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Gulf states take on Iran’s sleeper cells Nesma Moharam
Politics

Gulf states take on Iran’s sleeper cells

Al Majalla - London 07 May 2026
UK local elections: is Labour doomed? Axel Rangel Garcia
Politics

UK local elections: is Labour doomed?

Bryn Haworth 07 May 2026

Zelenskyy shut out of Trump-Putin meet

Fares Garabet 11 August 2025
A model of the euro in front of the European Central Bank headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. Reuters

The euro’s global moment: real opportunity or historical trap?

As the euro strengthens amid a weakening dollar, analysts see it more as a rebalancing of the global financial order rather than an innate superiority of the European currency

Toufic Chanbour 06 August 2025
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen talks to the media as she arrives at the European headquarters for the EU-Western Balkans summit, in Brussels, on December 14, 2023. John Thys/AFP

Standing up to Trump: Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen

Denmark's youngest ever PM, her stance on immigration has kept the far-right populists at bay, while her warnings over Greenland have had a similar effect on the US president. Who is she?

Con Coughlin 29 July 2025
The UK's National Security Advisor Jonathan Powell, who has a track record of helping enemy combatants agree terms. Shutterstock

Jonathan Powell: the UK’s ultimate fixer flies into world hotspots

The diplomat who Tony Blair credited with negotiating the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland is now talking to the Turks, Kurds, Syrians, Ukrainians, and Americans, to name but a few.

Con Coughlin 27 July 2025
Bahrain's Finance Minister Sheikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa and UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves sign bilateral investment deals in London on 19 June 2025. Gov.uk

Entering a new phase: UK-Bahrain relations

The two Kingdoms have worked together for two centuries and a recent visit to London from Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa cemented the links in trade, security, and education.

Neil Quilliam 18 July 2025

Architects at Venice Biennale challenge Israel’s culture of erasure

A new team called the Palestine Regeneration Team unveils an installation at the Venice Architecture Biennale that prompts a radical rethink of what 'home' now means for Gazans.

Iain Akerman 12 July 2025
Al Majalla

Details from the trial of the Jordanian pilot’s IS killer

F-16 fighter pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh was captured near Raqqa in December 2014 and burned to death in a metal cage several days later. Al Majalla reveals new details about it, based on trial documents.

Rania El Akhdar 10 July 2025

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde, at the European Central Bank Governors' Meeting, Frankfurt, June 6, 2024. AFP

Christine Lagarde: the ‘Iron Lady’ of international finance

The former head of the International Monetary Fund and president of the European Central Bank has confronted the monetary, inflationary, and trade crises affecting Europe

Abdulfattah Khattab 07 July 2025
Ewan White

Why some Germans want to repatriate their gold from the US

Where one's gold sits is not just a matter of security, prestige, or practicality; it is a matter of trust and confidence, both of which seem to be in short supply as a result of Donald Trump's polici

Toufic Chanbour 04 July 2025

European countries vow to pay more for NATO

Fares Garabet 30 June 2025
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Why a cornered Iran is also a problem for China

02 May 2026

Even when appeals to open the Hormuz Strait come from a close ally like Beijing, they fall on deaf ears in Tehran. But hope is not yet lost.

Xiaotong Yang
Sara Padovan
Business & Economy

Global airfares soar amid ongoing US-Iran turmoil

04 May 2026

Airspace closures, rising fuel costs, shifting flight maps and delayed aircraft deliveries have repriced flights around the world, with some travel routes hit worse than others

Abdel-Rahman Ayas
A man holds a flag featuring the late leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the late Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei and the new leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, at a rally in Tehran on 29 April 2026. Majid Asgaripour / Reuters
Politics

Real Iran splits and the myth of division

04 May 2026

The argument is over the price and presentation, not the basic instinct to preserve the system

Alex Vatanka
A Lebanese guard stands in front of  Magen Abraham, the last Jewish synagogue in Lebanon at Wadi Abou Jmil, Beirut's former Jewish neighbourhood, in the war-devastated city centre. JOSEPH BARRAK / AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

New book recalls Beirut’s once-vibrant Jewish quarter

01 May 2026

Veteran Lebanese journalist Nada Abdelsamad transports readers back to the time when Beirut's Jewish quarter, known at the time as Wadi al-Yahud, was thriving

Abdul Rahman Mazhar Halloush
Turkish fighter jets fly over a warship in Kyrenia, in the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. AFP
Politics

How the Iran war changed Türkiye’s security calculus

05 May 2026

Ankara's national security priority is no longer Kurds or Gülenists, but Israel. Likewise, in Tel Aviv, Türkiye is increasingly seen as a future Israeli adversary. Both are preparing accordingly

Rustum Mahmud

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