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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
Culture & Social Affairs

Up close and personal with Noémie Merlant in Cannes

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
Politics

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

Ahmed Maher 15 June 2026
Eduardo Ramon

Shabana Mahmood: Britain's 'no-nonsense' home secretary

Known for her 16-hour working days, she is widely considered one of the government's most effective ministers and is respected across the political spectrum

Con Coughlin 28 September 2025
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Marilù Oliva on her gastronomic literary adventure

The Italian author—famed for thrillers and retelling myth from a female perspective—explains to Al Majalla the relationship our forefathers had with food and why it matters

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 27 September 2025
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump attend a bilateral meeting during the 80th session of the UN’s General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN headquarters on September 23, 2025, in New York City. CHIP SOMODEVILLA / Getty

Unpacking Trump's dramatic U-turn on Ukraine

The US president—having previously said Kyiv would need to concede lost territory to Moscow—now says victory is possible and it can regain seized land. What changed?

Con Coughlin 25 September 2025
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends a joint press conference with US President Donald Trump (unseen) following their meeting at Chequers, in Aylesbury, central England, on September 18, 2025. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP

Has Keir Starmer passed his sell-by date?

There are rumblings in the party after the loss of a deputy and an ambassador to Washington

Bryn Haworth 25 September 2025
Dutch writer, journalist and performer Christine Otten attends a photocall during the annual Edinburgh International Book Festival at George Street on August 23, 2017, in Edinburgh, Scotland. Roberto Ricciuti / Getty Images

Christine Otten on telling the stories of the marginalised

The Dutch novelist is famous for capturing the rhythm and style of the poets who became the forefathers of hip-hop, but her work has also brought civil rights leaders and refugees to life

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 23 September 2025
Eduardo Ramon

Tommy Robinson: the UK's new face of anti-immigration

Apart from being a far-right activist, Robinson is a convicted criminal who, in the past, has been bankrolled by right-wing Zionists in America

Con Coughlin 21 September 2025
Al Majalla

Trump's visit tests 'special' US-UK relationship

Despite Trump's often hostile engagement with traditional US allies, Starmer has trodden a careful path to keep him on side. But is this sustainable?

Christopher Phillips 16 September 2025

Poland waits in the wings as WWIII threat lurks

Fares Garabet 14 September 2025
Nash

The contours of Trump’s vision for Ukraine are emerging

Key pillars include a land-for-peace deal and European-led security guarantees aimed at reducing American involvement. However, given Moscow and Kyiv's rigid positions, the war is likely to drag on.

Robert Ford 01 September 2025
Al Majalla

Jordi Puntí: today's writers are more like entertainers than creators

The novelist has emerged as a distinctive voice in the contemporary Catalan literary scene, skillfully blending profound narrative sensibility with linguistic precision and a vivid humanist vision

Mohammed Al-Bittari 30 August 2025
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Trump’s 2026 Iran deal differs from Obama’s 2015 JCPOA

18 June 2026

Although an MOU will be officially signed on 19 June, there are already significant differences a decade later, despite the US aim being largely similar. Could Trump open Iran like Nixon opened China?

Robert Ford
Sara Gironi Carnevale
Science & Technology

A smarter ball, or a safer one? The header dilemma facing world football

11 June 2026

The official World Cup ball showcases the latest advances in football technology, but new research questions whether future designs should prioritise brain safety as well as performance

Marco Mossad
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian holding a memorandum of understanding he and US President Donald Trump signed to end the US-Iran war on 17 June, 2026. IRINN Iranian state television/AFP
Politics

How a US-Iran deal will impact Gulf relations with Tehran

17 June 2026

As a costly war draws to a close, Tehran has the chance to chart a new course in relation to its neighbours, but that requires a change of mindset

Zaid bin Ali al-Fadhil
Stefano Summo
Culture & Social Affairs

World Cup songs: from local themes to global industry

11 June 2026

Football's biggest tournament has come to adopt a single soundtrack every four years to give each offering a distinct identity. Is this genuine culture, or a mass marketing technique?

Najeeb Mubarak
Al Majalla
Politics

How Pakistan quietly brokered the historic US-Iran deal

16 June 2026

Islamabad kept both sides talking even as missiles were being launched. That tenacity looks to have paid dividends in a way that could yet reshape the Middle East's power dynamics.

Kaswar Klasra

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