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Khodr Al Agha 03 September 2026
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (C), Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif posing after signing the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on 7 August, 2026. PAKISTAN PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE / AFP
Politics

Networked Middle East security

Bilal Saab 27 August 2026
The signed-but-stunted US-Saudi nuclear agreement could still work out, but several stars need to align. Bandar al-Jaloud/AFP

Still alive: why the US-Saudi nuclear agreement remains possible

The deal's two biggest sticking points are proliferation concerns and a precondition to normalise relations with Israel. The first can be overcome and the second may be less of a factor from October

Bilal Y. Saab 31 July 2026
Former non-proliferation official Robert Einhorn AFP

Confusion reigns after Trump’s US-Saudi nuclear condition

Nuclear expert Robert Einhorn tells Al Majalla that the US President approved the agreement a week before it was formally signed, then added a condition after signature, leaving diplomats stumped

Al Majalla - London 31 July 2026
Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu has some manoeuvring to do after its main ally, the United States, signed a deal that could allow uranium enrichment in Saudi Arabia. Michelle Thompson

Washington’s Saudi nuclear deal tests Israel’s prime minister

Benjamin Netanyahu has kept conspicuously quiet about a US-Saudi nuclear partnership that could allow enrichment in the Gulf. How he handles it could impact Israel's upcoming election

Michael Horowitz 31 July 2026
Al Majalla

Iran’s nuclear fortress in America’s crosshairs

An enrichment complex buried deep in a mountain south of Tehran could be beyond the reach of the world's most powerful bunker-buster bombs

Al Majalla - London 28 July 2026
The future site of the city Neom before development begins in the Tabuk Province of north-western Saudi Arabia, on December 18, 2019. Reuters

Geopolitics reshapes the Saudi tourism industry

Lower oil prices, less tourists, and an over-reliance on state funding has led to some of the biggest tourism development projects being paused until private capital is secured

Alice Gower 25 July 2026
US Vice President JD Vance represents a change in thinking on the American right, with implications for Israel and Iran. Eoin Ryan

The Vance Doctrine

His thoughts on Israel and Iran

Al Majalla - London 24 July 2026

From sanctions to investment: what could Iran gain from a deal?

US Vice-President JD Vance has been leading talks with Iran but criticised pro-Israel lawmakers for claiming that the US would have to pay $300bn to rebuild the country. So, what's the deal?

Al Majalla - London 24 July 2026
Fares Garabet

Iran's strategists have developed a cunning new plan

Fares Garabet 23 July 2026
Fares Garabet

Iran's latest Supreme Leader takes his place in the pantheon

Fares Garabet 20 July 2026
A Houthi supporter carries a rifle as he demonstrates against airstrikes on Sanaa International Airport in Yemen on July 13, 2026. Khaled Abdullah/Reuters

Iran’s Sanaa flights test Yemen’s sovereignty and patience

After collecting a Houthi delegation from the Yemeni capital to take them to Iran for the funeral of Ali Khamenei, the Saudi-led coalition bombed the runway ahead of the Iranian plane's return

Anwar Al-Ansi 20 July 2026
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Iran war deepens cracks in America’s alliances

31 August 2026

The sense that the US may be less committed to its allies' security is prompting a rethink of long-held assumptions, much to the delight of China and Russia

Christopher Phillips
An aerial view shows houses lying deluged in sludge after flash floods in Devighat, Bidur Municipality, Nepal's Nuwakot district, on 27 August 2026. PRABIN RANABHAT / AFP
Science & Technology

Nepal pays the price for climate change

02 September 2026

Melting glaciers and devastating floods are hitting the Himalayas

Bibek Bhandari
Noelia de Alda
Politics

How Gaza turned US public opinion against Israel

30 August 2026

Supporting Israel used to help politicians get elected, but with Americans far more critical of Tel Aviv's influence on US policy, it has now become a liability at the ballot box

Assal Rad
A woman cools off under a mist sprayer during the annual street music festival 'Fete de la Musique' while taking part in a heatwave in Bordeaux, southwestern France on 21 June 2026. ROMAIN PERROCHEAU / AFP
Business & Economy

As the world grows hotter, a 'cooling economy' emerges

30 August 2026

It is not just a fancy name for the air-conditioning industry, but an intricate system that begins with power stations and extends to the design of buildings and cities

Abdel-Rahman Ayas
Palestinian-German author Alena Jabarine Tim Oehler
Culture & Social Affairs

Alena Jabarine on Palestine advocacy in Germany

01 September 2026

The Palestinian-German author speaks to Al Majalla about the challenges facing Palestinian voices in Germany and how she engages German readers from within their own cultural and political context

Mohammed Magdy

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