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Hormuz is open, but obstacles to trade still linger
Business & Economy

Hormuz is open, but obstacles to trade still linger

Neil Quilliam 23 June 2026
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (C) speaks with Saudi Arabia's envoy to Lebanon, Yazid bin Farhan, on 14 January 2026. Lebanese Presidency Press Office / AFP
Business & Economy

Lebanon reopens its Gulf gateway as exports return to Saudi Arabia

Thuraya Shahin 21 June 2026
Lamine Yamal raises the Palestinian flag during Barcelona's celebrations of their Spanish League title in Barcelona, ​​2026. AP

How Gaza pushed Israel out of Europe’s moral order

Football star Lamine Yamal's hoisting of Palestine's flag, and the Eurovision audience's booing of Israel's contestant, show how Israel has lost its PR edge

Shadi Alaa Aldin 18 May 2026
Locals survey the damage following a Jordanian strike on reported drugs and weapons storage facilities in the village of Busan, in the southern Druze-majority province of Sweida, on 2 May 2026. SHADI AL-DUBAISI / AFP

Jordan's renewed war on drugs comes with political undertones

The most recent and expansive operation took place on 2 May 2026, where a wide array of sites in the Sweida province were hit

Caroline Rose 18 May 2026
A view of buildings on the Alexandria Corniche. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

The many faces of Alexandria

Nestled on the southern Mediterranean coast, Egypt's quaint coastal metropolis marked its inception as an ancient city that wore many hats across civilisations

Yasmin Abdallah 15 May 2026

Iran, Taiwan set to dominate Trump-Xi talks

Fares Garabet 13 May 2026
Ewan White

Did Trump's war on Iran make nuclear proliferation more likely?

Many US allies across the world are now questioning America's ability and will to protect them, making the prospect of a nuclear deterrent more appealing

Christopher Phillips 12 May 2026

Trump's blockade of Iran's blockade

Fares Garabet 11 May 2026
'The Unknown Past: Leila Mourad, Egypt’s Jewish Muslim Star' by Hanan Hammad

A deeper look at the life of 'the first Arab Cinderella'

A new book about Egyptian silver-screen actress and singer Leila Mourad uncovers the competing forces that shaped not only her career but also how she was perceived by the public.

Fadi El-Abdallah 11 May 2026
SDF forces participate in a joint military exercise with the US-led Operation Inherent Resolve coalition against the Islamic State (IS) in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province on 7 September 2022. Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP

How to integrate Kurdish women into Syria’s new army

Some in Damascus think female protection units are better suited for police force work, but this would be a huge waste of their valuable military skills

Zozan Ali 09 May 2026

Said Khatibi on confronting Algeria’s Black Decade

After winning the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, the Algerian novelist reflects on memory, violence, and his country's unresolved past

El-Sayed Hussein 09 May 2026
Nesma Moharam

Gulf states take on Iran’s sleeper cells

Al Majalla reveals how these units have evolved into cross-border operational networks targeting security and economic infrastructure

Al Majalla - London 07 May 2026
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Politics

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

18 June 2026

The MOU reached by the two warring nations forces a rethink of the Middle East's political, security, and economic landscape

Al Majalla - London
Opinion

Hormuz may reopen, but the deal is strewn with mines

21 June 2026

Perhaps Lebanon, not the nuclear file, will become the real test of the agreement's ability to survive

Ibrahim Hamidi
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Politics

New laws will embed Israel in US security agencies

16 June 2026

Legislation to fund the American military and intelligence services will include requirements that Israeli defence firms be involved in sensitive projects and that classified information be shared

Robert Ford
Business & Economy

Hormuz is open, but obstacles to trade still linger

22 June 2026

Even if diplomatic progress continues, the Strait could be closed again. As a result, the geopolitical risk premium attached to Gulf energy exports is unlikely to disappear entirely.

Neil Quilliam
A painting by the Egyptian artist George Bahgory from the series “Love and Football”.
George Bahgoury via Facebook
Culture & Social Affairs

Football and art: fusing a popular sport with culture

22 June 2026

Artists use paintings, sculpture, murals, and digital designs to iconise, idolise, and mythologise football culture in a language understood by all

Mimoza Al-Arrawi

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