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All the President's Men
Politics

All the President's Men

[caption id="attachment_55229580" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Amr Moussa is the frontrunner for the Egyptian Presidency, but will the…

Alastair Beach 21 February , 2012
Qat, Guns and Jihad
Culture & Social Affairs

Qat, Guns and Jihad

Yemen: Dancing on the Heads of Snakes Victoria Clark Yale University Press 2010 Yemen: Dancing on the Heads of Snakes is the kind of book that…

Jacqueline Shoen 20 February , 2012
Against Cynicism
Culture & Social Affairs

Against Cynicism

[caption id="attachment_55229554" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Anthony Shadid"][/caption] The veteran American reporter Anthony Shadid…

Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine 20 February , 2012
What Comes Next?
Politics

What Comes Next?

On 14 January 2011, the first president to fall at the hands of protests in the Middle East departed Tunisia. The next twelve months have since…

Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine 15 February , 2012
A Question of Interpretation
Politics

A Question of Interpretation

[caption id="attachment_55229390" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption=" Shirin Ebadi"][/caption] “In the last 23 years, from the day I was…

Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine 14 February , 2012
Sanctioning Iran
Business & Economy

Sanctioning Iran

[caption id="attachment_55229380" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Protesters in Berlin against military action in Iran (PA)"][/caption…

Richard Weitz 14 February , 2012
Cinema After 9/11

Cinema After 9/11

[caption id="attachment_55229322" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2012)"][/caption] How’s this for a…

Nicholas Blincoe 10 February , 2012
Strength in Unity
Politics

Strength in Unity

[caption id="attachment_55229300" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh meets with the leadership of…

Jacqueline Shoen 09 February , 2012
Egypt's Second Half
Politics

Egypt's Second Half

[caption id="attachment_55229278" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Egyptian protesters run for cover from a teargas canister fired by riot…

Alastair Beach 08 February , 2012
Al-Arabi and the Arab League
Politics

Al-Arabi and the Arab League

[caption id="attachment_55229266" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="    Secretary General of the Arab League Nabil Al-Arabi  (Khaled…

Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine 08 February , 2012
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Axel Rangel Garcia
Business & Economy

Test of wills: Iran’s ability to outlast the US blockade

26 April 2026

The standoff in the Hormuz is not simply a question of whether Tehran can survive economic pressure, but whether Washington can sustain the pressure at an acceptable cost.

Alex Vatanka
Al Majalla
Politics

Netanyahu's Iran victory claim falls on deaf ears in Israel

29 April 2026

Many Israelis actually believe that they lost the war, with opposition leader Yair Lapid accusing the Israeli premier of having led the country into "strategic collapse and diplomatic catastrophe"

Asaad Ghanem
Sara Padovan
Science & Technology

Iran’s 'mosquito fleet' presents a pesky problem

28 April 2026

The Strait of Hormuz is now poised to become the primary arena of confrontation, with Iran relying on speedboat-driven guerrilla warfare to confront the US navy.

Marco Mossad
A Syrian army soldier holds a national flag featuring Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in front of a building left in ruins on 5 June 2013 in the city of Qusayr in the Homs province. AFP
Politics

Syria's taswiya slow roll creates a host of problems

28 April 2026

Former regime soldiers are stuck in limbo, as their undocumented status prevents them from working, travelling, and curbs family members' access to education, healthcare and social services

Haid Haid
Culture & Social Affairs

The Arab women raising the bar in travel literature

28 April 2026

In recent years, travel writing has witnessed a striking revival, though along a different path, one now charted by Arab women's voices.

Ibrahim Adel

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