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The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)   during a summit in the Saudi capital Riyadh on 20 October 2023. AFP

What are the biggest challenges facing the GCC in 2024?

Israel's war on Gaza, rising US-China tensions, the stubborn war between Russia and Ukraine, and the worsening effects of climate change top GCC leaders' concern this year

Dana Al Enezzi 23 January 2024
The 43rd Gulf Cooperation Council Summit at the King Abdulaziz International Convention Centre in Riyadh, 9 December 2022.

The Gulf Cooperation Council lacks economic cooperation

Analysis on the changes needed to increase economic integration within the GCC and the obstacles to that.

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 26 December 2023
As the move away from oil dependence changes the financial priorities of donor nations – they are becoming investors instead of writing blank cheques Shutterstock

The sun has set on Gulf handouts to MENA countries

As the move away from oil dependence changes the financial priorities of donor nations – they are becoming investors instead of writing blank cheques

Kawthar Zantour 28 September 2023
MAJALLA

Lord Mayor of London: UK is a magnet for investment hunters and asset management

Lord Mayor of London Nicholas Lyons speaks to Al Majalla about his one-year tenure as the UK international financial ambassador

Ahmed Maher 26 September 2023
An unprecedented GCC-Central Asia summit last month in Jeddah was the first in three decades and a sign that Gulf states are taking notice of the region's strategic significance. SPA

Jeddah summit signals growing GCC interest in Central Asia

A GCC-Central Asia summit last month was the first in three decades and a sign that Gulf states are taking notice of the region's strategic significance

Vicken Cheterian 05 August 2023
Kuwait can learn from its neighbours’ assertiveness and development, while Gulf states continue to draw inspiration from Kuwait’s political system, adopting that which works and avoiding what doesn't. Mona Eing/Michael Meissner

Iraq's invasion of Kuwait and its profound impact on the Gulf

As Gulf states continue to draw inspiration from Kuwait's political system, adopting that which works and avoiding what doesn't, Kuwait can learn from its neighbours' assertiveness and development

Bader Mousa Al-Saif 01 August 2023

Can the GCC realise its economic integration dream?

On the 42nd anniversary of GCC's creation, the comprehensive unity and economic integration of the Gulf states is still underway and subject to the removal of bureaucratic and legal obstacles

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 19 May 2023
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meet at the Maximos Mansion in Athens, Greece, July 26, 2022. (REUTERS/Louiza Vradi)

A Century of Warm Diplomatic Relations

Who knows that King Fahad's Fountain, a gift by King Fahad bin Abdul Aziz to the city of Jeddah in 1985 and the tallest of its kind in the world (312 meters high,) was executed by a Greek company? …

Motasem Al Felou - Jeddah 19 August 2022
File photo of a previous meeting between Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Regional Isolation, Economic Crises Prompt Ankara to Change Foreign Policy

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on January 3 that he will travel to Saudi Arabia next month. “I received an invitation from Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin…

Ahmed Taher 21 January 2022
The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) provides aid to Yemeni people

Saudi Arabia Confronts Houthi Terrorism with Humanitarian Aid

The humanitarian role played by Saudi Arabia in supporting Yemeni people since 2011 is not limited to the last decade that witnessed widespread chaos in the region, including Yemen. Historically,…

Ahmed Taher 14 January 2022
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and US President Donald Trump at the White House, Washington, on 18 November 2025.
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Saudi Arabia scores ally upgrade in Washington

19 November 2025

Trump elevates Saudi Arabia to 'major non-NATO ally' status, but bigger issues of normalisation with Israel and a binding security treaty need more time. Nonetheless, this is a huge step forward.

Abdullah F. Alrebh
Lina Jaradat
Business & Economy

Hezbollah money laundering risks sanctions on Lebanon

17 November 2025

Media reports show pro-Hezbollah charities using online platforms to solicit donations via digital wallets to circumvent sanctions. In Lebanon's cash economy, that is a dangerous game to play.

Thuraya Shahin
Al Majalla's Editor-in-Chief Ibrahim Hamidi interviews Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani on 13 November 2025. Axel Rangel Garcia
Politics

Asaad Shaibani on how Syria untangled its Russian knot

18 November 2025

In Part 1 of a two-part interview with Al Majalla, Syria's foreign minister explains how the Assad regime fell and how President Ahmed al-Sharaa went from a wanted man to a world leader

Ibrahim Hamidi
Go Nagai with a 'Grendizer' poster
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Culture & Social Affairs

50 years on, 'Grendizer' still stirs Arab hearts

23 November 2025

The Arab world's connection to the cartoon series remains uniquely intimate. No other animated comic hero has achieved the same level of fame, resonance, and longevity.

Shadi Alaa Aldin
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) looks on during a meeting with US Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll in Kyiv, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 20 November 2025. AFP
Politics

Trump presents Ukraine with a ‘very tough choice’

24 November 2025

Zelensky said he's being asked to decide between Ukraine losing its dignity or losing a key partner

Sam Skove and John Haltiwanger

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