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Trump’s deal: repercussions in the Gulf, Iran, and Israel Mark Smith
Politics

Trump’s deal: repercussions in the Gulf, Iran, and Israel

Al Majalla - London 18 June 2026
A roadside billboard displaying portraits of Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, following a deal between the US and Iran, in Islamabad, Pakistan, on 16 June 2026. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Politics

How Pakistan quietly brokered the historic US-Iran deal

Kaswar Klasra 18 June 2026
While the media rarely showed Gaza before the destruction, artists have always tried to amplify its vibrant character and essence. Majalla

“Seeing” Gaza: Between one-dimensional media coverage and colourful artistic representation

While the media rarely showed Gaza before the destruction, artists have always tried to amplify its vibrant character and essence.

Lina Khatib 08 December 2023
In its stated goal to eradicate Hamas, Israel has vowed to hunt down its leaders across the world. Al Majalla profiles the long list of Palestinian figures killed by Israel. AlMajalla

Saleh al-Arouri assassinated in Beirut: Top Palestinian figures killed by Israel over the years

In its stated goal to eradicate Hamas, Israel has vowed to hunt down its leaders across the world. Al Majalla profiles the long list of Palestinian figures killed by Israel.

Sami Moubayed 08 December 2023
Al Majalla revisits the life and legacy of Palestinian-American intellectual Edward Said, a steadfast voice who championed the Palestinian cause and afforded it a space in Western discourse. Getty Images

Revisiting the legacy of Edward Said, the voice of the Palestinian cause in the West

Al Majalla revisits the life and legacy of Palestinian-American intellectual Edward Said, a steadfast voice who championed the Palestinian cause and afforded it a space in Western discourse.

Ibrahim Qaadouni 07 December 2023
A currency exchange office in Istanbul, Turkey, on October 31, 2023. EPA

Economic ripple effects from Gaza war felt across the globe

Oil remains at the forefront of the wider impact of Israel's war on Gaza, but other implications will be felt for years to come, including currency factors.

Nazareth Seferian 07 December 2023
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (R) and Saudi Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman speak with media members in the Treaty Room of the State Department in Washington, DC, on November 1, 2023. AFP

Saudi normalisation with Israel still possible after its war on Gaza

The US wants to end the war by expanding the circle of mediators, involving Saudi Arabia, and placing the Abraham Accords on the table in exchange for a final settlement

Khaled Hamadeh 07 December 2023

Staggering civilian death toll in Gaza underscores urgency of diplomacy

Fares Garabet 07 December 2023
Since the Nakba, Palestinians have endured the agony of displacement. Refugee camps became makeshift homes for Palestinians uprooted by the relentless waves of aggression. Lina Jaradat

Refugee camps and the permanency of temporary refuge

Since the Nakba, Palestinians have endured the agony of displacement. Refugee camps became makeshift homes for Palestinians uprooted by the relentless waves of aggression.

Sawsan Jamil Hasan 06 December 2023
Brian Stauffer

How Israel misread Hamas

The intelligence failure that led Israel to misread Egypt in 1973 is, in fact, the same as that which led it to believe Hamas was not looking for war.

Michael Horowitz 06 December 2023
Darfur is part of a more intricate conflict involving the region’s armed groups, complicated by their relationship with the army, the central authority, and neighbouring countries in the region. Pep Boatella

Darfur’s fractured politics add to the complexity and danger of Sudan’s civil war

Darfur is part of a more intricate conflict involving the region's armed groups, complicated by their relationship with the army, the central authority, and neighbouring countries in the region.

Shawgi Abdelazim 06 December 2023
During the 1948 Nakba, Albert Einstein wrote a letter to The New York Times in which he compared Irgun, the paramilitary wing of Zionism at that time, to "Nazi and Fascist parties". Sara Gironi Carnevale

Israel's war on Gaza and Einstein’s definition of madness

During the 1948 Nakba, Albert Einstein wrote a letter to The New York Times in which he compared Irgun, the paramilitary wing of Zionism at that time, to "Nazi and Fascist parties".

Bryn Haworth 05 December 2023
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Trump’s 2026 Iran deal differs from Obama’s 2015 JCPOA

18 June 2026

Although an MOU will be officially signed on 19 June, there are already significant differences a decade later, despite the US aim being largely similar. Could Trump open Iran like Nixon opened China?

Robert Ford
Sara Gironi Carnevale
Science & Technology

A smarter ball, or a safer one? The header dilemma facing world football

11 June 2026

The official World Cup ball showcases the latest advances in football technology, but new research questions whether future designs should prioritise brain safety as well as performance

Marco Mossad
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian holding a memorandum of understanding he and US President Donald Trump signed to end the US-Iran war on 17 June, 2026. IRINN Iranian state television/AFP
Politics

How a US-Iran deal will impact Gulf relations with Tehran

17 June 2026

As a costly war draws to a close, Tehran has the chance to chart a new course in relation to its neighbours, but that requires a change of mindset

Zaid bin Ali al-Fadhil
Stefano Summo
Culture & Social Affairs

World Cup songs: from local themes to global industry

11 June 2026

Football's biggest tournament has come to adopt a single soundtrack every four years to give each offering a distinct identity. Is this genuine culture, or a mass marketing technique?

Najeeb Mubarak
A roadside billboard displaying portraits of Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, following a deal between the US and Iran, in Islamabad, Pakistan, on 16 June 2026. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Politics

How Pakistan quietly brokered the historic US-Iran deal

16 June 2026

Islamabad kept both sides talking even as missiles were being launched. That tenacity looks to have paid dividends in a way that could yet reshape the Middle East's power dynamics.

Kaswar Klasra

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