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Members of the Spanish Army's 'Regulares' infantry forces watch a group of migrants near the border post of the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on August 2, 2026. Henry NICHOLLS / AFP

Events in Ceuta trigger panic in Europe

The abrupt crossing of some 60,000 Moroccan migrants into Spain has thrown the Schengen's future into question, even though most have already returned home

Bryn Haworth 04 August 2026
Farmers use a threshing machine as they harvest their wheat in Minya, south of Cairo. Reuters

Will Egypt’s rural development plan stop the young from leaving?

Last year, 17,500 Egyptians took boats to Europe, while three million work in the Gulf. With no rural prospects, they leave for jobs. Can hope be brought back to the countryside?

Amr Emam 29 July 2026
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 16 August 2023. HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP

Lower migrant numbers hand Starmer a rare political win

Since he implemented new restrictions, net migration to the UK fell to 171,000 in 2025, almost half the number seen in 2024

Con Coughlin 05 June 2026
Abbas Khider’s novel The Memory Forger Al Majalla

A new book tackles estrangement both at home and in exile

Abbas Khider's novel The Memory Forger exposes the inherited structures of repression left behind by dictatorial regimes, and the hollow Western claims about human fraternity and equality.

Ali Almuqri 28 May 2026
A Palestinian man walks with his child after speaking to Reuters at an undisclosed location in Johannesburg, South Africa after being transfered from Gaza via Israel on 14 November, 2025. Reuters

Inside the shadow network moving Palestinians abroad

A plane carrying Gaza refugees arrived in Johannesburg earlier this month, exposing a systematic pattern of organised transfers that had Israeli military coordination

Michael Horowitz 24 November 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
How migration, employment, and education are weakening the patriarchy and strengthening the nuclear family unit. Nesma Moharam

Palestinians in the diaspora: How the nuclear family unit is challenging the patriarchy

Through the story of a Palestinian couple who migrated to Saudi Arabia in search of better opportunities, Al Majalla explores the evolution of the Palestinian family.

Ahmad Ezzeddin Assaad 09 September 2023
taken on March 08, 2019 People wave Algerian national flags in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. AFP

France and Algeria's 'special' relationship is being tested once again

A migration accord between Algeria and its former colonial ruler struck in 1968 is now at the heart of the political reaction to riots following a police killing of a youth of Algerian descent

Rabie Khreis 17 July 2023
Nathalie Lees

As Sudan burns, one refugee embarks on a harrowing journey into the unknown

Like the Palestinians before them, Sudan's people seek refuge from war and dream of return. This is one personal story of conflict's devastating arrival in Khartoum.

Amgad Fareid Eltayeb 10 July 2023
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US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping view portraits of former US presidents at the White House, Washington, DC, on 24 September 2026. Reuters
Politics

US-China summit: did Xi get what he wanted?

29, Sep 2026

Why the Chinese president's visit to Washington could be considered a success, despite no big movement on trade, Taiwan, and technology

Charbel Barakat
Moroccan Foreign Minister Bourita & Israeli Foreign Minister Sa'ar agreed to advance their
relationship on security, trade, and regional integration on 16 September 2026. @USAmbUN/X
Politics

Morocco expands ties with Israel: why now?

28, Sep 2026

After months of behind‑the‑scenes talks, Rabat and Tel Aviv are deepening ties under a new phase of the existing Abraham Accords, with Western Sahara being dangled as an incentive

Mohamed Sharki
Al Majalla
Business & Economy

How the oil crises of 1973 and today differ

30, Sep 2026

While the world is much better prepared this time around, vulnerabilities remain

Abdel-Rahman Ayas
Soldiers from the Ethiopian National Defence Force chant slogans after completing their training at an officers' training ground 70 kilometres northeast of the city of Gondar, Ethiopia, on 14 September 2021. AFP
Politics

Turmoil in Tigray: the view from Ethiopia's neighbours

30, Sep 2026

While many would like to see Addis Ababa distracted, they also worry about a refugee spillover should a civil war break out. It might be a case of 'be careful what you wish for'

Sergey Eledinov
A B 1B Lancer bomber at the RAF Fairford airbase, after police declared a major incident in which several men were arrested on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act, in Fairford, UK, on 27 September 2026. REUTERS/Toby Shepheard
Politics

Alleged plot against UK airbase raises eyebrows

28, Sep 2026

Five Britons arrested near RAF Fairford base out on bail, as Iran condemns 'malicious speculation' about its alleged role

Con Coughlin

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