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Migrants walk towards the Fnideq region in northern Morocco after leaving Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta following an attempted crossing at the Bab Sebta border crossing, on the outskirts of Fnideq, on 1 August 2026. Abdel Majid BZIOUAT / AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

The Ceuta tragedy: illusory homelands and unattainable paradises

Samer Abou Hawwach 06 August 2026
Members of the Spanish Army's 'Regulares' infantry forces watch a group of migrants near the border post of the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on August 2, 2026. Henry NICHOLLS / AFP
Politics

Events in Ceuta trigger panic in Europe

Bryn Haworth 04 August 2026
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
Nash

Broker or showman? Trump’s high-stakes Ukraine play

Can the strong yet temperamental broker reconcile the opposing forces in the Russia-Ukraine War?

Aqeel Abbas 30 August 2025
Al Majalla

Will more sanctions on Russia help end the Ukraine war?

Shortly after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Western countries imposed a vast array of sanctions aimed at crippling Russia’s economy and pressuring President Vladimir Putin…

Al Majalla - London 26 August 2025
Moazzam Begg, Senior Director at CAGE International, addresses pro-Palestinian activists gathered outside the Royal Courts of Justice on July 4, 2025, in London. Mark Kerrison / Getty

Moazzam Begg: the British activist protesting genocide

Held and tortured in Guantanamo for three years, Begg was released in 2005 without any charge. He sued the UK for complicity, and years after his release, he continues to advocate for the oppressed.

Con Coughlin 24 August 2025

Trump to Zelenksyy: nice suit, but still no cards

Fares Garabet 21 August 2025
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The Houthis: the final battle?

06 August 2026

Regional and global players have begun to realise that the threat posed by the Yemeni militant group requires comprehensive and decisive action

Al Majalla - London
Opinion

Finding an effective strategy to combat Iran and its 'axis'

03 August 2026

Regional states have come to the realisation that fighting 'axis' members individually will have little effect, and any tactical success will likely be short-lived

Ibrahim Hamidi
Workers are seen through a pipe at a construction site on the extension of Russia's TurkStream gas pipeline. Reuters
Business & Economy

Getting the oil out: exploring Hormuz alternatives

03 August 2026

Al Majalla looks at potential new export routes that big oil producers can use to offset Iran's control over key regional waterways

Sharif Mohammad
A member of the Popular Mobilisation Forces monitors the Iraq-Syria border in Al-Qaim, January 23, 2026. AFP
Politics

Iraq’s armed factions are still three steps ahead of Baghdad

03 August 2026

Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has vowed to dissolve armed groups by the end of September, but this is highly unlikely. Al Majalla explains why.

Salam Zaidan
Migrants walk towards the Fnideq region in northern Morocco after leaving Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta following an attempted crossing at the Bab Sebta border crossing, on the outskirts of Fnideq, on 1 August 2026. Abdel Majid BZIOUAT / AFP
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The Ceuta tragedy: illusory homelands and unattainable paradises

05 August 2026

Where social media offers magic solutions, the real world delivers slammed doors

Samer Abou Hawwach

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