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Did Trump's war on Iran make nuclear proliferation more likely? Ewan White
Politics

Did Trump's war on Iran make nuclear proliferation more likely?

Christopher Phillips 12 May 2026
Trump's blockade of Iran's blockade
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Trump's blockade of Iran's blockade

Fares Garabet 11 May 2026
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan delivers a speech during talks with the French President in Yerevan on 5 May 2026. AFP

Armenia’s foreign policy to be tested at the ballot box

Having made strides towards peace with both Azerbaijan and Türkiye, the country's West-leaning prime minister faces frustrated voters next month in a contest that has stoked Moscow's interest

Omer Onhon 06 May 2026
Outgoing Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and Prime Minister-designate Ali Zaidi at the Government Palace in Baghdad on 27 April 2026. Reuters

Ali Zaidi: Iraq's stopgap prime minister-designate?

Some see his nomination as a bid to buy time until the US-Iran war outcome becomes clearer, which could very well shift political calculations in Iraq

Ayad Al-Anbar 05 May 2026
Containers and cranes at the port of Beirut, Lebanon, on 14 April 2025. Reuters

Strings attached: Lebanon’s economic rescue tied to its openness to Israel

Proponents of a peace deal argue that by reducing security risks with Israel, Lebanon can move from a volatile frontier market into a regional hub much like the UAE.

Thuraya Shahin 04 May 2026
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

Real Iran splits and the myth of division

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

Alex Vatanka 04 May 2026
Egypt's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Badr Abdelatty, receives Economic Advisor to the Eritrean President   Hagos Ghebrehiwet Egypt Foreign Ministry via Twitter

Egypt brokers US-Eritrea thaw to corner Ethiopia

Cairo hopes that by helping the Americans establish relations with Egyptian allies in the region, it will be better placed to deal with the threats posed by Addis Ababa

Amr Emam 03 May 2026
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

New book recalls Beirut’s once-vibrant Jewish quarter

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 03 May 2026
Sara Padovan

Blockading the blockade: Trump tightens his chokehold on Iran

Al Majalla examines Trump's Hormuz chess move and questions whether it is sustainable amid Tehran's proven ability to withstand US pressure tactics

Al Majalla - London 30 April 2026
Al Majalla

Why Iran isn’t blinking yet

Trump's blockade aims to force damaging shutdowns at Iranian oil fields. But Tehran has been through this before.

Keith Johnson 30 April 2026
Al Majalla

Netanyahu's Iran victory claim falls on deaf ears in Israel

Many Israelis actually believe that they lost the war, with opposition leader Yair Lapid accusing the Israeli premier of having led the country into "strategic collapse and diplomatic catastrophe"

Asaad Ghanem 30 April 2026

Hormuz face-off? US and Iran in a battle of wills

Fares Garabet 29 April 2026
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Did Trump's war on Iran make nuclear proliferation more likely?

11 May 2026

Many US allies across the world are now questioning America's ability and will to protect them, making the prospect of a nuclear deterrent more appealing

Christopher Phillips
A container ship is seen at berth at the container terminal of the port in Qingdao, in China’s eastern Shandong province, on 2 April 2026. AFP
Business & Economy

The US-Iran war has forced a global trade rethink

06 May 2026

There is now a growing recognition that over-reliance on a single corridor or supplier is no longer feasible. While this may worry some, it is a chance for others.

Abdulfattah Khattab
Al Majalla
Politics

Farage emerges as viable PM contender amid Labour losses

11 May 2026

Labour's disastrous showing in the local elections and gains made by the Reform party have sparked calls for Starmer to step down, but he remains defiant

Con Coughlin
Festival General Delegate Thierry Fremaux speaks in front of the Cannes Festival official poster from the movie "Thelma & Louise" during a press conference in Cannes, France, on 11 May 2026. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
Culture & Social Affairs

Cinema's changing face on display at Cannes

11 May 2026

This year, the renowned film festival appears to be addressing a world where films are made and consumed differently, while maintaining its legacy as the world's foremost arena for art cinema

Firas Al-Madi
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on the day of the EU Leaders and Regional Partners Summit in Nicosia, Cyprus, on 24 April 2026.
 Reuters
Politics

Are Lebanon-Israel talks a mistake? The view from Cairo

11 May 2026

Egyptian officials believe US-Israeli pressure to rapidly disarm Hezbollah could backfire and plunge Lebanon into a new civil war

Amr Emam

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