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How trauma leaves a lasting imprint on the brain Eoin Ryan
Science & Technology

How trauma leaves a lasting imprint on the brain

Research increasingly suggests that wars, conflicts, and major political ruptures do not pass through human life without consequence, but rather…

Alaa Emara 21 March , 2026
Joe Kent testifies before the House Committee on Homeland Security in the Cannon House Office Building on 11 December 2025, in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker / AFP
Profiles

Joe Kent: the US counter-terrorism chief who resigned over Iran war

The very public resignation of Joe Kent, Director of the United States' National Counter-terrorism Centre, on 17 March 2026 sent shockwaves across…

Kamal Alam 21 March , 2026
Opinion

Damascus alcohol ban bodes badly for Syria’s transition

Damascus governorate has banned the serving of alcohol across the city and restricted takeaway sales to licensed shops in just three Christian…

Haid Haid 21 March , 2026
The skyrocketing cost of Epic Fury Matt Murphy
Business & Economy

The skyrocketing cost of Epic Fury

Three weeks after the outbreak of the US-Israeli war on Iran, the world has entered an exceptionally dangerous phase. The confrontation has expanded…

Thuraya Shahin 21 March , 2026
US public opinion is decisively shifting against Israel Sara Gironi Carnevale
Politics

US public opinion is decisively shifting against Israel

For decades, American support for Israel was one of the most durable constants in US foreign policy, to such an extent that successive…

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy 21 March , 2026
Al Majalla's Film Watch: motherhood in cinema
Culture & Social Affairs

Al Majalla's Film Watch: motherhood in cinema

On the occasion of Mother's Day, we tour the newest movie releases that tackle the complex theme, while also reviewing an older classic for good…

Wael Said 21 March , 2026
Why modern-day wars can easily go regional AFP / Reuters / Al Majalla
Politics

Why modern-day wars can easily go regional

The world is now passing through an era of ‘strategic unravelling’, and its proportions are catastrophic. Conflicts no longer remain confined to…

Amgad Fareid Eltayeb 20 March , 2026
Opinion

The US and Israel have different goals in the Iran war

Donald Trump’s claim that he knew nothing about Israel’s attack on Iran’s main gas field suggests that significant tensions exist between the US…

Con Coughlin 19 March , 2026
The Hormuz Strait: a vital oil lifeline to the world Pete Reynolds
Business & Economy

The Hormuz Strait: a vital oil lifeline to the world

On maps, the Strait of Hormuz appears as a narrow indentation in the coastline separating Iran from the Musandam Peninsula of Oman. Its modest width…

Abdel-Rahman Ayas 19 March , 2026
A member of the security forces, holding a picture of Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, observes protesters as they gather for a rally in support of the new Supreme Leader in Enghelab Square in Tehran, on 9 March 2026. Getty/ Al Majalla
Politics

Decapitation strikes unlikely to topple Iran's regime

Leadership decapitation has long appealed to outside powers as a shortcut to regime collapse. Remove the figure at the top, the theory goes, and an…

Alex Vatanka 19 March , 2026
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Gregori Saavedra
Politics

Syria takes on Iran’s proxies

12, Nov 2026

Our cover story this week explores the opportunities and risks accompanying Syria's shift from being a corridor of Iranian influence to a state intent on containing it

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Business & Economy

Jensen Huang is out. His successor has the toughest job in tech

13, Nov 2026

A company built around one man must now learn to run without him

The Economist
Eduardo Ramon
Politics

Why the midterms complicate Trump's search for an Iran deal

14, Nov 2026

Democratic control of Congress will increase scrutiny of the war and its economic costs, but could also make the concessions needed for a lasting agreement with Tehran more difficult to deliver

Neil Quilliam and Alice Gower
Ibrahim Arafath
Science & Technology

AI in medicine: can a selfie tell how long we might live?

15, Nov 2026

Artificial intelligence can analyse facial features for clues to biological ageing and cancer survival, but further validation is needed before clinical use

Alaa Emara
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The Democrats’ old guard faces a progressive revolt 

15, Nov 2026

Following an historic landslide, a new progressive wave is calling for establishment figures to step aside and make way for new blood who better represent the future direction of the party

Tarek Rashed

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