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Disarming Hezbollah: will Lebanon seize or squander its opportunity? Pep Boatella
Politics

Disarming Hezbollah: will Lebanon seize or squander its opportunity?

A half-century after the start of a horrific civil war—one that lasted 15 years and paved the way for foreign occupation, armed conflict, and…

Frederic C. Hof 03 September , 2025
A portrait of a soldier in Beirut, Lebanon. 
Alamy
Politics

The Lebanese army can confront Hezbollah. Here's how.

In his inaugural speech in January, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun stated that the Lebanese state should regain its monopoly over the use of force,…

Bilal Saab 03 September , 2025
Opinion

Can the Lebanese army disarm Hezbollah?

The United States has given the Lebanese government a tall order: the disarmament of Hezbollah and Palestinian factions, bringing the monopoly of…

Ibrahim Hamidi 03 September , 2025

Protests for Palestine, water shows and more from the world

REUTERS/Eva Manez
REUTERS/Eva Manez

Revellers covered in tomato pulp carry a Palestinian flag during the annual 'La Tomatina' food fight festival in Bunol, near Valencia, Spain, on August 27, 2025.

REUTERS/Amr Alfiky
REUTERS/Amr Alfiky

A man watches another man on a flyboard during a water show in Musandam, Oman, on August 27, 2025.

REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

Demonstrators take part in a vigil honouring the lives of Palestinian journalists and medics killed on Monday in Israeli strikes on Nasser hospital in Gaza, outside Union Station in Washington, DC, on August 27, 2025.

REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

Demonstrators clash with riot police outside Jakarta Mobile Brigade headquarters, after a motorcycle taxi driver died after being struck and run over by a police vehicle in Jakarta, Indonesia, on August 29, 2025.

REUTERS/Stringer
REUTERS/Stringer

A resident holds his cat as he stands near his apartment building hit during a Russian drone and missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on August 30, 2025.

REUTERS/Jack Taylor
REUTERS/Jack Taylor

A motorcyclist rides past The Bell Hotel, after the British government won a court ruling resulting in asylum seekers not being evicted from the hotel in Epping, Britain, August 31, 2025.

Juni KRISWANTO / AFP
Juni KRISWANTO / AFP

A bride and groom wait for their marriage approval hearing during a mass officiating event in Indonesia for dozens of couples who were previously wedded under local traditions, which are not legally recognised, on August 27, 2025.

WANG Zhao / AFP
WANG Zhao / AFP

A child looks at a mural of the Great Wall of China as she visits an exhibition commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory over Japan and the end of World War II at a museum in Beijing on August 27, 2025.

Mohd RASFAN / AFP
Mohd RASFAN / AFP

Malaysian schoolchildren wave national flags during the 68th National Day celebrations in Putrajaya on August 31, 2025.

Magdalena Chodownik/Getty
Magdalena Chodownik/Getty

A military parade marking the 80th anniversary of Vietnam's independence takes place in Hanoi, Vietnam, on September 2, 2025.

Bitcoin reserves: a blessing or a curse? Al Majalla
Infographics

Bitcoin reserves: a blessing or a curse?

As of 31 July 2025, some of the world’s largest national reserves include hundreds of thousands of bitcoins, valued in the billions of dollars.The…

Al Majalla - London 02 September , 2025
Opinion

From inflation’s flames to the prospect of mass unemployment

Scanning the international headlines these days offers little hope to those seeking work, careers, and opportunities. Across much of the world,…

Khaled Kassar 02 September , 2025
A model of a solar farm at the Masdar City pavilion at the World Energy Summit, Abu Dhabi, January 18, 2012.
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Business & Economy

Masdar's profitability shows momentum in the Gulf energy transition

Masdar’s pivot to profitability in 2024 marks a notable development in the Arabian Gulf’s energy transition. The UAE’s leading renewable energy…

Neil Quilliam 02 September , 2025
Displaced Sudanese children gather at a camp near the town of Tawila in North Darfur on February 11, 2025, amid the ongoing war between the army and paramilitary forces. AFP
Politics

The tragedy of Sudan’s forgotten war

Two-and-a-half years after a failed coup sparked a devastating war, Sudan has moved beyond the confines of an internal conflict. It has become a…

Amgad Fareid Eltayeb 02 September , 2025
A counterweight to American hegemony emerges in Tianjin
Cartoons

A counterweight to American hegemony emerges in Tianjin

Fares Garabet 01 September , 2025
A photo taken on June 24, 2019, shows a huge statue of the late Egyptian writer Taha Hussein inside the Bibliotheca Alexandrina building. AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

Preserved or forgotten? homes of Egypt’s literary giants

The homes of Egypt’s literary and intellectual giants are far more than mere residences. They are sanctuaries of cultural enlightenment—spaces where…

El-Sayed Hussein 01 September , 2025
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Eduardo Ramon
Politics

China is not scared of Trump’s squeeze on Iran

04 September 2026

Beijing has plenty of leverage to deter Washington

Henry Tugendhat
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
Raven Jiang
Politics

From the war on terror to networked security

07 September 2026

The main change since 9/11 is that military security has become one component of a much wider security ecosystem

Lina Khatib
Japanese director Takashi Miike at an event for the film 'Shumei: The Living Legacy of Kabuki' IMDb
Culture & Social Affairs

Takeshi Miike's new Kabuki documentary surprises critics

06 September 2026

For a filmmaker who has spent decades challenging norms, a film about traditional Japanese theatre seems like an odd choice. At the Venice Film Festival, he explains to Al Majalla why it is not.

Leila Amar
Sara Padovan
Politics

Donald Trump and the new Latin American right

04 September 2026

Across Central and South America, a raft of right-wingers borrow from each other's playbooks and ride on the US president's coattails to win elections and power. Is it ideology or practicality?

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra

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