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Sweida needs full restoration of goods, not drip-feeds of aid

The fall of the Assad regime raised hopes that the era of wartime shortages was finally over. But in Sweida, that hope is quickly fading. While…

Haid Haid 11 August , 2025
Zelenskyy shut out of Trump-Putin meet
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Zelenskyy shut out of Trump-Putin meet

Fares Garabet 11 August , 2025
Opinion

The end of the PKK-Türkiye conflict comes with opportunity

In the first week of April, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with a delegation from the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party …

Badia Fahs 10 August , 2025
Panel discussion with Sudanese-British billionaire Mo Ibrahim—patron and organiser of the annual Ibrahim Governance Weekend X via@BBSimons
Business & Economy

Africa’s modern economy: neo-colonialism disguised as development

In June, Sudanese-British billionaire Mo Ibrahim—patron and organiser of the annual Ibrahim Governance Weekend which was held this year in Marrakesh,…

Amgad Fareid Eltayeb 10 August , 2025
Tom Barrack: the businessman with a huge Middle East remit Laura Salafia
Profiles

Tom Barrack: the businessman with a huge Middle East remit

Exactly 40 years ago, real estate investor Donald Trump bought a 20% stake in Alexander’s department stores from real estate investor Tom Barrack…

Omer Onhon 10 August , 2025
Could China gatecrash the US-Gulf AI wedding? Jason Lyon
Science & Technology

Could China gatecrash the US-Gulf AI wedding?

US President Donald Trump’s visit to the Gulf in May and the vast, trillion-dollar deals agreed there marked a defining moment in the global AI …

Shirley Ze Yu 09 August , 2025
Opinion

Hezbollah's arms and the rejection of the Lebanese state

The increasingly pressing question of Hezbollah’s armed status is now formally on the agenda of Lebanon’s Council of Ministers, after US and Israeli…

Houssam Itani 09 August , 2025
The foreign ministers of the Confederation of Sahel States attend a press conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow on April 3, 2025. Pavel Bednyakov / AFP
Politics

Why Russia is doubling down on diplomacy in the Sahel

Russia has held high-level talks with officials in Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso as it seeks to protect its influence in the Sahel from renewed…

Sergey Eledinov 09 August , 2025
"King Lear" brings Yehia El Fakharany back to the stage
Culture & Social Affairs

'King Lear' brings Yehia El-Fakharani back to the stage

Three years ago, during a symposium titled The Director and the Theatrical Text at Egypt’s National Theatre Festival, director Shadi Sorour spoke…

Wael Said 09 August , 2025
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) meeting with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) on the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City on September 19, 2023. Turkish Presidency Press Office / AFP
Politics

Israel and Türkiye must clarify their red lines on Syria

The collapse of the Assad regime has reshaped the regional landscape. But while there is a broad international consensus in support of Syria's new…

Michael Harari 08 August , 2025
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Politics

Government drones redraw the rules of war in Yemen

09 September 2026

A military expert writes about new weaponry on the battlefield that could tip the balance of power away from the Houthis, while also highlighting the challenges

Robert Tollast
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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