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West Bank annexation could upend the region

When King Abdullah II told the BBC in mid-October that the Middle East is “doomed” without a credible peace process and a Palestinian state, it was…

Alice Gower 25 October , 2025
Members of the Egyptian Special Forces during their deployment at the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip in Rafah, October 20, 2023. AFP
Politics

Egypt’s possible command of Gaza force is fraught with risk

It seems likely that Egypt will be given command of the international stabilisation force being envisaged for the Gaza Strip as part of Phase II of…

Amr Emam 24 October , 2025
Saudi entertainment: a soft but growing economic power Andy Potts
Business & Economy

Saudi entertainment: a soft but growing economic power

Just a few years ago, the entertainment industry in Saudi Arabia was little more than a footnote. Most cities lacked cinemas and recreational centres…

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 24 October , 2025
Trump-Xi meeting is about much more than trade AFP_Reuters_Al Majalla
Politics

Trump-Xi meeting is about much more than trade

*This article was first published on 22 October, and has been updated to reflect the 30 October meeting**The leaders of the world’s two largest…

Shirley Ze Yu 24 October , 2025
Opinion

Will the latest US sanctions on Russia tip the scales?

US President Donald Trump's decision to impose hard-hitting sanctions against Russia's leading oil companies is an indication of his deepening…

Con Coughlin 23 October , 2025
To work together or warn against? That is the AI question Grace Russell
Science & Technology

To work together or warn against? That is the AI question

The world is witnessing an unprecedented convergence of international efforts to develop artificial intelligence (AI), alongside a deepening reliance…

Marco Mossad 23 October , 2025
Syria mulls expanding PKK deal with Türkiye
Documents & Memoirs

Syria mulls expanding PKK deal with Türkiye

Syria and Türkiye are currently in discussions to expand the scope of a key diplomatic deal which brought them back from the brink of military…

Ibrahim Hamidi 23 October , 2025
US President Donald Trump and Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hold a signed agreement on rare earths and critical minerals during a meeting in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on October 20, 2025.
Business & Economy

The countries courting Trump with critical minerals

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese became the latest leader to use critical minerals as a fast-track into US President Donald Trump's good…

Rishi Iyengar 23 October , 2025
Trump-Putin summit: to meet or not to meet?
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Trump-Putin summit: to meet or not to meet?

Fares Garabet 23 October , 2025
Opinion

How the nation defeated the people

Without intending to, the instigators of the “Al-Aqsa Flood” have inadvertently revived a longstanding dilemma in modern Arab political thought: the…

Houssam Itani 22 October , 2025
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Politics

A Houthi takeover of Bab al-Mandab cannot be tolerated

12 September 2026

The Iran-backed group's effective takeover of Yemen's western coast comes with serious regional and global implications. The world needs to act.

Alice Gower
Pete Reynolds
Politics

Inside Assad’s nuclear secrets

09 September 2026

Al Majalla reveals the structure of Syria's nuclear programme 19 years after Israel bombed the Al-Kibar reactor, detailing the involvement of other states and the assassinations that followed

Al Majalla - London
Underwater image of a diver among fish at the North Seymour Island dive site in the Galapagos archipelago, Ecuador, taken on 8 March 2024. ERNESTO BENAVIDES / AFP
Business & Economy

The global race for rare earths reaches the ocean floor

07 September 2026

A critical mineral found on Japan's seabed has caught US attention, and the two are teaming up to see whether it can yield future benefits and reduce their dependence on China

Abdulfattah Khattab
Al Majalla/Reuters
Politics

The murky origins of al-Qaeda explained

09 September 2026

Thousands of Muslim volunteers flocked to Afghanistan in 1979 to fight the Soviets in response to a rallying cry, aided by the largest covert operation in CIA history

Steve Hewitt
Susan Sarandon in Echo Chamber ANDREA MICONI
Culture & Social Affairs

Susan Sarandon on fear, freedom, and refusing to change

08 September 2026

The renowned American actress tells Al Majalla about her gnawing drive for justice at the Venice Film Festival, where her new film 'Echo Chamber' premiered

Leila Amar

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