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Belgium's Vice-Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxime Prévot gestures during an interview with AFP in Brussels, on 5 September 2025. Nicolas TUCAT / AFP
Politics

Maxime Prévot on Europe's push to reassert its relevance in the Gulf

Ahmed Maher 02 July 2026
Katrina Poladian delivers a speech after winning the Leipzig Book Fair Prize for her novel "The Golden Beach" in 2025. Hendrik Schmidt / Getty
Culture & Social Affairs

Katrina Poladjan on unpacking the past to know the present

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 30 June 2026
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) walks with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (C) after meeting with his Turkish counterpart at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ankara, on November 6, 2023. AFP

Israel's war on Gaza complicates Sweden's NATO ascension bid

A deal to enlarge the West's main defence pact and another to sell F-16s to Turkey are blocking each other. Meanwhile, Israel's war on Gaza further complicates diplomacy.

Omer Onhon 08 November 2023
French-Moroccan author Rachid Benzine.

“The Silence of the Fathers”: Rachid Benzine explores Morocco’s stoic immigrants in France

The French-Moroccan writer explores the painful tendency of first-generation immigrants to go silent, putting an unbridgeable distance between themselves and their children.

Samir Qasimi 01 November 2023
Hood. Photo of Philip Guston's work, taken by Bryn Haworth.

Cartoon villains: Inside Philip Guston's Tate Modern exhibition

Philip Guston, whose paintings are on show at Tate Modern in London until early 2024, went from being a representative of 'abstract expressionism' to a visual storyteller on the verge of figuration.

Bryn Haworth 30 October 2023
Aerial view of Berlin skyline and Spree river in beautiful evening light at sunset in summer, Germany. Shutterstock

Rebuilding torn cities in Syria, using Berlin as a model

While corruption, neglect, and chaos have robbed many Arab cities of their identity, Berlin's urban redevelopment model, adapted to today's living conditions, offers valuable lessons.

Sawsan Jamil Hasan 28 October 2023
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak signs messages and prayers for Israel at a Jewish school in London, Britain October 16, 2023. Reuters

Israel-Hamas war creates challenges for Britain

The UK government has grown closer to Israel in recent years, but at the same time, Britain's ability to influence its ally and the wider conflict with the Palestinians has greatly diminished.

Christopher Phillips 19 October 2023
In the 70s, Britain accepted a degree of responsibility for the Ugandan Asians' plight, and Western states accepted their role in the suffering of the Indochinese. Today things are much different. AlMajalla

Why the West is increasingly abandoning its responsibility toward refugees

The Syria and Ukraine crises show that if refugees are from the 'right' place and the 'right' conflict, then the welcome mats are rolled out.

Christopher Phillips 16 October 2023
British artist Sarah Lucas, poses for a portrait next to her concrete marrow sculptures called "Kevin and Florian" outside TATE Britain, in central London, on September 25, 2023. AFP

'Happy Gas' at Tate Britain: Understanding Sarah Lucas' brand of good clean fun

The real revelation of Lucas' exhibition is its innocence. Look past the chicken, the lists of slang words and the chain smoking, and you'll find that the overwhelming sensation is one of fun.

Bryn Haworth 14 October 2023
Kyiv now has state-of-the-art Abrams tanks. Its strategies will determine if the hardware can help change a complex war under skies it does not control, or if the arrival is just symbolic. shutterstock

Abrams tanks can help Ukraine's war effort — but only if effectively utilised

Kyiv now controls state-of-the-art armour. Its strategies will determine if the hardware can help change a complex war under skies it does not control, or if the arrival is just symbolic.

Khaled Hamadeh 12 October 2023
British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne leaves 11 Downing Street in London on July 13, 2016. AFP

Rory Stewart gives disenchanted account of UK politics in new book

The new book by Rory Stewart, an erstwhile member of parliament, is quite a hefty tome. At well over 400 pages, it would have benefited from some judicious editing.

Bryn Haworth 10 October 2023
Zina Saro-Wiwa uses masked self-portraits to ‘go within and open up emotional terrains.’ Bryn Haworth

Mask of Africa exhibition shines at London's Tate Modern

At the Tate Modern in London, Al Majalla comes across a series of Bantu masks shot by Angolan photographer Edson Chagas. The people who wear them are otherwise dressed in completely modern clothing.

Bryn Haworth 09 October 2023
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Libyan National Army Deputy Commander Saddam Haftar, and Trump advisor Massad Boulos in Washington on 29 June, 2026. @US_SrAdvisorAF/X
Politics

US plan for Libya: unification or management of division?

26 June 2026

A US envoy wants the institutions of western Libya to accommodate the son of an eastern warlord as Libyan president. Is this another doomed effort to unite the feuding factions, or could it work?

Areig Elhag
Dave Murray
Science & Technology

More than a game: a look inside the mind of a football fan

30 June 2026

As the FIFA World Cup 2026 shows, identity, belonging, and tension combine to make football fandom unlike any other sport. So, what is going on in fans' brains?

Alaa Emara
A fighter loyal to Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan holds up a weapon backdropped by the minaret of a mosque, during a graduation ceremony in the southeastern Gedaref state on 27 May 2024. AFP
Politics

The quiet push to finally end Sudan's civil war

29 June 2026

External actors and some domestic parties are believed to be working behind the scenes towards a settlement. Why now?

Shawgi Abdelazim
Chinese President Xi Jinping stands in the centre of the hall during the China-Africa forum at the Great Hall of the People in central Beijing, on 5 September 2024.
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Business & Economy

China doubles down on Africa with its zero-tariff policy

01 July 2026

Beijing's duty-free access for African exports promises mutual economic gains, but more importantly, it deepens its strategic influence across the continent

Rabia Abdul Salam
Eduardo Ramon
Politics

Why siccing Syria's army on Hezbollah is so dangerous

28 June 2026

If Trump's idea is implemented, it would all but certainly further undermine regional stability and US interests in the Middle East

David Schenker

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