but rather the consolidation of a system under pressure

Alex Vatanka
Egyptian director Daoud Abdel Sayed holds two awards during the opening ceremony of the Alexandria Film Festival for Mediterranean Countries in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria, late on 14 September 2010. AMR AHMAD / AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

Daoud Abdel Sayed and the cinema of quiet rebellion

16 April 2026

Throughout his career, the renowned Egyptian film director challenged authority, rejected easy answers, and remained rooted in lived experience

Hazem Massoud

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