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Al Awir desert farms, Dubai, on 12 January 2021.
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How El Niño is heightening economic risk in the Gulf

Despite being oceans away from the Pacific, climate change is amplifying the harmful effects of the natural sea-warming phenomenon

Abdulfattah Khattab 04 July 2026
Luigi Di Maio, EU Special Representative for the Gulf region, speaks to reporters in Kuwait City on 29 March 2026. YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP

Luigi Di Maio on Europe's role in boosting Gulf security

In an interview with Al Majalla, the EU Representative for the Gulf details how Brussels has responded to the US-Iran war and the concrete steps it has taken to help its GCC allies

Ahmed Maher 15 June 2026
British Minister of State for Trade Chris Bryant and Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Jassem Mohammed Al-Budaiwi pose for a photo after participating in a signing ceremony in London on 20 May 2026. AFP

The UK-GCC trade deal is important, but the harder part begins now

The agreement creates clear opportunities for both sides, but implementation will be more challenging and projected economic gains will be modest

Alice Gower 09 June 2026
Axel Rangel García

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

Caught between Iranian collapse, Gulf instability, and a closed Strait of Hormuz, Beijing faces a geopolitical dilemma with no neat solution

Shirley Ze Yu 15 April 2026
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
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Iran's new war cabinet is really an old one

15 August 2026

The appointments show how Tehran is drawing lessons from successive wars and preparing for a prolonged period of insecurity

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

12 August 2026

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
 Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) fighters arrive after eight hours of walking in Mekele, the capital of the Tigray region, Ethiopia, on 29 June 2021. Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP
Politics

Why clashes in Ethiopia’s Tigray region are ominous

11 August 2026

Both the government in Addis Ababa and armed Tigrayan independence fighters have their supporters, from as near as next door to as far away as Tel Aviv

Amr Emam
Sara Padovan
Business & Economy

Why cotton fibres could be key in the global arms race

13 August 2026

War is driving demand for munitions, and the fibres from cotton seeds are used to produce artillery shells. With only a few producers, demand is soaring.

Abdulfattah Khattab
Lina Jaradat
Culture & Social Affairs

Preserving Amazigh heritage: from oral tradition to AI

15 August 2026

The spoken word has kept a key component of Algeria's social mosaic alive for generations, but now technology is stepping in to do the heavy lifting

Noureddine Bessaadi

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