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Iranians mark 40 days since Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli strikes at a demonstration in Tehran on 9 April, 2026. Majid Asgaripour / AFP
Politics

The US and Iran mull next moves amid shaky truce

Alex Vatanka 10 April 2026
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Culture & Social Affairs

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Wael Said 10 April 2026
A photo taken on June 24, 2019, shows a huge statue of the late Egyptian writer Taha Hussein inside the Bibliotheca Alexandrina building. AFP

Preserved or forgotten? homes of Egypt’s literary giants

While the homes of some Egyptian literary titans have been transformed into museums, others remain silent witnesses to a bygone era

El-Sayed Hussein 01 September 2025

Syria’s post-Assad energy quandary

The country now sits at an energy crossroads: will its recovery be anchored in oil and gas, or will it seize the chance to lean into renewables and build something more resilient?

Jesse Marks 01 September 2025
A Houthi security soldier stands guard at a student-led protest condemning Israel's genocide in Gaza at Sanaa University on August 27, 2025. Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP

Federalism is the only solution for Yemen

Amid growing fears that the Middle East and the world are forgetting about a long-running war in the splintered country, a particular solution is gaining steam as popular protests break out

Anwar Al-Ansi 31 August 2025
Tunisian President Kais Saied after winning the elections, Tunis, October 21, 2024. AFP

Kais Saied appears to be in the driver's seat...for now

Although Tunisia's president maintains an illusion of full control, he is highly dependent on a few groups within his government. Should any turn on him, the edifice could crumble.

Sabina Henneberg 31 August 2025
A US Air Force B-1B bomber is followed by fighter planes above one of the three Great Pyramids of Giza, Egypt, on October 25, during a demonstration flight as part of the Bright Star 99 military exercises. FMS/ZDC

Bright Star: a barometer of Egypt-US relations

The joint and combined military exercise is a benchmark of Egypt-US relations, yet it also raises questions about the two countries' long-term strategic alignment

Amr Emam 30 August 2025
France's President Emmanuel Macron (L), Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer meet on the sidelines of the two-day NATO Heads of State and Government summit in The Hague on June 24, 2025. Ludovic MARIN / AFP

European countries trigger the ‘snapback’ of Iran sanctions

France, Germany, and the UK ran out of patience with Tehran and are bringing back previously halted UN measures

Keith Johnson 29 August 2025
Tunisia's President Kais Saied (R) shows Massad Boulos, senior adviser to the US president for Africa, pictures of starving children in Gaza during their meeting at the presidential palace in Carthage on July 22, 2025. Tunisian Presidency / AFP

The US returns to North Africa with an eye on Beijing and Moscow

The US is prioritising trade, investment, and regional stability as it reasserts influence from Morocco to Libya

Mohamed Sharki 29 August 2025
A view taken on March 5, 2009, in Paris shows skeletons, part of the Department of Anthropology at the Musée de l'Homme (The Museum of Man) in Paris. PATRICK KOVARIK / AFP

'The Bread of the French': a poetic indictment of French racism

Xavier Le Clerc's novel doesn't merely unmask France's ugly colonial past; it warns of the present's ability to reproduce it

Samir Qasimi 28 August 2025

Sudan stuck between war and famine

Fares Garabet 28 August 2025
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus, Syria, December 22, 2024.
 SANA

Ahmed Sharaa on Syria's 'zero-problems' strategy

Syria's president says the Abraham Accords aren't the right fit for Damascus. Instead, he hopes to reinstate the 1974 disengagement agreement with Israel or something similar

Ibrahim Hamidi 26 August 2025
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People shout slogans as they gather after a two-week ceasefire in the Iran war was announced, in Tehran, Iran, 8 April 2026. Majid Asgaripour / Reuters
Politics

US-Iran ceasefire unlikely to hold

07 April 2026

If the ceasefire collapses, China has an interest in getting the two sides back to the table, but it would be a difficult task given Tehran's deep mistrust of the US and Israel.

Xiaotong Yang
Al Majalla
Politics

5 unanswered questions on the US-Iran ceasefire

09 April 2026

The fragile truce faces significant obstacles.

John Haltiwanger
Al Majalla
Politics

The US-Iran war tanked Trump's popularity at home

07 April 2026

Instead of the "no endless wars" they were promised, Americans were thrown into a disastrous war and were feeling the economic pinch at the gas pump

Brian Katulis
Awami Rickshaw Union workers holding posters of Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Asim Munir, shout slogans after the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire in Lahore on 8 April 2026. Arif ALI / AFP
Politics

Behind the truce: Pakistan mediation proves pivotal

08 April 2026

Islamabad is humming with behind-the-scenes diplomacy to turn this tentative pause into lasting peace.

Kaswar Klasra
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir shake hands during a session at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on 29 March 2026. Reuters
Politics

Palestinian executions are now official Israel policy

08 April 2026

Israel's parliament approved a draconian death penalty law last week that only applies to Palestinian prisoners, in a move that the UN says "would constitute a war crime"

Khaled Essam Eleslamboly

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