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Glimpses of Bush's Iraq debacle appear in Trump's Iran war

The Iraq war was viewed as disastrous in retrospect, while the Iran war was unpopular from the get-go. Al Majalla highlights the similarities and differences between the two.

Robert Ford 16 April 2026
Ballots for the U.S. midterm elections are counted with a machine at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart

U.S. Senate Up for Grabs as Republicans Move Toward House Majority

Republicans edged closer on Thursday to securing a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives while control of the Senate hinged on a few tight races, two days after Democrats staved off an…

10 November 2022
Voters fill out ballots at a polling station during the 2022 U.S. midterm election in downtown Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S., November 8, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Segar

Control of Congress - and Biden's Power - On The Ballot in U.S. Midterms

Americans on Tuesday cast the final ballots in U.S. midterm elections that will determine whether Democrats lose control of Congress, and with it the ability to push forward on President Joe Biden's…

08 November 2022
A man arranges produce at Best World Supermarket in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Washington, D.C., U.S., August 19, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger

No-Boom, No-Bust Economy Dogs Democrats in U.S. Midterm Elections

Household cash is near record levels in the United States, and consumers are using it to pack restaurants and airplanes and buy new cars. Jobs are there for the taking. Net worth is 30% higher than…

07 November 2022
U.S. President Joe Biden waves as he boards Air Force One upon departure from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., to campaign in New Mexico and California, November 3, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Biden Promotes Student Loan Forgiveness As Midterms Close In

U.S. President Joe Biden traveled to the western United States on Thursday as part of his final major campaign swing ahead of midterm elections that the White House seeks to turn into a referendum on…

03 November 2022
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks after receiving an updated coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, onstage in an auditorium on the White House campus in Washington, U.S. October 25, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Bleak Sign Ahead for Democrats in Decisive Midterms

It is two weeks before the U.S. midterm elections that are taking place on Tuesday, 8 November 2022, in which all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate will…

Suzan Quitaz 28 October 2022
U.S. President Joe Biden and Jill Biden host former U.S. President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama for the unveiling of their official White House portraits in the East Room of the White House, in Washington, U.S., September, 7, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Democrats Turn to Obama for Midterm Miracle, or at Least to Stem the Bleeding

Less than two weeks before the U.S. midterm elections, with Democrats on verge of losing their razor-thin majority in Congress, the party is asking former President Barack Obama to perform some late…

27 October 2022

Women and Diversity Win Big in Historic Midterms

Much has been made of the historic firsts the election brought for Congress, with Muslims, Native Americans, Latinos, Asian-Americans and African-Americans winning key races along with more than 100…

Jaweed Kaleem 09 November 2018
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People hold Cuban flags and a flag supporting US President Donald Trump while participating in the "Cuba Libre" demonstration in the city of Hialeah, Florida, on 24 March 2026. GIORGIO VIERA / AFP
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Is the US on the verge of military intervention in Cuba?

24 May 2026

Seizing Castro could prove more costly and less effective than the capture of Maduro

William M. LeoGrande and Peter Kornbluh
Sara Padovan
Science & Technology

How fibre-optic drones are reshaping warfare

21 May 2026

Small, low-cost, and difficult to jam, they give traditional defence systems little time to respond

Marco Mossad
Protesters march during the "Rise Up for Gaza" international day of action at Washington Square Park, New York City, on 4 October 2025. Kena Betancur / AFP
Politics

US public opinion finally sours on Israel: what next?

22 May 2026

As support for Israel weakens across the US political spectrum, once-taboo questions about military aid, lobbying influence, and US backing are moving into the mainstream

Tarek Rashed
Lina Jaradat
Business & Economy

Europe eyes Algeria's shale gas amid supply crisis

22 May 2026

Algeria is one of Africa's largest producers of hydrocarbons, and its proximity to customers in Europe makes it of growing interest as importers fret over a prolonged supply crisis from countries

Rabia Abdul Salam
Lina Jaradat
Culture & Social Affairs

The extravagant Hajj caravans of the sultans’ wives

22 May 2026

Through extravagant processions led by palace women, the Mamluk state projected a message of power and prestige at home and abroad, turning the Hajj obligation into a soft-power tool

Yasmin Abdallah

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