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French author Philippe Djianada looks out from a window at the Drouant restaurant in Paris, following his win of the French Goncourt literary prize for his novel "The Unknown Woman of Quai de Javel," on 3 November 2026. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
Culture & Social Affairs

A novel about a murder in Paris wins the 2026 Goncourt

Najeeb Mubarak 06 November 2026
It's an uphill road for Germany’s carmakers Grace Russell
Business & Economy

It's an uphill road for Germany’s carmakers

Abdulfattah Khattab 30 October 2026
A Ukrainian soldier carrying a Stinger anti-aircraft missile aboard a maritime guard boat in the northwestern part of the Black Sea on 18 December 2023.
 AFP

Could the Black Sea become the "Hormuz of food"?

Ukrainian attacks are putting pressure on Russian exports, while Moscow strikes at Odesa's grain-shipping capacity

Abdel-Rahman Ayas 23 August 2026

German rearmament unnerves Europe

Fares Garabet 16 August 2026
Deena So'Oteh

Timothy Zurabishvili dives into the darkness of man

'Plomb' is a dark, unsettling debut novel by the French writer that explains violence in language, body and consciousness

Antoine Jockey 10 August 2026
This illustration photograph shows the flags of the European Union and China displayed on screens in Brussels on 2 June 2026. Nicolas TUCAT / AFP

On trade with China, Europe is fighting yesterday’s war

Brussels has finally agreed a raft of measures aimed at sectors that Beijing no longer considers to be its strategic industries

Shirley Ze Yu 09 August 2026
Migrants walk towards the Fnideq region in northern Morocco after leaving Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta following an attempted crossing at the Bab Sebta border crossing, on the outskirts of Fnideq, on 1 August 2026. Abdel Majid BZIOUAT / AFP

The Ceuta tragedy: illusory homelands and unattainable paradises

Where social media offers magic solutions, the real world delivers slammed doors

Samer Abou Hawwach 06 August 2026
Members of the Spanish Army's 'Regulares' infantry forces watch a group of migrants near the border post of the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on August 2, 2026. Henry NICHOLLS / AFP

Events in Ceuta trigger panic in Europe

The abrupt crossing of some 60,000 Moroccan migrants into Spain has thrown the Schengen's future into question, even though most have already returned home

Bryn Haworth 04 August 2026
Author Paula Erizanu, whose latest book is titled 'Both Heaven and Hell Are Here: Moldova, a Century of Lived History' Alex Coman

Paula Erizanu: reclaiming Moldova’s history, one story at a time

Weaving together oral testimony, family memoir, and fiction, the writer seeks to preserve truth in the face of propaganda and political upheaval

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 30 July 2026
Marine Le Pen of National Rally has been given permission by the French courts to run in next year's presidential election. Al Majalla

Marine Le Pen’s presidential candidacy causes France to reassess

The French far-right leader was convicted of embezzlement, but her prison sentence was suspended, and she is allowed to run next year. Opponents are busy reconfiguring their strategies

Khattar Abu Diab 29 July 2026
Lines of cars waiting to refuel in Moscow, Russia, June 30, 2026. أ.ف.ب

Queuing cars help show how Russia failed to diversify its economy

Innovation and private enterprise have yet to challenge the energy sector's centrality

Rana Freifer 25 July 2026
Marine Le Pen and Nigel Farage, two leaders of far right parties seeking power either side of the English Channel. Al Majalla

Silly season bedevils the far-right populists of Britain and France

If elections were held tomorrow, Marine Le Pen and Nigel Farage could end up in power, but both have been fighting questions and jokes about money. For them, for now, laughter is the enemy

Bryn Haworth 21 July 2026
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Abdul El-Sayed: the progressive Michigander who beat the pro-Israel lobby

07, Aug 2026

The Egyptian-American epidemiologist became the first Muslim senator in US history, despite $70mn spent to defeat him in the Democratic primary

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Can the Democrats prevent a new round of war with Iran?

05, Nov 2026

Despite the war's unpopularity, Trump seems determined to press on until he can claim a decisive victory, whether by diplomacy, force, or a combination of the two

Aqeel Abbas
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Trump may be a lame duck at home but not abroad

05, Nov 2026

A Democrat-majority Congress will clip his wings at home, but he will have far more freedom to act on foreign affairs, given the powers he still retains as commander-in-chief

Con Coughlin
French author Philippe Djianada looks out from a window at the Drouant restaurant in Paris, following his win of the French Goncourt literary prize for his novel "The Unknown Woman of Quai de Javel," on 3 November 2026. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
Culture & Social Affairs

A novel about a murder in Paris wins the 2026 Goncourt

06, Nov 2026

French novelist Philippe Jaenada's novel 'The Unknown Woman of Quai de Javel' wins big, while the Prix Renaudot goes to François-Henri Désérable for his novel about an unlikely wine expert

Najeeb Mubarak

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