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Supporters wave flags and chant slogans while waiting for the arrival of CHP Party presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu during a campaign rally on April 27, 2023 in Tekirdag, Turkey. Getty Images

A landmark political moment for Turkey’s Alevis breaks a big taboo

A much-watched video from the opposition candidate for Turkey's presidency highlighted the challenges faced by the Alevi minority, as well as their growing political potential, in a close-fought race

Rustum Mahmud 18 May 2023
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Islamist AKP party are facing its most serious challenge after two decades in power. Getty

Is Turkey's political Islam experiment coming to an end?

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Islamist AKP party are facing its most serious challenge after two decades in power  

Rustum Mahmud 24 April 2023
Turkey flags, hand dropping ballot card into a box - voting Stock Illustration

Turks to vote in the dust of devastation

In the aftermath of February's twin earthquakes, accountability is hard to come by, despite everyone knowing who is to blame

Omer Onhon 11 March 2023
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Forces that seized control of the Second Military Region Command on the outskirts of Al Mukalla, the capital of Hadramout, on 3 January 2026. AFP
Politics

Saudi Arabia's red line in Yemen explained

08 January 2026

Overcoming Yemen's fragmentation requires more support for the Riyadh-led path—one that rejects secession, all militias and institutionalises the state

Abdullah F. Alrebh
A Venezuelan oil tanker in the middle of the sea near Singapore, after being pursued by US authorities, on 18 March 2025. Reuters
Business & Economy

The problem with Venezuela's oil is technical, not political

04 January 2026

Tighter US control over Venezuelan exports won't necessarily redirect barrels, reshape trade flows, or alter global supply balances

Faisal Faeq
Al Majalla
Politics

5 unanswered questions about Trump’s Venezuela plan

06 January 2026

Maduro's exit doesn't mean the end of his government

Ravi Agrawal
Al Majalla
Documents & Memoirs

Putin foreshadowed the Ukraine war in 2008 meeting with Bush

06 January 2026

Recently declassified meeting minutes between the two leaders show how Washington was well aware of Moscow's grievances over NATO expansion, but went ahead anyway

Samer Elias
People ride in an old electric tram in Alexandria, Egypt, on 3 August 2017. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
Culture & Social Affairs

Alexandria bids farewell to its historic tram

07 January 2026

More than 160 years after the first tram was inaugurated in the Egyptian city, the pace of life has forced change, replacing the much-loved old carriages holding memories of a bygone age

Yasmin Abdallah

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