ع
Sections
  • Politics
  • Culture & Social Affairs
  • Business & Economy
  • Science & Technology
  • Documents & Memoirs
Regions
  • Gulf
  • MENA
  • Europe
  • USA
  • Asia
  • World
More
  • Videos
  • Cartoons
  • World in photos
  • Infographics
  • Profiles
  • Newsletter

LATEST ISSUE

Latest Issue
Magazine Archive
النسخة العربية
  • Politics
  • Culture & Social Affairs
  • Business & Economy
  • Science & Technology
  • Search
Smoke rises after an Israeli air-raid on the town of Shamaa (Chamaa) in southern Lebanon on August 1, 2024, amid ongoing cross-border clashes between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters. AFP
Politics

The politics of Israel’s unprecedented strikes in Beirut and Tehran

The consecutive strikes against a close advisor to Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah and Hamas’s Ismail Haniyeh have been met in Israel with muted…

Michael Horowitz 02 August , 2024
Opinion

Israel hits two top targets and dials the tension up to max

Israel’s willingness to expand its military operations well beyond the confines of the Gaza conflict runs the very real risk of causing a major…

Con Coughlin 02 August , 2024
No, Haniyeh's killing won't change the terms of engagement Fares Garabet
Cartoons

No, Haniyeh's killing won't change the terms of engagement

Fares Garabet 01 August , 2024
Ismail Haniyeh's assassination in Iran is merely the latest in a long line of Israeli killings and attacks in the Islamic Republic. Axel Rangel Garcia
Politics

Haniyeh a one-off? Israel is no stranger to assassinations in Iran

Ismail Haniyeh’ assassination in the heart of the Iranian capital when he was supposedly under the protection of the powerful Revolutionary Guards is…

Sami Moubayed 01 August , 2024
King Mohammed VI of Morocco, flanked by his son Crown Prince Hussein and his brother Rachid, August 20, 2022, on the 69th anniversary of an anti-colonial revolution.
Business & Economy

Morocco’s king has much to celebrate after 25 years on the throne

Morocco is celebrating 25 years since King Mohammed VI succeeded his late father, King Hassan II, on 23 July 1999.The North African country feels it…

Mohamed Sharki 01 August , 2024

From surfing to stilts, Hindu deity, and harvesting water chestnuts

Noah Seelam/AFP
Noah Seelam/AFP

An artist dressed as Hindu deity Mahakali, performs during a procession to mark Bonalu festival at Akkanna Madanna temple in Hyderabad on July 29, 2024.

Omar al-Qattaa/AFP
Omar al-Qattaa/AFP

Displaced Palestinians play football in the courtyard of a UN-run school in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip on July 23, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas.

AFP
AFP

Farmers harvest water chestnuts in a pond in Huaian, in eastern China's Jiangsu province on July 25, 2024.

Carl de Souza/AFP
Carl de Souza/AFP

Spectators with various international flags cheering on from their balconies are pictured from the boat of Brazil's delegation sailing along the river Seine during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Josh Edelson/AFP
Josh Edelson/AFP

A property is seen in flames as the Park fire continues to burn near Paynes Creek in unincorporated Tehama County, California on July 26, 2024.

Yuri Cortez/AFP
Yuri Cortez/AFP

Members of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) queue at a polling station during the Venezuelan presidential election, in Caracas on July 28, 2024.

Nhac Nguyen/AFP
Nhac Nguyen/AFP

An aerial picture shows flood waters surrounding and submerging homes in Ben Voi village on the outskirts of Hanoi on July 28, 2024.

Hussein Falleh/AFP
Hussein Falleh/AFP

Shiite Muslim pilgrims lift banners as they walk on the muddy shore of the Gulf at the start of their march from Iraq's southern city of al-Faw toward Karbala on July 29, 2024, ahead of the Arbaeen religious festival.

Odd Andersen/AFP
Odd Andersen/AFP

US' Nyjah Huston competes in the men's street skateboarding final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at La Concorde in Paris on July 29, 2024.

Jerome Brouillet/AFP
Jerome Brouillet/AFP

Brazil's Gabriel Medina reacts after getting a large wave in the 5th heat of the men's surfing round 3, during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Teahupo'o, on the French Polynesian Island of Tahiti, on July 29, 2024.

Killing Hamas leader Haniyeh shows Israel's long arm can reach Iran
Politics

Killing Hamas leader Haniyeh shows Israel's long arm can reach Iran

Talks and negotiations are all very well in an effort to find the mythical middle ground between Israel and Hamas, but when both sides hate each…

Ahmed Maher 31 July , 2024
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been critical of Israel's war in Gaza Getty Images
Politics

The rattling of sabres between Israel and Turkey grows louder

On Sunday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made headlines for implying military action in relation to Israel and its war against the…

Omer Onhon 31 July , 2024
Byblos International Festival, in Byblos, July 19, 2024 AFP
Business & Economy

Party time? Tourism in Lebanon in the summer of 2024

Expatriates heading home for the summer are keeping flights into Lebanon full, along with some tourists from the Arab world and Asia.The busy skies…

Salwa Baalbaki 31 July , 2024
The smartphone is never left behind. It comes with us everywhere we go. It is our favourite toy and our miniature world. Shutterstock
Culture & Social Affairs

How our smartphones change the way we see ourselves

The ring of a smartphone does not bring with it the same sense of foreboding as that of a landline.Being able to set the volume and choose the sound…

Abdulsalam Bin Abdulali 31 July , 2024
  •  Load More
  • Editor's Pick
Al Majalla
Politics

Shaky Israel-Iran ceasefire points to unfinished business

24 June 2025

What Trump has dubbed the '12-Day War' could be just the opening salvo of a much longer conflict

Michael Horowitz
Emergency workers check the damage caused to a building from an Iranian missile strike in Beersheba in southern Israel on June 24, 2025. John Wessels / AFP
Business & Economy

Counting the cost of the Israel-Iran war

24 June 2025

The recent Israel-Iran war is not just a regional flashpoint; it is a mirror reflecting the fragility and interdependence of the modern global economy

Abdel-Rahman Ayas
Lina Jaradat
Politics

Attacks on Iran make a nuclear bomb more likely

20 June 2025

Iran's nuclear programme is damaged, but its determination is heightened

Eric Brewer
Opinion

Israeli and Iranian claims of victory ring hollow

25 June 2025

Netanyahu did not realise his goal of ending Iran's nuclear programme and regime change, and Iran stood alone in its war with Israel, as global and regional allies left it to fend for itself

Houssam Itani
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addresses Iranians on the occasion of the 36th anniversary of the death of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (portrait), in Tehran on June 4, 2025. KHAMENEI.IR / AFP
Profiles

Ali Khamenei: the guardian of Iran's strategic patience doctrine

21 June 2025

For decades, Iran's supreme leader—first Khomeini, then Khamenei—pursued a strategy of backing regional militias to fight Israel, but with the 'resistance axis' in tatters, Iran is left to fight alone

Arash Azizi

Sign up for our Weekly Newsletter

Get the best of Al Majalla, straight to your inbox.

Your newsletter subscriptions are subject to Al Majalla privacy policy and terms and conditions.

CARTOON

Trump puts the 'theatre' in war theatre

MORE CARTOON
logo
  • Politics
  • Culture & Social Affairs
  • Business & Economy
  • Science & Technology
  • Documents & Memoirs
  • Gulf
  • MENA
  • Europe
  • USA
  • Asia
  • World
  • Videos
  • Cartoons
  • World in photos
  • Infographics
  • Profiles
  • About Al Majalla
  • Al Majalla Team
  • Terms of Service
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact us
logo

© Al Majalla Magazine. All Rights Reserved.

0:00:00
0:00:00