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German rearmament unnerves Europe
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German rearmament unnerves Europe

Fares Garabet 16 August 2026
Timothy Zurabishvili dives into the darkness of man Deena So'Oteh
Culture & Social Affairs

Timothy Zurabishvili dives into the darkness of man

Antoine Jockey 10 August 2026

Writer João Morgado on switching from the epic to the intimate

From the lives of explorers to the intimacies of the human condition, Morgado looks for the imperfect and the relatable, whether in historical figures or in ourselves.

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 18 December 2025
The Leviathan natural gas platform in the Mediterranean Sea. With Lebanon and Cyprus having finally demarcated their maritime boundary, exploration for new gas fields can begin. Jack Guez/AFP

Drawing lines for gas: Lebanon and Cyprus sort their waters out

The two countries at last have a maritime border, letting energy firms search for new gas fields in the Eastern Mediterranean, but the agreement has geopolitical repercussions too.

Michael Harari 18 December 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to Prof. Sergei Karaganov before a plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on 7 June 2024. Sputnik/Reuters

Sergei Karaganov: time is on Putin’s side in Ukraine

The veteran political advisor to the Kremlin speaks to Al Majalla as the war nears its fourth year

Ahmed Maher 17 December 2025
Recruits of the German Armed Forces Bundeswehr are sworn in on 4 September 2025 in front of North Rhine-Westphalia's state parliament in Duesseldorf, western Germany. AFP

Voluntary, for now: National Service is returning to Europe

France and Germany are quietly rebuilding troop numbers, fearful that the United States and Türkiye will not fight Russia when push comes to shove. Others may follow.

Christopher Phillips 15 December 2025
Andriy Yermak, Ukrainian President's chief of staff, looks on during a press conference in Kyiv on 27 August 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Sergei CHUZAVKOV / AFP

Andriy Yermak: Zelensky's chief of staff 'resigns' amid corruption scandal

The abrupt resignation of Ukraine's second-most-powerful man will please Putin, as Yermak had been leading efforts to revise Trump's 28-point peace plan, which critics said was in Russia's favour

Con Coughlin 07 December 2025
Spanish poet Miriam Reyes Wikimedia Commons

Spanish poet Miriam Reyes on escaping the prison of the page

With her collection 'Con' having won Spain's 2025 National Poetry Prize, the Galician writer spoke to Al Majalla about the process of creation as she works on her first novel.

Mohammed Al-Bittari 06 December 2025

Putin's battlefield gains in Ukraine pay off

Fares Garabet 04 December 2025
AFP-Reuters-Al Majalla

UK chancellor aims to strike a balance with her 2025 budget

Policymakers' main worry ahead of Rachel Reeves' announcements this week centred on the reaction of the bond markets. So far, they have received a cautious welcome.

Bassam Mahfouz 27 November 2025
AFP/ AL MAJALLA

A rising far right is reshaping Europe's political landscape

As the continent grapples with corroding democratic institutions and social cohesion, populism gains more traction

Khattar Abu Diab 27 November 2025

Europe pushes Ukraine to keep fighting

Fares Garabet 27 November 2025
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Tucker Carlson: America’s right-wing insurgent-in-chief

12 August 2026

The former Fox News presenter, who now wields more influence over US politics than he did at the network from 2009-23, is now a vehement critic of Trump in recent months, in part over Israel

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 Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) fighters arrive after eight hours of walking in Mekele, the capital of the Tigray region, Ethiopia, on 29 June 2021. Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP
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Why clashes in Ethiopia’s Tigray region are ominous

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Both the government in Addis Ababa and armed Tigrayan independence fighters have their supporters, from as near as next door to as far away as Tel Aviv

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Why cotton fibres could be key in the global arms race

13 August 2026

War is driving demand for munitions, and the fibres from cotton seeds are used to produce artillery shells. With only a few producers, demand is soaring.

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Preserving Amazigh heritage: from oral tradition to AI

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