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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House on 28 February 2025. Shutterstock
Politics

One year of Trump 2.0: the age of MAGA imperialism?

Christopher Phillips 20 January 2026
Trump’s war on CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood Andrei Cojocaru
Politics

Trump’s war on CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood

Abdullah F. Alrebh 14 January 2026
Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump on Day 3 of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 17, 2024. Marco Bello / Reuters

Trumponomics would not be as bad as most expect

Opposition would come from all angles.

The Economist 19 July 2024

New MAGA merchandise: the ear bandage replaces the cap

Fares Garabet 18 July 2024
Republican 2024 presidential candidate Donald Trump is seen with blood on his face after being shot at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. He survived with only light injuries to his ear. Rebecca Droke/AFP

Trump shooting just the latest in a 160-year American tradition

The former president joins a long list of politicians to face the wrath of would-be assassins. He is one of the lucky ones. Plenty have not escaped with a bloodied ear.

Con Coughlin 16 July 2024
President John F. Kennedy waves from his car in a motorcade approximately one minute before he was shot on November 22, 1963, in Dallas. AP

America's long history of presidential assassinations and attempts

Saturday's assassination attempt against former US president Donald Trump is not the first time that a US president has survived an attempt on his life.

Sami Moubayed 14 July 2024

Trump assassination attempt

Fares Garabet 14 July 2024
After Joe Biden withdrew his candidacy this weekend, his vice president, Kamala Harris, has suddenly emerged as a leading candidate. Laura Salafia

Kamala Harris: America's first female president?

The former senator and attorney general is already the first woman and first African American to serve as vice president. Now that Joe Biden has withdrawn, will she be on the ballot?

Con Coughlin 14 July 2024
US President Joe Biden holds a press conference during NATO's 75th anniversary summit, in Washington, D.C., on July 11, 2024. REUTERS/Nathan Howard

I met Biden recently. As a doctor, this was my impression.

While he appeared focused and maintained strong eye contact, he did make a few errors in recalling the names of some Middle Eastern leaders during our meeting

Zaher Sahloul 13 July 2024
In April, Hala Rharrit became the first to resign from the State Department’s Foreign Service after an 18-year career as a civil servant. Supplied

Hala Rharrit: Biden’s support for Israel is hurting America

The veteran career diplomat who resigned from her post at the State Department in April speaks candidly with Al Majalla about how her criticisms were silenced from the top echelons of government

Alfred J. Naddaff 13 July 2024
US President Joe Biden while participating in the first election debate with Republican candidate Donald Trump in Atlanta on June 27, 2024. AFP

Biden's losing battle with age has echoes in Shakespeare

The president seems to be losing a battle with age but cannot see it, nor can those closest to him. While Biden is no Julius Caesar, there are similarities between the two.

Samer Abou Hawwach 12 July 2024
US President Joe Biden speaks during the meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the level of Heads of State and Government during the NATO 75th anniversary summit in Washington, DC, on July 10, 2024. AFP

NATO allies protected civilians in Libya. Why can’t they do the same in Gaza?

NATO Assistant Secretary Ambassador Boris Ruge speaks to Al Majalla in an exclusive interview on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Washington, DC

Ahmed Maher 11 July 2024
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Politics

Six factors shaping Trump’s calculus on Iran

27 January 2026

From a US military build-up in the region to Trump's growing unpopularity at home, several factors could influence his decision on whether or not to attack

Brian Katulis
A salesman displays gold chains, at Jos Alukkas jewellery store in Bengaluru on 17 September 2025. Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP
Business & Economy

Gold hits record high of $5,100 as traders seek safety

27 January 2026

Investors' flight into precious metals is symptomatic of the economic upheaval and uncertainty being causes by US President Donald Trump and his trade wars

Mohamed Sharki
Al Majalla
Politics

'Gaza has broken every record of modern warfare'

23 January 2026

Former Médecins Sans Frontières president Rony Brauman explains to Al Majalla how Israel's war on Gaza has produced unprecedented suffering and exposed the collapse of international law

Elie Kossaifi
Opinion

Four miscalculations by the SDF

26 January 2026

Recent events do not mean the end of the SDF as a local actor, but rather the end of a political chapter built on outdated assumptions. The next chapter will be more fluid and unpredictable.

Ibrahim Hamidi
Lebanese pop star Haifa Wehbe performs during the Batroun International Festival in the coastal city of Batroun, north of Beirut. ANWAR AMRO / AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

Lebanon finds an anthem out of the reach of drones

26 January 2026

The economy is a mess and the politics are askew but the Lebanese are once again learning how to celebrate, these days to the tune of Badna Nrou, meaning 'We need to calm down'

Samer Abou Hawwach

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