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Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa Al Majalla
Politics

From Idlib to New York: Sharaa’s winding road to the UN

When Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa speaks for Syria at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on 24 September, it will be the first time…

Ibrahim Hamidi 14 September , 2025
Syria's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ibrahim Olabi.
Profiles

Ibrahim Olabi: UN ambassador of the 'new Syria'

Syria’s newly confirmed ambassador to the United Nations is a British-trained barrister and longtime critic of former president Bashar al-Assad,…

Subhi Franjieh 14 September , 2025
Egyptian writer May Telmissany poses during a portrait session held on April 15, 2014, in Paris, France. Ulf Andersen/Getty
Culture & Social Affairs

May Telmissany: writing is an act of resistance against the ugliness of the world

A prominent voice within Egypt’s ‘Nineties Generation’, the novelist and short story writer May Telmissany has explored the themes of exile, loss,…

El-Sayed Hussein 14 September , 2025
Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (C) reviews a military honour guard with Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) during a welcoming ceremony in Beijing's Great Hall of the People on January 31, 2019. GREG BAKER / AFP
Politics

Pivot to China? Gulf states mull options after Doha strike

Israel’s unprecedented attack on Qatar could significantly alter the China-US stalemate in the Gulf. Before the 9 September attack, even as …

Yang Xiaotong 13 September , 2025
A girl stands embracing a man as they inspect destroyed bulldozers and other heavy vehicles at the Jabalia municipality garage, which was hit by Israeli bombardment, in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on April 22, 2025. BASHAR TALEB / AFP
Politics

Exploding robots: Israel's latest hammer to level Gaza

In early August, Israel’s Security Cabinet granted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approval to implement military plans aimed at securing full…

Salem Al Rayyes 13 September , 2025
Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed delivers his remarks during the official inauguration ceremony of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in Guba, on September 9, 2025. Luis TATO / AFP
Business & Economy

Cheers and jeers: Ethiopia inaugurates controversial dam

Ethiopia has inaugurated its long-awaited hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile, putting the spotlight back on one of the most controversial projects in…

Sharif Mohammad 13 September , 2025
Opinion

Israel’s strike in Qatar dashes hopes for Gaza ceasefire

Israel’s surprising strike against Hamas leaders in Qatar this week was the latest indication that the second Trump administration has fallen well…

Brian Katulis 12 September , 2025
From covert to overt: Netanyahu's Doha strike is telling
Politics

From covert to overt: Netanyahu's Doha strike is telling

In 1997, a younger Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the assassination of the newly appointed head of Hamas’s political bureau in exile, Khaled Meshaal…

Michael Horowitz 11 September , 2025
Fathy Embaby on using history to understand the present Al Majalla
Culture & Social Affairs

Fathy Embaby on using history to understand the present

The Egyptian historical novelist Fathy Embaby is one of the most compelling voices in contemporary Arab literature, and he has recently published the…

El-Sayed Hussein 11 September , 2025
Opinion

Russian drones over Poland rattle NATO

Russia’s violation of Poland’s airspace, which resulted in NATO shooting down a number of drones flying over Polish territory, represents a serious…

Con Coughlin 11 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
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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