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Syria’s new parliament raises old questions

On 5 October, Syria marked what transitional president Ahmed al-Sharaa described as a “historic moment”: the country’s first parliamentary elections…

Haid Haid 11 October , 2025
Patience wears thin for Arabs from Syria's SDF areas Shelly Kittleson
Politics

Patience wears thin for Arabs from Syria's SDF areas

Deir ez-Zor: “That was where military security would shoot at us,” a young man in uniform told Al Majalla on a ride through some of the parts of this…

Shelly Kittleson 11 October , 2025
Iraqi painter and sculptor Dia al-Azzawi
Culture & Social Affairs

Dia Azzawi’s latest murals mourn the ruin of Arab cities

Standing inside Galerie Saleh Barakat in Beirut, it is difficult not to feel dizzy before the overwhelming mixture of human and material fragments…

Mohamed abi Samra 11 October , 2025
Palestinians, who were displaced to the southern part of Gaza at Israel's order during the war, make their way along a road as they return to the north after a ceasefire went into effect on October 10, 2025. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa
Politics

Six reasons why a Gaza ceasefire was finally reached

As Trump announced that Hamas and Israel had signed off on the first phase of his “Peace Plan”, the region is holding its breath, wondering whether…

Michael Horowitz 10 October , 2025
A deal being signed at the recently held  Cultural Investment Conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on September 30, 2025. SPA
Business & Economy

Saudi Arabia ramps up investment in culture

Over the past seven years, Saudi Arabia has transformed its approach to policy across all sectors, from trade and tourism to culture and sports, with…

Turki Harbi 10 October , 2025
Dashed dream: no Nobel for Trump Ewan White
Politics

Dashed dream: no Nobel for Trump

Speaking recently to senior US military leaders about his achievements in ending wars, US President Donald Trump expressed frustration that he would…

Aqeel Abbas 09 October , 2025
Opinion

Trump's push pays off as Gaza ceasefire finally takes hold

Celebrations have broken out in both Gaza and Israel following the announcement that Israel and Hamas have managed to reach an agreement on…

Con Coughlin 09 October , 2025
The prospects of Trump’s Gaza plan Eduardo Ramon
Politics

The prospects of Trump’s Gaza plan

The big question on many minds is whether President Donald Trump’s initiative or plan regarding Gaza will be implemented, and, consequently, whether…

Nasser al-Kidwa 09 October , 2025
Israel may turn its guns on Lebanon after Gaza
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Israel may turn its guns on Lebanon after Gaza

Fares Garabet 09 October , 2025
Opinion

Outdated mindsets continue to hold Arabs back

There are generally two schools of Arab thought surrounding the 1967 defeat of the Egyptian and Syrian armies by Israel, which became known as the…

Houssam Itani 09 October , 2025
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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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