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Syria in tight spot as it negotiates "peace" with Israel

In recent days, I have been closely following the debate and controversy among Syrians regarding the possibility of reaching a new security agreement…

Alia Mansour 22 September , 2025
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Business & Economy

Kuwait's budget deficit shrinks without public spending cuts

Kuwait’s Ministry of Finance has published the final accounts for 2024/2025, showing a smaller budget deficit. It came in at 1.056bn dinars, or $3…

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 22 September , 2025
Opinion

Palestine advances, Syria returns to the world stage

In New York, stories never truly end. They return in different eras, under new names, with familiar shadows. But this time, they speak the language…

Ibrahim Hamidi 22 September , 2025
Free speech is being muzzled in America
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Free speech is being muzzled in America

Fares Garabet 21 September , 2025
Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi (left) watches as Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani (center) greets US Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack after signing an agreement in Damascus on September 16, 2025. AFP
Politics

A "reasonable" Israel-Syria agreement looks imminent

Israel—engaged in a multi-front war trying to reshape the region—has been trampling on everything from human life to the rules of war, and…

Omer Onhon 21 September , 2025
Palestine recognition boosts the PA, not Hamas
Politics

Palestine recognition boosts the PA, not Hamas

When French President Emmanuel Macron announced recognition of the State of Palestine, the backlash was immediate. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…

Souhire Medini 21 September , 2025
Ashraf el-Ashmawi
Culture & Social Affairs

Ashraf el-Ashmawi on finding meaning in the absurdity of existence

In a world where law and storytelling can intertwine, Egyptian novelist, judge, and legal scholar Ashraf el-Ashmawi has a habit of crafting…

El-Sayed Hussein 21 September , 2025
Opinion

States are slowly matching public disgust with Israel with policy

In recent days, Spain has followed the Netherlands, Ireland, and Slovenia in announcing that it will not take part in the 2026 Eurovision Song…

Samer Abou Hawwach 21 September , 2025
Tommy Robinson: the UK's new face of anti-immigration Eduardo Ramon
Profiles

Tommy Robinson: the UK's new face of anti-immigration

The appearance of Elon Musk at a London anti-migration rally earlier this month demonstrates the growing influence far-right activist Tommy Robinson…

Con Coughlin 21 September , 2025
Charlie Kirk’s killing and the evolution of American division Al Majalla
Politics

Charlie Kirk’s killing and the evolution of American division

Amidst heightened political tension and division in the US, Charlie Kirk’s appearance at Utah Valley University featured familiar rhetoric against…

Abdullah F. Alrebh 21 September , 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
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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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