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Trump deploys National Guard to key US cities

Fares Garabet 12 June 2025
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L), Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (C) and Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama attend a working group session on Migration in Woodstock, southern England, on July 18, 2024. Hollie Adams / AFP

Goo-goo for Giorgia: Why Starmer is so smitten with Italy's migration policies

A look at Meloni's deal with Albania and what Labour hopes to learn from the far-right Brothers of Italy and its tough-on-migration approach

Bryn Haworth 05 October 2024
Migrants disembark from a lifeboat on the southeast coast of England after being picked up at sea while crossing the English Channel from France on August 16, 2023. HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP

Europe's leaders take notes on Meloni's tough migration stance

At a time when so many European leaders are facing intense political pressure to resolve the migrant crisis, the Italian PM's ability to reduce illegal migration by 60% has turned heads

Con Coughlin 29 September 2024
Eduardo Ramon

Life inside Dutch and German resorts-turned-refugee camps

The final part of a three-part investigative series examines the experience of migrants in Europe.

Mohammed Abi Samra, Zaki Al-Droubi, and Huda Al-Attas 01 January 2024
Eduardo Ramon

'When I arrived, I discovered half of the people on the boat suffocated to death'

In Part 2 of a special series, Al Majalla interviews migrants who paid smugglers to get them to Europe, either by sea or by land.

Samer Zreik, Sabr Darwish, and Mohammed Abi Samra 31 December 2023
Rishi Sunak is attempting to legislate that Rwanda is a safe country Michelle Thompson

Britain’s asylum scheme endangers government’s survival

Rishi Sunak is attempting to legislate that Rwanda is a safe country

Bryn Haworth 19 December 2023
Immigration is likely to play a major role in upcoming European elections. Italy's right-wing prime minister has set our her stall on the issue with some success, but the economy will also be key. Al Majalla/Agencies

Between Lampedusa and Naples, Meloni's political fate hangs in the balance

Immigration is likely to play a major role in upcoming European elections. Italy's right-wing prime minister has set our her stall on the issue with some success, but the economy will also be key

Khattar Abu Diab 02 October 2023
Migrants arrive at Dover harbour onboard a Border Force vessel, after being rescued while attempting to cross the English Channel, in Dover, Britain, August 24, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

Britain, France Sign Deal to Boost Cooperation on Illegal Migration

Britain and France on Monday signed an agreement worth 72.2 million euros ($74.5 million) over the coming year to ramp up efforts to stop illegal migrants from making perilous journeys across the…

14 November 2022
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Rivalry in the Horn of Africa

31 January 2026

Is the Red Sea moving toward an ordered space governed by capable states or toward a grey zone edging toward disorder? Read our February cover story to find out.

Al Majalla - London
Opinion

Why Saudi Arabia is against escalation with Iran

05 February 2026

Its position reflects a political outlook grounded in strategic foresight and a steadfast commitment to national interest

Saud Al-Masaud
Ambulances wait in line at the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Palestinian Gaza Strip, in northeastern Egypt on the first day of the evacuation of some 50 Palestinian, at the Rafah crossing on 2 February 2026. AFP
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The Rafah crossing is open, but so is the battle for Gaza

03 February 2026

Israel wants Palestinians to leave the Strip as part of its 'depopulation and resettlement' strategy, but Egypt is fighting to give them the option to return to their homeland

Amr Emam
Eduardo Ramon
Business & Economy

The return of Al-Jazira and the question of Syria’s economic renewal

27 January 2026

As Raqqa, Deir ez-Zor, and Al-Hasakah return to state authority, this resource-rich region re-emerges as a cornerstone of economic recovery

Hussein al-Sharaa
Culture & Social Affairs

Palestine 36 recalls the sordid history behind Israel's creation

03 February 2026

Annemarie Jacir crafts a human drama that strikes unerringly at its political themes, showing how today's events are directly linked to the events of 90 years ago

Samer Abou Hawwach

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