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Remnants of war, such as a Soviet fighter jet, tanks and a military vehicle, are displayed at the Manzar-e-Jahad or the Jihad Museum that commemorates the Afghan resistance to the Soviet invasion of 1979, in Herat on 6 January 2026. WAKIL KOHSAR / AFP
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The Russian military returns to Afghanistan 37 years later

Kamal Alam 21 June 2026
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Politics

How Pakistan quietly brokered the historic US-Iran deal

Kaswar Klasra 18 June 2026
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US trade deficit with China at its lowest since 2010

Trump's upcoming presidency comes with great uncertainty for global markets, considering his economic policies, which are widely viewed as extreme. He is expected to ramp up America's trade war with…

Al Majalla - London 12 November 2024
Pakistan's president Asif Ali Zardari receives Saudi investment minister Khalid Al-Falih SPA

Saudi Arabia's $2.2bn investment deepens economic ties with Pakistan

Top-level political backing for the Kingdom's latest support for its ally adds to hope that more is to come after a top-level signing ceremony this month

Kaswar Klasra 16 October 2024
Han Kang, winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature Al Majalla

South Korean Nobel Laureate Han Kang: ‘Life is a wound’

The first Asian woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature has written eight novels, published three short story collections, and penned a wealth of poetry. Who is she—and what does she write about?

Emad al-Ahmad 16 October 2024
Map showing the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, in Azerbaijan. Shutterstock

Zangezur Corridor: Could a road in Armenia start a war?

A proposed trade route connecting Turkey and the Mediterranean with Azerbaijan through Armenia would be controlled by Russia and bypass Iran. No wonder Tehran is furious.

Nazareth Seferian 04 October 2024
A "Seven Samurai" movie poster

At 70, ‘Seven Samurai’ is still sharp after all these years

How the newly remastered classic influenced films from "The Magnificent Seven" to "A Bug's Life"

Jordan Hoffman 11 September 2024
An aerial view of the Grand Faw Port. The Development Road Project is seen under construction in Basra, Iraq, on April 23, 2024. Getty

Why China dares to tread on Iraq’s Development Road to Turkey

A colossal infrastructure project costing $17bn has not yet enticed Beijing. Cost, security, uncertainty, and alternatives are just some of the reasons. So, will Baghdad bag its Beijing sponsor?

Shirley Ze Yu 03 September 2024
People look at a charred vehicle near a collapsed railway bridge the morning after a blast by separatist militants at Kolpur in Bolan district, Balochistan province on August 27,2024 AFP

Inside Balochistan’s deadly bus attack

Al Majalla speaks to some of the victims of a wave of separatist violence that singled out men from Punjab and has become a major problem for Pakistan's government and a worry for Chinarn

Kaswar Klasra 29 August 2024
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) greets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the entrance of the Mariinskyi Palace, in Kyiv, on August 23, 2024. AFP

All in the hug: After embracing Putin, India’s Modi visits Kyiv

Six weeks after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi of acting against peace, the two men met in the Ukrainian capital

Shakir Husain 26 August 2024
Russia's central banker Elvira Nabiullina holds one of the most important positions in the country and is trusted by Putin. Who is she? Scott Anderson

Putin’s purse-strings: Russian Central Bank governor Elvira Nabiullina

Completely trusted by the Russian president, this conscientious economist has made the job her own after 11 years in the role. Who is she, and who does she really serve?

Nazareth Seferian 18 August 2024
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Syurpryz: the word for 'surprise' in both Ukrainian AND Russian!

Fares Garabet 15 August 2024
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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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The G7 grapples with the politics of AI access

23 June 2026

As advanced AI models become strategic assets, the G7 is confronting difficult questions of access, dependence, and control

Marco Mossad
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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
Grace Russell
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World Cup proves a boon for the Arab hospitality sector

26 June 2026

Owing to time-zone differences, the tournament is creating a new spending cycle for cafés and restaurants in Arab cities

Mohamed Sharki
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Umberto Eco's 'Inventing the Enemy' as relevant as ever

22 June 2026

A forgotten lecture by the renowned Italian writer at the University of Bologna in 2008 traced the history of hatred through language, myth, and imagination, all of which still apply today

Antoine Jockey

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