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How the US-Iran war took oil prices on a wild ride Diana Estefanía Rubio
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How the US-Iran war took oil prices on a wild ride

Al Majalla - London 11 August 2026
The general manager of the Ras al-Khair water desalination plant inspects drinking water from a tap at the facility in eastern Saudi Arabia on 30 March 2023. FAYEZ NURELDINE / AFP
Business & Economy

The Gulf’s race for water security

Turki Harbi 11 August 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
AI has changed things by introducing concentrated, volatile, large-scale loads that carry big implications for the electricity grid. Eduardo Ramon

Why AI is forcing a reassessment of the electricity sector

Traditional large electricity customers' requirements have tended to match utilities' capacities, but the enormous data centres on which the AI era is being built are redefining demand

Jessica Obeid 18 July 2026
Fares Garabet

The dove of peace takes flight

Fares Garabet 16 July 2026
Supporters of the Houthi group demonstrate in solidarity with Iran in Sanaa, Yemen, on April 10, 2026. Reuters

Fighting in Yemen suggests a spillover from the US-Iran war

Clashes in the vital port city of Hodeidah were curiously timed, so soon after a senior Houthi delegation attended the funeral in Iran of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei

Anwar Al-Ansi 14 July 2026
Fares Garabet

Trump: 'Don't worry, folks. I've ensured freedom of navigation'

Fares Garabet 13 July 2026
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Red Sea defence alliance: opportunities and challenges

08 August 2026

Does the declaration recently signed in Riyadh indicate a gradual transition towards a regional security architecture that will assume responsibilities long borne by external naval powers?

Amgad Fareid Eltayeb
The general manager of the Ras al-Khair water desalination plant inspects drinking water from a tap at the facility in eastern Saudi Arabia on 30 March 2023. FAYEZ NURELDINE / AFP
Business & Economy

The Gulf’s race for water security

10 August 2026

Desalination plants and strategic reservoirs are becoming sovereign assets, but this also makes them vulnerable to attack

Turki Harbi
Opinion

What the Makkah Agreement means for Syria

09 August 2026

The new military pact among Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Türkiye could potentially create a regional environment favourable to Damascus

Ibrahim Hamidi
Michigan Democratic Senate primary winner Abdul El-Sayed arrives at a press conference in front of the Spirit of Detroit statue on 5 August 2026, in Detroit, Michigan. Finn Gomez/AFP
Profiles

Abdul El-Sayed: the progressive Michigander who beat the pro-Israel lobby

07 August 2026

Come November, the Egyptian-American epidemiologist could become the first Muslim senator in US history, despite $70mn spent to defeat him in the Democratic primary

Tarek Rashed
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

05 August 2026

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

Samer Abou Hawwach

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