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Business & Economy

A Slippery-Slope

[escenic_image id="5519557"]The Dubai World debt rescheduling certainly provided dramatic effect for newspapers and media outlets around the world. …

Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine 22 February , 2010
Politics

Born for Kurdistan

[escenic_image id="5519560"]As coincidental as it may seem, Masoud Barzani the President of Iraqi Kurdistan, was born on 16 August 1946, the day the…

Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine 22 February , 2010
Culture & Social Affairs

Lessons From The Past

[escenic_image id="5520975"]Professor Eugene Rogan is a University Lecturer in the modern history of the Middle East and a fellow at St. Antony’s…

Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine 22 February , 2010
Business & Economy

A Tale of Survival and Broken Promises

[escenic_image id="5520896"]‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the…

Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine 22 February , 2010
Politics

No Quick Fixes

[escenic_image id="5520899"]There is a tendency in Washington to assume that there is a Washington answer for everything.  Americans’ wealth,…

Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine 22 February , 2010
Politics

Bad Governance Revisited

In Iran, 11 February is celebrated every year as the day of the triumph of the Islamic Revolution. This year, one of the most tumultuous the country…

Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine 15 February , 2010
Business & Economy

Learning from Khalifa

[escenic_image id="5513439"]The world's tallest tower was inaugurated in Dubai, the UAE, on January 4. This article, however, has nothing to do with…

Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine 15 February , 2010
Politics

The Dark Horse

[escenic_image id="5516683"]Of the many wild cards that emerged from the US’s invasion of Iraq, perhaps none was more underestimated than that of…

Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine 15 February , 2010
Politics

Unfinished Business

[escenic_image id="5516613"]Dr. Anne-Marie Slaughter runs what is widely regarded as Washington’s most influential think tank. As the Director of…

Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine 15 February , 2010
Politics

Tony Francis: Safety Belt

Saad Hariri's assuming power as the prime minister of Lebanon marks the beginning of a new stage in Lebanon. Hariri, who formed his cabinet with…

Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine 15 February , 2010
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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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