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Cars cross at the north-western Tunisian Tabarka border post with Algeria, on the first day of its reopening on 15 July 2022. AFP
Politics

The growing importance of North Africa's trade corridors

Rabia Abdul Salam 13 November 2026
Syria takes on Iran’s proxies Gregori Saavedra
Politics

Syria takes on Iran’s proxies

Baghdad, London - Al Majalla 12 November 2026

No clear winner in Israeli polls

Fares Garabet 28 October 2026
McLaren driver Lando Norris competes in the sprint race at the Miami International Autodrome in Miami, Florida, on 2 March, 2026 Nathan Ray Sebeck/Reuters

Crypto platforms are tapping into the Gulf sporting boom

What started five years ago is gaining steam, but can sponsorship turn that exposure into lasting digital-asset adoption?

Abdel-Rahman Ayas 28 October 2026
Diana Estefanía Rubio

Israeli elections challenge Netanyahu's grip on power

Israelis head to the polls today, 27 October, to elect the 26th Knesset, in the country’s first legislative election since Hamas’s October 7 2023 attack and the ensuing wars in Gaza, Lebanon, and…

Al Majalla - London 27 October 2026

The imprint of place and the living past in Saudi fiction

Contemporary Saudi novels do more than recover the past. The bring back the lives, places, and ways of knowing what history leaves behind

Jaber Muhammad Madkhali 27 October 2026
Pete Reynolds

Israel’s election may not end its political crisis

With a complex election setup and the deep polarisation that has plagued Israel in recent years, expect prolonged political deadlock

Michael Horowitz 26 October 2026

Netanyahu, Trump at risk ahead of crucial polls

Fares Garabet 26 October 2026
Al Majalla

How regional economies fared amid the US-Iran war

Some Gulf economies will contract by as much as 16% this year, but those with diversified revenue streams and sovereign wealth funds have a bit of a cushion

Mohamed Sharki 26 October 2026
Iran's newly appointed Defence Minister Akhlaghi. X

Iran's new defence minister is a missile man, not a military man

Mehrdad Akhlaghi's appointment comes at a time when the regime's survival depends heavily on the quantity and quality of its missile arsenal

Alex Vatanka 25 October 2026
Pete Reynolds

Benjamin Netanyahu is damaged goods in the West

Key voices in the West appear to be throwing him under the bus ahead of the approaching Israeli election

Brian Katulis 25 October 2026
MBC Shahid

Tale‘ Nazel and the meaning of female independence

From 'A Doll's House' to 'Tale' Nazel', Nora's story asks whether a woman can reclaim her independence without walking away

Sarah Ashraf 25 October 2026
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Trump's midterm loss opens a window for Iran diplomacy

11, Nov 2026

Both Tehran and Washington have powerful incentives to resolve the conflict through negotiations, but actors on all sides have reasons to derail these efforts

Alex Vatanka
The UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey carries the traditional red budget box as he leaves Downing Street in London on 28 October 2026. Reuters
Business & Economy

Britain's debt squeeze tests the pound’s power

11, Nov 2026

Rising borrowing costs and persistent inflation are narrowing the UK's fiscal room for manoeuvre, exposing the limits of monetary independence

Abdulfattah Khattab
Crew members of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) navy ship Qi Jiguang wave as their ship prepares to dock on 2 August 2026. JUNI KRISWANTO / AFP
Politics

China eyes greater security role in the Red Sea

12, Nov 2026

Beijing has been expanding its base in Djibouti, the tiny state that sits opposite Yemen across the Bab al-Mandab Strait. With numerous other states also in play, this is a region to watch

Charbel Barakat
Pep Boatella
Science & Technology

Climate change is redrawing national borders

10, Nov 2026

Whether it is rivers, glaciers, or sea-level submergence, the implications of rising temperatures are becoming an increasingly urgent issue for states

Alaa Emara
Culture & Social Affairs

Five Arab novels that paint an AI-dominated future

10, Nov 2026

From machines that develop human emotions to societies governed by artificial intelligence, Arab novelists explore the promises and perils of a radically transformed future

Ibrahim Adel

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