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Iran's conservative Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf addresses supporters in the Iranian capital, Tehran, on June 26, 2024, during his election campaign ahead of a presidential vote to replace the late president. ATTA KENARE / AFP
Politics

The war inside Iran's right

Alex Vatanka 19 June 2026
Trump’s Iran truce leaves Israel out Al Majalla
Politics

Trump’s Iran truce leaves Israel out

Michael Horowitz 19 June 2026
A trove of exclusive top-level documents obtained by Al Majalla reveals how the US’s priority for Damascus shifted from normalisation with Israel to severing its ties to Iran between 2000-2011. Majalla

From normalisation with Israel to severing Iran ties, documents reveal shifting US policy priorities for Syria

A trove of exclusive top-level documents obtained by Al Majalla reveals how US policy priorities for Syria shifted from normalisation with Israel to severing its ties to Iran between 2000-2011

Ibrahim Hamidi 17 September 2023
Fighters from the Kurdish Peshmerga affiliated with the Iranian separatist Kurdistan Freedom Party, at a military base near Erbil. AFP

Border tensions, Kurdish separatists and an Iranian ultimatum

As a deadline on a security deal over Iranian Kurds in Iraq looms, Tehran is eyeing military action if camps are not disarmed and moved. That could provoke an international response, including the US.

Rustum Mahmud 17 September 2023
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) shaking hands with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (L) in New Delhi, India, 10 September 2023, on the closing day of the G20 Summit. EPA

Is there a new opening for Egypt-Turkey reconciliation?

A meeting between Erdoğan and el-Sisi on the sidelines of the G20 summit raised hopes that the two countries can bury the hatchet and move forward amid a wave of regional reconciliation

Amr Emam 16 September 2023
September 15 marks the centenary of the death of the legendary Egyptian musician Sayed Darwish, who revolutionised Arab music. Al Majalla explores his time in Aleppo and how it shaped his music. Eduardo Ramon

How Aleppo's music scene influenced Sayed Darwish

September 15 marks the centenary of the death of the legendary Egyptian musician Sayed Darwish, who revolutionised Arab music. Al Majalla explores his time in Aleppo and how it shaped his music.

Taissier Khalaf 15 September 2023
A view shows people looking at the damaged areas in the aftermath of the floods in Derna, Libya September 14, 2023. Reuters

Libya floods: As families search for loved ones, politicians trade blame

The enormity of the destruction in Derna and the surrounding region is immense. In a city of 100,000, 15-20% of the population could be dead or missing.

Ben Fishman 14 September 2023
The Oslo Accords cemented the fragmentation of the Palestinian national discourse and weakened its political entities. Al Majalla explains how the pact gave Israel a clear advantage. Hassan Moharam

30 years later, Oslo's real objectives are clear

The Oslo Accords cemented the fragmentation of the Palestinian national discourse and weakened its political entities. Al Majalla explains how the pact gave Israel a clear advantage.

Majed Kayali 14 September 2023

North Africa reels from natural and man-made disasters

Fares Garabet 14 September 2023
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken walks during a joint press conference with the Saudi foreign minister (not pictured) after a ministerial meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat the Islamic State in Riyadh in June 2023. AFP

The costs and benefits of Saudi-Israeli normalisation

Seeking US protection against Iranian aggression is key for Riyadh. Biden has a good bit of wiggle room, given that Republicans are willing to work with him. But is this enough? Al Majalla explains.

Bilal Saab 14 September 2023
US President Donald Trump and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands after delivering a speech at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem May 2017. Getty/Majalla

7 things Saudi Arabia should keep in mind in talks with Israel

Saudi Arabia has a strong hand in discussions. Israel is well aware that many countries are eager to be involved in the economic and social transformations underway in Saudi Arabia.

Brian Katulis 13 September 2023
Diana Estafana Rubio

Deadliest earthquakes in Moroccan history

As the death toll from Friday's earthquake nears 3,000, Al Majalla takes a look at some of the other catastrophic quakes in Moroccan history

Al Majalla - London 12 September 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
Al Majalla
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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