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The UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey carries the traditional red budget box as he leaves Downing Street in London on 28 October 2026. Reuters
Business & Economy

Britain's debt squeeze tests the pound’s power

Abdulfattah Khattab 11 November 2026
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner at a press conference following their talks in Kyiv on 6 September 2026. GENYA SAVILOV / AFP
Politics

New Ukraine talks: Putin's gamble after Trump's loss

Samer Elias 09 November 2026
Greater Manchester Mayor and Labour candidate Andy Burnham speaks to the media outside a pub in Wigan ahead of the 18 June Makerfield by-election, in Wigan, Britain, on 5 June 2026. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Andy Burnham: Britain's premier-in-waiting

The charismatic former Mayor of Manchester is widely regarded as the frontrunner to become the next UK prime minister following Keir Starmer's resignation

Con Coughlin 28 June 2026
Al Majalla

The fall of Keir Starmer

His timid reign served as a how-not-to guide in the exercise of power

 John Kampfner 23 June 2026
A placard is held at a protest marking ten years since Britain voted to leave the European Union in 2016 and calling for closer cooperation between Britain and Europe, in London, Britain, 20 June 2026. REUTERS/Jack Taylor

10 years on, Brexit continues to divide Britons

The decision to leave the EU has not solved the myriad complex challenges concerning the nature of Britain's future relationship with its European neighbours

Con Coughlin 22 June 2026
French actress Noemie Merlant poses during a photocall of the film "Roma Elastica" at the 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on 21 May 2026. Sameer AL-DOUMY / AFP

Up close and personal with Noémie Merlant in Cannes

Just a stone's throw from the Croisette, Al Majalla met the French director and actress in a setting worlds apart from the frenzy of the international film festival

Leila Amar 18 June 2026
Luigi Di Maio, EU Special Representative for the Gulf region, speaks to reporters in Kuwait City on 29 March 2026. YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP

Luigi Di Maio on Europe's role in boosting Gulf security

In an interview with Al Majalla, the EU Representative for the Gulf details how Brussels has responded to the US-Iran war and the concrete steps it has taken to help its GCC allies

Ahmed Maher 15 June 2026
French actress Hafsia Herzi attends a press conference for the film "Histoires de la nuit" (The Birthday Party) at the 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on 23 May 2026. Julie SEBADELHA / AFP

Hafsia Herzi: the quiet powerhouse of French cinema

Back on the Croisette for two highly-anticipated feature films, the French-Tunisian-Algerian actress keeps on wowing directors and audiences

Leila Amar 14 June 2026
A banner for Labour's Andy Burnham is pictured in the garden of a residential property in Ashton-in-Makerfield, west of Manchester in north-west England on 3 June 2026, ahead of the Makerfield by-election. OLI SCARFF / AFP

Burnham and Streeting: possible Starmer successors?

As the walls seem to be closing in the UK premier's grip on power, these men are promising change

Bryn Haworth 14 June 2026
British Minister of State for Trade Chris Bryant and Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Jassem Mohammed Al-Budaiwi pose for a photo after participating in a signing ceremony in London on 20 May 2026. AFP

The UK-GCC trade deal is important, but the harder part begins now

The agreement creates clear opportunities for both sides, but implementation will be more challenging and projected economic gains will be modest

Alice Gower 09 June 2026
Migrants disembark from a lifeboat on the southeast coast of England after being picked up at sea while crossing the English Channel from France on 16 August 2023. HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP

Lower migrant numbers hand Starmer a rare political win

Since he implemented new restrictions, net migration to the UK fell to 171,000 in 2025, almost half the number seen in 2024

Con Coughlin 05 June 2026
Andy Potts

The escalating nuclear arms race

Trump's allies and rivals seek new deterrence

Al Majalla - London 04 June 2026
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Syria takes on Iran’s proxies

12, Nov 2026

Our cover story this week explores the opportunities and risks accompanying Syria's shift from being a corridor of Iranian influence to a state intent on containing it

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Jensen Huang is out. His successor has the toughest job in tech

13, Nov 2026

A company built around one man must now learn to run without him

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Why the midterms complicate Trump's search for an Iran deal

14, Nov 2026

Democratic control of Congress will increase scrutiny of the war and its economic costs, but could also make the concessions needed for a lasting agreement with Tehran more difficult to deliver

Neil Quilliam and Alice Gower
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AI in medicine: can a selfie tell how long we might live?

15, Nov 2026

Artificial intelligence can analyse facial features for clues to biological ageing and cancer survival, but further validation is needed before clinical use

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The Democrats’ old guard faces a progressive revolt 

15, Nov 2026

Following an historic landslide, a new progressive wave is calling for establishment figures to step aside and make way for new blood who better represent the future direction of the party

Tarek Rashed

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