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Al-Jawf: the key to defeating the Houthis Pep Boatella
Politics

Al-Jawf: the key to defeating the Houthis

Al Majalla - London 05 November 2026
Fighters from the Saudi-led coalition sit on a pick-up truck mounted with a heavy machine-gun as they hold a position during clashes with Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen's northwestern Jawf province on 2 November 2026. AFP
Politics

Can Yemen's army pierce the Houthi heartland?

Ibrahim Jalal 05 November 2026

Can the Democrats prevent a new round of war with Iran?

Despite the war's unpopularity, Trump seems determined to press on until he can claim a decisive victory, whether by diplomacy, force, or a combination of the two

Aqeel Abbas 05 November 2026
Al Majalla

Egypt’s options shrink amid growing Houthi threats

Cairo's relative stability in a turbulent neighbourhood has yielded economic benefits, but its recent commitment to help Saudi Arabia has drawn the ire of Yemeni rebels

Amr Emam 05 November 2026

Al Majalla's Book Watch

A tour of the latest releases from Arab publishing houses

Khodr Al Agha 04 November 2026
Algerian soldiers stand guard at the Tiguentourine gas complex in In Amenas, Algeria, on 31 January 2013.
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Algeria’s Niger deployment comes with serious risks

As well as being a vast expanse of desert, the Sahel is a test for Algiers because of its proxy warfare and armed groups adapting drone technology. The biggest risk is that Algeria gets sucked in

Rabia Abdul Salam 04 November 2026
Composition of the 119th Congress ahead of the 2026 US midterms Diana Estefanía Rubio

US midterms: a referendum on Trump's performance

The significance of the US midterm elections taking place on 3 November goes beyond filling seats in Congress and state legislatures. It is effectively a referendum on Donald Trump's performance and…

Al Majalla - London 03 November 2026
A painting by the Yemeni artist Hakim Al-Aqel Hakim Alakel- facebook

Hakim Al-Aqel’s Yemen: a world ablaze with colour

In his Cairo exhibition, the Yemeni artist brought his native Taiz and the landscape of Yemen vividly to life

Mimoza Al-Arrawi 02 November 2026

US and Iran: open to talks, preparing for war

Fares Garabet 02 November 2026
Electricité du Liban's headquarters is without lights in Beirut. AFP

The 7-point plan to tackle Lebanon's electricity crisis

Lebanon's energy ministry published a roadmap in July for reform. Al Majalla shares more details of the initiative after speaking to a government source.

Thuraya Shahin 01 November 2026
A false-color image of the area surrounding the coastal city of Assab and the Red Sea coast, based on satellite imagery data captured on 23 October 2019.
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The port of Assab and the risk of an Ethiopia-Eritrea war

Landlocked Ethiopia says sovereign access to the Red Sea is an 'existential' issue, and its troops are now massing on the border with its smaller neighbour, Eritrea. What next?

Amgad Fareid Eltayeb 31 October 2026
Political landscape after Israeli election Diana Estefanía Rubio

Israeli politicians battle for 61 Knesset seats

Israel’s 27 October election has left the battle for power unresolved, despite progress in the vote count and a clearer picture of the distribution of seats. Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc lacks the…

Al Majalla - London 30 October 2026
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Pep Boatella
Politics

Al-Jawf: the key to defeating the Houthis

05, Nov 2026

The battle for this strategically important and resource-rich province tests the Yemeni army's ability to tilt the military balance in its favour

Al Majalla - London
Eduardo Ramon
Profiles

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

07, Aug 2026

The Egyptian-American epidemiologist became the first Muslim senator in US history, despite $70mn spent to defeat him in the Democratic primary

Tarek Rashed
Politics

Can the Democrats prevent a new round of war with Iran?

05, Nov 2026

Despite the war's unpopularity, Trump seems determined to press on until he can claim a decisive victory, whether by diplomacy, force, or a combination of the two

Aqeel Abbas
Opinion

Trump may be a lame duck at home but not abroad

05, Nov 2026

A Democrat-majority Congress will clip his wings at home, but he will have far more freedom to act on foreign affairs, given the powers he still retains as commander-in-chief

Con Coughlin
French author Philippe Djianada looks out from a window at the Drouant restaurant in Paris, following his win of the French Goncourt literary prize for his novel "The Unknown Woman of Quai de Javel," on 3 November 2026. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
Culture & Social Affairs

A novel about a murder in Paris wins the 2026 Goncourt

06, Nov 2026

French novelist Philippe Jaenada's novel 'The Unknown Woman of Quai de Javel' wins big, while the Prix Renaudot goes to François-Henri Désérable for his novel about an unlikely wine expert

Najeeb Mubarak

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