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US President Donald Trump stands next to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as NATO leaders pose for a group photo at a NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 25, 2025. REUTERS/Claudia Greco
Politics

Europe's uphill battle to keep Trump invested in NATO

Con Coughlin 20 October 2025
'Send them back!': why Europe’s populists are repackaging old ideas Gregori Saavedra
Politics

'Send them back!': why Europe’s populists are repackaging old ideas

Christopher Phillips 18 October 2025
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
Chinese Premier Li Qiang (L), followed by World Economic Forum (WEF) founder and executive chairman Klaus Schwab, arrive on stage during the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos on January 16, 2024. AFP

Shifting world order on vivid display at Davos

On the Davos Promenade — the centre of social activities — the most prominent pavilions belong to Gulf countries and India. Meanwhile, China's sizeable delegation unnerves the US.

Shirley Ze Yu 18 January 2024
Can the 34-year-old revive Emmanuel Macron's fortunes? Péter Csuth

Gabriel Attal: Meet France’s youngest prime minister

Can the 34-year-old revive Emmanuel Macron's fortunes?

The Economist 13 January 2024
Both Moscow and Kyiv have several moves left to alter the war's outcome. The ability to do so largely depends on the commitment of resources and the will to fight. Eduardo Ramon

The war in Ukraine is far from over

Both Moscow and Kyiv have several moves left to alter the war's outcome. The ability to do so largely depends on the commitment of resources and the will to fight.

Anna Borshchevskaya 12 January 2024
The deep divisions within British politics in 2024 suggest it will add to the instability of the Western alliance as it grapples with major challenges from mass migration to the Ukraine war.­ Eduardo Ramon

Why Putin is in no rush to negotiate end to Ukraine war

The deep divisions within British politics in 2024 suggest it will add to the instability of the Western alliance as it grapples with major challenges from mass migration to the Ukraine war.­

Con Coughlin 10 January 2024
Palestinian artists put the final touches on a wall painting as a protest to mark the 104th anniversary of Britain's Balfour Declaration in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on November 2, 2021. AFP

Europe begins to face colonial legacy, but not in the Middle East

It is curious that amid the global attention on the Gaza war, very few commentators have remarked on the way that European imperialism laid the foundations for the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Christopher Phillips 01 January 2024
The Fall of the House of Usher Credit: Eike Schroter (Netflix)

Netflix horror series does great justice to Edgar Allan Poe classic

A look at a recent TV horror series and its links to the original short story 'The Fall of the House of Usher' by the famed 19th-century author and father of Gothic horror.

Nawwar Jabbour 27 December 2023
Rishi Sunak is attempting to legislate that Rwanda is a safe country Michelle Thompson

Britain’s asylum scheme endangers government’s survival

Rishi Sunak is attempting to legislate that Rwanda is a safe country

Bryn Haworth 19 December 2023
A Ukrainian soldier looks out from a tank as he holds his position near to the town of Bakhmut, Donetsk region, on December 13, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. AFP

Russian resilience tests Western patience for Ukraine war

While Russia's war machine has suffered greatly, it has not collapsed. In fact, it is thriving and is making advances in some places.

Omer Onhon 18 December 2023
Paul Lynch, author of "Prophet Song", accepts the 2023 Booker Prize at the Winner Ceremony at Old Billingsgate in London, Britain, 26 November 2023. EPA

Booker Prize winner Paul Lynch: Feminine power is the social glue that holds us all together

Paul Lynch's novel Prophet Song is a terrifying masterpiece about the ascent of modern-day fascism. Al Majalla interviews the author about his award-winning novel and his writing process.

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 28 November 2023
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A displaced woman rests in Tawila, in the country's war-torn western Darfur region, on 28 October 2025, after fleeing el-Fasher following the city’s fall to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). AFP
Politics

From siege to slaughter: the fall of el-Fasher

29 October 2025

After over 500 days of a crippling blockade, the city finally fell to the RSF, cementing their control of the giant Darfur state in western Sudan and giving them full access to key supply routes

Amgad Fareid Eltayeb
Governor of the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, Yasir Al-Rumayyan, delivers his speech at the opening of the ninth edition of the Future Investment Initiative (FII), in Riyadh, 28 October 2025. Reuters
Business & Economy

Investing in people and AI: Saudi Arabia’s vision for a new Middle East

29 October 2025

Now in its ninth edition, Riyadh's Future Investment Initiative has transformed from an investment forum into a geo-economic platform redefining how nations link peace, progress, and technology

Omar Harkous
US Commander in Iraq General David Petraeus speaks to the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, 8 April 2008. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Politics

David Petraeus talks Trump, Gaza 'gated' areas and challenges 'privatisation' of war

28 October 2025

In an interview with Al Majalla, the former CIA director says the US president's Middle East approach is working and explains how Ahmed al-Sharaa's vision for Syria aligns with his own

Ahmed Maher
A visitor walks near a bust of the ancient Egyptian King Akhenaten while touring the Grand Egyptian Museum, in Giza on the southwestern outskirts of the capital Cairo on 7 February 2025. Khaled DESOUKI / AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

The Grand Egyptian Museum: ancient answers to contemporary questions

30 October 2025

As the Grand Egyptian Museum officially opens its doors, it ushers in a new era for archaeology and modern scientific discovery

Ibrahim Tutunji
During their Oval Office meeting in September, President Donald Trump greeted President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warmly, pulling out a chair for his guest and referring to Türkiye’s delegation as “too smart”. shutterstock_
Politics

Türkiye's intelligence prowess turns Trump's head

28 October 2025

Türkiye has a long history of successful espionage and the development of the 'derin devlet' (deep state). The modern inheritors of this legacy have played a pivotal role in shifting how the US perce

Kamal Alam

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