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Is it the end of the two-party system in the UK? Al Majalla
Politics

Is it the end of the two-party system in the UK?

Con Coughlin 13 May 2026
Farage emerges as viable PM contender amid Labour losses Al Majalla
Politics

Farage emerges as viable PM contender amid Labour losses

Con Coughlin 11 May 2026
Britain's main opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer (R) meets with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky at Speaker's House in the Palace of Westminster, in London, on February 8, 2023. AFP

What might British foreign policy look like under Labour?

Historically Labour governments have tended to be conservative, therefore, it is highly unlikely that a Labour government will initiate radical changes overseas.

Christopher Phillips 20 June 2023
German ministers: Finance Minister Christian Lindner, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius and Interior Minister Nancy Faeser pose with the National Security Strategy. EPA

Is Germany's first National Security Strategy all bark and no bite?

Since unveiling the strategy last week, the German government has been criticised for not articulating how it will put the strategy into action

Daniel Gerlach 19 June 2023
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has recently passed away at the age of 86 after a battle with an incurable disease. EPA

Silvio Berlusconi: The charismatic Italian premier chased by controversy

Berlusconi — Italy's longest-serving prime minister — passed away recently at the age of 86. Despite a career mired in controversy, the Italian public continuously re-elected him to office.

Khattar Abu Diab 15 June 2023
Installation view of the Summer Exhibition 2023 at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, 13 June - 20 August 2023. Royal Academy of Arts, London _ David Parry

But the clouds roll on: The hidden masterpiece at the RA Summer Exhibition

The picture in Burlington House is beautiful for all the reasons The Guardian's Adrian Searle describes. She has the kind of serene self-possession that could drive men mad.

Bryn Haworth 15 June 2023
In this Friday, June 24, 2016 file photo, Vote Leave campaigner Boris Johnson arrives for a press conference at Vote Leave headquarters in London. AP

Boris Johnson in theatrical resignation: 'Infamy, infamy...they've all got in for me'

Former Prime Minster Boris Johnson has announced that he is standing down as an MP following reports he misled parliament over lockdown parties at Downing Street

Bryn Haworth 13 June 2023
Ukrainian servicemen ride atop an armoured personnel carrier vehicle (APC) in the Zaporizhzhya region on June 11, 2023. AFP

Ukraine counter-offensive in full swing as Kyiv pinpoints weaknesses in Russian lines

As Kyiv fights back, it is making some progress against Russian lines, but at a price. This phase of the conflict will be exhausting for both sides and could produce another stalemate.

Anton Mardasov 13 June 2023
Starmer was elected as an MP only in 2015, after a successful career as a human-rights barrister. Al Majalla profiles the man pegged to be the UK's next prime minister, effectively ending the Tories' long run in power. Matt Holland

Keir Starmer: Former human rights lawyer and next UK premier?

Al Majalla profiles the "ruthless" MP slated to be the first Labour UK prime minister since Gordon Brown, effectively ending the Tories' long run in power.

Con Coughlin 08 June 2023

Ukrainian dam collapse sparks region-wide evacuations

Fares Garabet 08 June 2023
While Sunak does not seem to be making many inroads with the British public, neither is his opponent, Keir Starmer. Also, a fractious Conservative Party could work in Sunak's favour. Andy Edwards

Is Sunak already doomed or can he turn things around?

While Sunak does not seem to be making many inroads with the British public, neither is his opponent, Keir Starmer. Also, a fractious Conservative Party could work in Sunak's favour.

Christopher Phillips 07 June 2023
Serbs who object to being part of an independent Kosovo are angry again and the EU is keen to keep relations calm after previous votes were followed by peacekeeping troops being called in. Majalla

Crisis is back in Europe’s political flashpoint Kosovo ahead of elections

Serbs who object to an independent Kosovo claim de-facto political recognition into elections, after previous votes ended in peacekeeping troops being mobilised. The EU is trying to ease tension.

Omer Onhon 06 June 2023
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Business & Economy

US-China summit: this time, Xi sets the agenda

13 May 2026

Washington and Beijing have much to discuss during Donald Trump's visit. As they meet, both presidents will find that they are playing with different hands.

Shirley Ze Yu
Eduardo Ramon
Business & Economy

What the new US Fed chair could do differently

13 May 2026

Jerome Powell's successor, Kevin Warsh, takes the reins at a critical fiscal moment, as inflationary pressures caused by the US war on Iran begin to take effect worldwide.

Toufic Chanbour
Al Majalla
Politics

Is it the end of the two-party system in the UK?

13 May 2026

Britons seem fed up with establishment parties after Labour's disastrous performance in this week's local elections, and the Tories' similar failure two years ago

Con Coughlin
Festival General Delegate Thierry Fremaux speaks in front of the Cannes Festival official poster from the movie "Thelma & Louise" during a press conference in Cannes, France, on 11 May 2026. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
Culture & Social Affairs

Cinema's changing face on display at Cannes

11 May 2026

This year, the renowned film festival appears to be addressing a world where films are made and consumed differently, while maintaining its legacy as the world's foremost arena for art cinema

Firas Al-Madi
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on the day of the EU Leaders and Regional Partners Summit in Nicosia, Cyprus, on 24 April 2026.
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Politics

Are Lebanon-Israel talks a mistake? The view from Cairo

11 May 2026

Egyptian officials believe US-Israeli pressure to rapidly disarm Hezbollah could backfire and plunge Lebanon into a new civil war

Amr Emam

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