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Culture & Social Affairs

Kenan Orhan tackles themes of exile, fear and memory

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 19 October 2026
US President Donald Trump (L) and China's President Xi Jinping shake hands as they leave after their talks at the Gimhae Air Base, located next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan on 30 October 2025. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP
Politics

Eight tests for the Trump-Xi 2026 détente

Shirley Ze Yu 12 October 2026
Noelia de Alda

How Gaza turned US public opinion against Israel

Supporting Israel used to help politicians get elected, but with Americans far more critical of Tel Aviv's influence on US policy, it has now become a liability at the ballot box

Assal Rad 31 August 2026

Trump's MAGA Odessey

Fares Garabet 31 August 2026
Federal Reserve Board Governor Kevin Warsh speaks with Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey and Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem during the annual economic policy symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on 28 August, 2026. AP

New battle over money emerges at Jackson Hole

Global competition is no longer about currencies alone, but about the channels through which money and data move and China and Brazil are testing the limits of Western dominance

Abdel-Rahman Ayas 30 August 2026
US Navy 5th Fleet spokesman Commander Tim Hawkins is pictured at the 5th Fleet Headquarters in the Bahraini capital Manama on 26 October 2021. Mazen Mahdi / AFP

'We are sealing Iran's ports and keeping Hormuz open'

In an interview with Al Majalla, CENTCOM spokesman Tim Hawkins details what the US has achieved vis-a-vis Trump's maximum pressure campaign on Tehran and its regional proxies

Ahmed Maher 30 August 2026
Motorists drive past a billboard in Tehran depicting Trump drowning in the Strait of Hormuz on 24 August 2026. AFP

The US is learning the wrong lessons in Iran

Tactical excellence can never salvage strategic incompetence

Bret Devereaux 29 August 2026
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during the 2026 Liberal National Convention in Montreal, Canada, on 10 April 2026. Andrej Ivanov/AFP/Al Majalla

Mark Carney must beware of an all-out trade war

His latest tariff threats are proportionate. But the situation could escalate

The Economist 29 August 2026
US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent speaks during a press conference in Washington, DC on 24 August 2026. KENT NISHIMURA / AFP

The US bond crisis highlights a deeper fiscal rot

Scott Bessent is breaking the glass to check rising bond yields, but the fix is flawed

Keith Johnson 25 August 2026
Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies during a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic hearing on Capitol Hill, in Washington, DC, on 3 June 2024. Jim WATSON / AFP

Anthony Fauci and the politics of expertise

America's foremost authority on infectious diseases has been held in contempt for refusing to answer Congressional questions in a session led by one of his fiercest critics. What are the implications?

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra 22 August 2026
US political commentator Tucker Carlson speaks during the last day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on 18 July 2024. ANGELA WEISS / AFP

Tucker Carlson: America’s right-wing insurgent-in-chief

The former Fox News presenter, who now wields more influence over US politics than he did at the network from 2009-23, is now a vehement critic of Trump in recent months, in part over Israel

Kamal Alam 16 August 2026
Al Majalla

Washington's war, Tehran's waiting game

The US is betting that a sustained blockade can force Iran to make concessions on Hormuz. Iran is betting that rising economic pressure from the strait's closure will force the US to blink first.

Alex Vatanka 13 August 2026
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Politics

Can the Houthis be defeated?

15, Oct 2026

In this week's cover story, Al Majalla examines the military balance of power on the ground, the networks through which the Houthis obtain weapons, and the foreign support they receive

Al Majalla - London
Eduardo Ramon
Business & Economy

Trump's tariffs are changing the global trade ecosystem

16, Oct 2026

Trade routes and composition have changed, but not the overall flow, with ASEAN countries playing a bigger role

Abdulfattah Khattab
Sara Padovan
Politics

Student protests test France's Republican promise

18, Oct 2026

Education reform is at the heart of the demonstrations shaking Paris and beyond, with thousands already arrested, but the government's ability to meet learners' demands is limited

Elie Kossaifi
Helena Perez Garcia
Profiles

Ms. Rachel, Gaza, and the power of education

13, Oct 2026

As YouTube star Accurso's influence grew, she transitioned from educator to child advocate. But it only became 'controversial' when she spoke up for Palestinian kids

Hala Al-Naji
Culture & Social Affairs

The 9 Arab films vying for an Oscar

08, Oct 2026

From Gaza to Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Jordan, Iraq, and Algeria, this year's Arab Oscar submissions explore stories of conflict, displacement, memory, and survival

Wael Said

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