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Yemeni fishermen pass alongside a commercial vessel in the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait, Yemen, on 5 April 2026.
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Politics

Why the battle for Bab al-Mandab is so important

Anwar Al-Ansi 07 September 2026
Eyal Weizman dissects the architecture of genocide Lina Jaradat
Culture & Social Affairs

Eyal Weizman dissects the architecture of genocide

Hala Al-Naji 05 September 2026
Israeli settlers take part in a weekly tour inside the city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank on 11 July 2026. Reuters

The minority in Israel that no longer needs to win votes

The settler movement's outsized influence in government allows it to put its far-right ideology into practice and facts on the ground

Ahmed Maher 10 August 2026
The Yemeni army's drone unit.
  Yemeni Army Military Media

Can Yemen's new drone arsenal seriously confront the Houthis?

Analysts say the government's new military capabilities give reason for cautious optimism, but concede that the strategic balance remains unchanged

Al Majalla - London 26 August 2026
An armed defector from the Rapid Support Forces—believed to be on his way to surrender to the Sudanese Army in western Omdurman amidst the war between the Army and the RSF—arrives on 19 August 2026. AFP

Is Sudan heading for partition?

The establishment of the Tasis government, a governing authority in RSF-controlled territory, could be the first institutional building block of eventual secession

Shawgi Abdelazim 26 August 2026
Diana Estefanía Rubio

Iran's alternative trade routes amid US naval blockade

A US naval blockade has disrupted Iran’s traditional trade routes through the Strait of Hormuz, forcing Tehran to rely on land, rail and Caspian corridors. Iran shares almost 6,000 km of land borders…

Al Majalla - London 25 August 2026
A view of the Dome of the Rock mosque at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound after renovation work carried out by the Waqf, a Jordanian-backed body that oversees Muslim religious sites in Jerusalem, on 10 January 2018. THOMAS COEX / AFP

Why Al-Aqsa matters more than ever to Jordan

At a time when Amman's security ties with Washington are being questioned, asserting its custodianship role over Al Haram Al Sharif could win it favour at home

Neil Quilliam 25 August 2026

The battle for Hormuz is a test of wills

Fares Garabet 24 August 2026
Al Majalla

An Iraqi Kurdistan without an American umbrella

As Washington's ability to protect its bases across the Middle East has been substantially weakened by the US war on Iran, Iraqi Kurds look for ways to shield themselves from further entanglement

Rustum Mahmud 23 August 2026
Al Majalla

Is an Israel-Syria pincer attack on Hezbollah in the works?

The experience of Lebanon and Syria in the 1970s is more useful as an analytical lens for understanding the thinking behind US calls for al-Sharaa to intervene than as a practical blueprint for action

Elie Kossaifi 22 August 2026
Al Majalla

Four new Saudi films tackle themes of death and renewal

From comedy and romance to grief and mourning, the films explore what death reveals about love, faith, family, and society

Abdullah Al Duhailan 22 August 2026
Pakistan's Ambassador Permanent Representative to the UN, Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, attends a United Nations Security Council meeting after the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran, in New York, on 28 February 2026. REUTERS/Heather Khalifa

Pakistan's UN envoy: there is no military solution to Iran war

Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad speaks to Al Majalla about Islamabad's diplomatic role in the talks between the US and Iran, its balancing act between Tehran and Riyadh and the Mecca Pact

Ahmed Maher 21 August 2026
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China is not scared of Trump’s squeeze on Iran

04 September 2026

Beijing has plenty of leverage to deter Washington

Henry Tugendhat
Underwater image of a diver among fish at the North Seymour Island dive site in the Galapagos archipelago, Ecuador, taken on 8 March 2024. ERNESTO BENAVIDES / AFP
Business & Economy

The global race for rare earths reaches the ocean floor

07 September 2026

A critical mineral found on Japan's seabed has caught US attention, and the two are teaming up to see whether it can yield future benefits and reduce their dependence on China

Abdulfattah Khattab
Raven Jiang
Politics

From the war on terror to networked security

07 September 2026

The main change since 9/11 is that military security has become one component of a much wider security ecosystem

Lina Khatib
Japanese director Takashi Miike at an event for the film 'Shumei: The Living Legacy of Kabuki' IMDb
Culture & Social Affairs

Takeshi Miike's new Kabuki documentary surprises critics

06 September 2026

For a filmmaker who has spent decades challenging norms, a film about traditional Japanese theatre seems like an odd choice. At the Venice Film Festival, he explains to Al Majalla why it is not.

Leila Amar
Sara Padovan
Politics

Donald Trump and the new Latin American right

04 September 2026

Across Central and South America, a raft of right-wingers borrow from each other's playbooks and ride on the US president's coattails to win elections and power. Is it ideology or practicality?

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra

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