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The Iran war exposed the fragility of Europe’s economy Al Majalla
Business & Economy

The Iran war exposed the fragility of Europe’s economy

Mohamed Sharki 16 April 2026
China's Gordian knot: why it has no good options in Iran Axel Rangel García
Politics

China's Gordian knot: why it has no good options in Iran

Shirley Ze Yu 15 April 2026
Protesters wave Nigerien and Russian flags as they gather during a rally in support of Niger's junta in Niamey on July 30, 2023. AFP

Niger coup marks yet another French setback in the African Sahel

France is especially affected by the coup, as it has previously lost similar bases in Mali and Burkina Faso due to coups allegedly linked to Wagner activities

Mohamed Sharki 05 August 2023

Putin hand in Niger coup?

Fares Garabet 03 August 2023
An inspector surveys the damage at a grain port facility after a reported attack by Russian military drones in, Izmail, Odesa region, Ukraine August 2, 2023 Reuters

Putin plays hunger games in targeting Ukraine grain silos

After the threat of limiting oil and gas shipments to the rest of the world failed to convince Ukraine's allies to sue for peace, Putin is now turning to food as a weapon.

Michael Horowitz 02 August 2023
 supporters of the coup Reuters

Africa’s string of coups points to waning Western influence

Niger is the latest naton in the region caught up in a geostrategic shift that may have profound consequences, not least on the fight against terrorism, as the dynamics of global power shift

Khattar Abu Diab 02 August 2023
Diana Estefana Rubio

Coal the most polluting energy source globally

While cutting emissions has become a key global priority to combat climate change, more than 300 new coal power plants are slated to come online in the coming five years

Al Majalla - London 01 August 2023
"Barbie" tackles big issues like gender inequality, consumerism, and capitalism. Al Majalla explores these issues — and the ones it doesn't deal with. Michelle Thompson

“Barbie” sends a powerful message, but the real world needs more than lectures

"Barbie" tackles big issues like gender inequality, consumerism, and capitalism. Al Majalla explores these issues — and the ones it doesn't deal with.

Samer Abou Hawwach 01 August 2023
Demonstrators gather in support of the putschist soldiers in the capital Niamey, Niger July 30, 2023. Signs read: "Long live CNSP", "Down with France, ECOWAS". Reuters

Showdown in Niamey

The Ukraine war between the West and Russia has reignited global strategic competition. African states are getting caught in the middle.

Alberto M. Fernandez 01 August 2023
Asteroid City 2023

How Wes Anderson uses Asteroid City to explore deep emotions

The award-winning cinematographer uses a play within a film to outline deep emotions, including bereavement, and takes a risk with his own fanbase in the. process

Obaid al-Tamimi 31 July 2023

Putin seeks allies in Africa

Fares Garabet 31 July 2023
This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Margot Robbie in a scene from "Barbie." AP

Box office smash proves Barbie long way off from retirement

In 1959, an American by the name of Ruth Handler created the very first Barbie doll. Barbie's 'land' would grow to be a worldwide phenomenon that has never ceased.

Bryn Haworth 29 July 2023
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How a tiny waterway put the global economy into a chokehold

18 April 2026

Disruption in the Hormuz can have major implications for global trade, but it also creates opportunities for smaller nations like Iran to become global political players

Steve Hewitt
Pete Reynolds
Politics

Glimpses of Bush's Iraq debacle appear in Trump's Iran war

15 April 2026

The Iraq war was viewed as disastrous in retrospect, while the Iran war was unpopular from the get-go. Al Majalla highlights the similarities and differences between the two.

Robert Ford
Al Majalla
Business & Economy

The US plan to turn Syria into an oil transit hub

16 April 2026

Pipelines have a chequered history in the Middle East, but the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has led US Tom Barrack to conclude that a new route through Syria could solve some problems.

Al Majalla - London
An Iranian woman flashes the V-sign as she takes part in a rally to pay tribute to women killed during war, in Tehran on 17 April 2026. AFP
Politics

Has Iran's ideology actually hardened?

16 April 2026

The change in tone and presentation of policy isn't a fundamental redirection, but rather the consolidation of a system under pressure

Alex Vatanka
Egyptian director Daoud Abdel Sayed holds two awards during the opening ceremony of the Alexandria Film Festival for Mediterranean Countries in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria, late on 14 September 2010. AMR AHMAD / AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

Daoud Abdel Sayed and the cinema of quiet rebellion

16 April 2026

Throughout his career, the renowned Egyptian film director challenged authority, rejected easy answers, and remained rooted in lived experience

Hazem Massoud

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