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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio oversees the signing of the framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon in Washington on 26 June 2026. Reuters
Politics

One town at a time: Israel, Lebanon boost coordination

Thuraya Shahin 03 July 2026
Aly Eissa's new works: East-West musical fusion, his way Lina Jaradat
Culture & Social Affairs

Aly Eissa's new works: East-West musical fusion, his way

Fadi El-Abdallah 03 July 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
Eduardo Ramon

Iran’s bid to export disorder across the Gulf

The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps and its proxy Hezbollah have been activating sleeper cells embedded across the Gulf States, but many have been found and detained.

Omar Harkous 07 May 2026
Eduardo Ramon

How Europe helps keep Hezbollah in business

Europe is a key money-laundering hub for the funds Hezbollah generates worldwide and a central node in the trade routes through which those funds are moved and disguised

Lina Khatib 07 May 2026
A Syrian army soldier stands guard next to an armoured vehicle positioned along the Syrian–Lebanese border in the rural area of Al Qusayr on 1 April 2026. BAKR ALKASEM / AFP

Iran steps up Syria destabilisation efforts

Hezbollah is recruiting new cells in Syria's west, while Iraqi militias are doing the same in the east. For its part, Damascus readies its forces to respond to any threat.

Subhi Franjieh 07 May 2026
Turkish fighter jets fly over a warship in Kyrenia, in the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. AFP

How the Iran war changed Türkiye’s security calculus

Ankara's national security priority is no longer Kurds or Gülenists, but Israel. Likewise, in Tel Aviv, Türkiye is increasingly seen as a future Israeli adversary. Both are preparing accordingly

Rustum Mahmud 07 May 2026
A woman tours the calligraphy museum at Sharjah Centre for the Art of Arabic Calligraphy and Ornamentation, in the United Arab Emirates, on 19 December 2021. Giuseppe CACACE / AFP

Arabic calligraphy: the Nabataeans' gift to the world

From the rock-cut façades of Mada'in Salih to the earliest Koranic manuscripts, a quiet transformation in Nabataean writing gave rise to one of the world's most enduring scripts

Abdullah Al-Rashid 07 May 2026

Trump presses pause on Project Freedom

Fares Garabet 06 May 2026
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan delivers a speech during talks with the French President in Yerevan on 5 May 2026. AFP

Armenia’s foreign policy to be tested at the ballot box

Having made strides towards peace with both Azerbaijan and Türkiye, the country's West-leaning prime minister faces frustrated voters next month in a contest that has stoked Moscow's interest

Omer Onhon 06 May 2026
Outgoing Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and Prime Minister-designate Ali Zaidi at the Government Palace in Baghdad on 27 April 2026. Reuters

Ali Zaidi: Iraq's stopgap prime minister-designate?

Some see his nomination as a bid to buy time until the US-Iran war outcome becomes clearer, which could very well shift political calculations in Iraq

Ayad Al-Anbar 05 May 2026
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Libyan National Army Deputy Commander Saddam Haftar, and Trump advisor Massad Boulos in Washington on 29 June, 2026. @US_SrAdvisorAF/X
Politics

US plan for Libya: unification or management of division?

26 June 2026

A US envoy wants the institutions of western Libya to accommodate the son of an eastern warlord as Libyan president. Is this another doomed effort to unite the feuding factions, or could it work?

Areig Elhag
Dave Murray
Science & Technology

More than a game: a look inside the mind of a football fan

30 June 2026

As the FIFA World Cup 2026 shows, identity, belonging, and tension combine to make football fandom unlike any other sport. So, what is going on in fans' brains?

Alaa Emara
A fighter loyal to Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan holds up a weapon backdropped by the minaret of a mosque, during a graduation ceremony in the southeastern Gedaref state on 27 May 2024. AFP
Politics

The quiet push to finally end Sudan's civil war

29 June 2026

External actors and some domestic parties are believed to be working behind the scenes towards a settlement. Why now?

Shawgi Abdelazim
Chinese President Xi Jinping stands in the centre of the hall during the China-Africa forum at the Great Hall of the People in central Beijing, on 5 September 2024.
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Business & Economy

China doubles down on Africa with its zero-tariff policy

01 July 2026

Beijing's duty-free access for African exports promises mutual economic gains, but more importantly, it deepens its strategic influence across the continent

Rabia Abdul Salam
Eduardo Ramon
Politics

Why siccing Syria's army on Hezbollah is so dangerous

28 June 2026

If Trump's idea is implemented, it would all but certainly further undermine regional stability and US interests in the Middle East

David Schenker

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