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Did Trump leave his allies to face the Houthis alone? Eduardo Ramon/AFP
Politics

Did Trump leave his allies to face the Houthis alone?

Al Majalla - London 24 September 2026
How to stop Houthi expansion in Yemen Al Majalla / Reuters
Politics

How to stop Houthi expansion in Yemen

Ibrahim Jalal 24 September 2026
Al Majalla

Houthis threaten the Red Sea to distract from domestic failures

As the armed group will likely widen the scope of their phased attacks on Saudi shipping, ports and energy assets, Riyadh and the Yemeni government will likely respond delicately, yet decisively

Ibrahim Jalal 06 August 2026
A container ship crosses the Gulf of Suez towards the Red Sea before entering the Suez Canal, in El Ain El Sokhna in Suez, east of Cairo, Egypt, on 24 April 2017. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Damietta strike: will Egypt be dragged into the Iran war?

A major Egyptian gas facility on the Mediterranean coast was attacked by unknown parties, but both Iran and the Houthis denied responsibility. So, who was behind it?

Amr Emam 06 August 2026

Trump's 'total surrender' demand on Iran falls flat

Fares Garabet 06 August 2026
Migrants walk towards the Fnideq region in northern Morocco after leaving Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta following an attempted crossing at the Bab Sebta border crossing, on the outskirts of Fnideq, on 1 August 2026. Abdel Majid BZIOUAT / AFP

The Ceuta tragedy: illusory homelands and unattainable paradises

Where social media offers magic solutions, the real world delivers slammed doors

Samer Abou Hawwach 06 August 2026
A Sudanese woman sits with her child at the Al-Rahmaniya camp for displaced persons, near the city of El Obeid in the South Kordofan region of Sudan, on June 25, 2026. AFP

El-Obeid: fears of a new wave of brutality in Sudan

The central city is a strategic prize but increasingly encircled by the RSF paramilitary force. Home to almost a million people, a third of whom are already displaced, it could also be a bloodbath

Shawgi Abdelazim 04 August 2026

Israel whittles down Lebanon's border

Fares Garabet 04 August 2026
Mustafa Ali Abu Bakr, 76, stands in front of his family’s graves after they were broken by Israeli soldiers near Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on 31 July 2026. Reuters

Settler attacks increase ahead of Israel election

Settlement expansion in the West Bank is popular with Israeli voters, which explains the uptick in violence in recent weeks

Sherine Younes 03 August 2026
A member of the Popular Mobilisation Forces monitors the Iraq-Syria border in Al-Qaim, January 23, 2026. AFP

Iraq’s armed factions are still three steps ahead of Baghdad

Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has vowed to dissolve armed groups by the end of September, but this is highly unlikely. Al Majalla explains why.

Salam Zaidan 03 August 2026
Workers are seen through a pipe at a construction site on the extension of Russia's TurkStream gas pipeline. Reuters

Getting the oil out: exploring Hormuz alternatives

Al Majalla looks at potential new export routes that big oil producers can use to offset Iran's control over key regional waterways

Sharif Mohammad 03 August 2026
Axel Rangel Garcia

Why Israel may want to start ‘fighting smart’ in Lebanon

An Israeli diplomat recently told Lebanese Shiites that Israel did not see them as the enemy, but it is a difficult argument to make given the death and destruction. Is there a better way?

Frederic C. Hof 02 August 2026
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Houthis seek expansion after reaching Bab al-Mandab

17, Sep 2026

After rapid advances, the Yemeni rebel group is fortifying its positions along the vital maritime chokepoint, while intensifying pressure in southwestern Taiz, northern Lahj, and Marib

Ibrahim Jalal
Al Majalla
Culture & Social Affairs

Backlash over Macklemore ban shows major US culture shift

16, Sep 2026

The American rapper's removal from Ed Sheeran's tour over his 'Free Palestine' speech and the British singer's meek rebuttal sparked an uproar on social media

Samer Abou Hawwach
Axel Rangel García
Politics

Francesca Albanese: the Palestine question is a global one

16, Sep 2026

In an interview with Al Majalla, the UN Special Rapporteur says the backlash against her for speaking out against Israel's genocide in Gaza reveals much about the current international order

Elie Kossaifi
Al Majalla
Business & Economy

AI data centres: the costliest infrastructure race in history?

17, Sep 2026

Investment could reach $50tn by 2050, but electricity, semiconductors and data laws will determine where the factories of the new economy are built

Abdel-Rahman Ayas
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi shares a moment with Russian President Vladimir Putin as Chinese President Xi Jinping looks on during day two of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, on 13 September 2026. REUTERS
Politics

Only China, India, and Russia can end the Iran war

15, Sep 2026

Washington needs its rivals to create peace on its behalf

Amir Handjani

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