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Iran's weakened hand in Iraq shows US pressure is working Sara Padovan
Politics

Iran's weakened hand in Iraq shows US pressure is working

During the brutal 12-Day War between Israel (backed by the United States) and Iran in June, Iran-backed proxies in the region may have been expected…

Al Majalla - London 04 August , 2025
Opinion

Can Iraq escape Iran’s shadow?

The conflict that erupted in the region over the past two years—between Israel on one side and Iran and its proxies on the other—has been telling…

Ibrahim Hamidi 04 August , 2025
Opinion

When Syrians start yearning for the days of Assad, you know you're in trouble

At first glance, it may appear that the current sectarian tensions in Syria are a recent development. In truth, these tensions have deep roots. In…

Alia Mansour 05 August , 2025
Trump's tariffs lack bite
Cartoons

Trump's tariffs lack bite

Fares Garabet 03 August , 2025
Tom Fletcher: the senior UN man calling out Israeli 'cynicism' Marian Moratinos
Profiles

Tom Fletcher: the senior UN man calling out Israeli 'cynicism'

Since his appointment in October 2024 as the United Nations’ new Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs, former British diplomat Tom Fletcher has been…

Con Coughlin 03 August , 2025
A child looks outside from a train window as Sudanese families displaced by conflict return home voluntarily from Egypt to Sudan, on a special train, Cairo July 21, 2025. Mohamed Abd El Ghany / Reuters
Politics

Going where? Sudan's illusory new 'Government of Peace'

On 26 July, Sudan’s ‘Ta’asis’ alliance, led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, commander of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), announced the formation of a…

Amgad Fareid Eltayeb 03 August , 2025
Lebanese composer, pianist, playwright, and political commentator Ziad Rahbani Lina Jaradat
Culture & Social Affairs

Ziad Rahbani: the heir to a legacy who dreamt of home

“Isn’t there, in every passing second of life, someone laughing? Then on this earth, laughter is unceasing.” So wrote Ziad Rahbani, son of the iconic…

Samer Abou Hawwach 02 August , 2025
the city of Sweida, following renewed fighting between Bedouin fighters and Druze gunmen, despite an announced truce, in Syria July 18, 2025. Reuters
Politics

Illicit economies play big role in Syria’s post-Assad flashpoints

Long a crossroads for trade and migration, southern Syria is a hub for the smuggling of illicit goods—from weapons and fuel to food and antiquities…

Caroline Rose 02 August , 2025
Opinion

Two politicians of Palestinian origin cause a stir in Sweden

European countries offer immigrants—including Arabs—a rare opportunity to engage in democratic processes and exert influence on political decision…

Hind Aleryani 02 August , 2025
A man hangs a Palestinian flag at an electric pole near the border with Israel, in the southern Gaza Strip, before the recent war that has knocked out most of the territory's infrastructure. Ibraheem Abu / Reuters
Politics

Will Gaza’s suffering lead to a State of Palestine at last?

The conference held at the United Nations headquarters in New York from 28-29 July 2025 was concerned with the establishment of a Palestinian state,…

Majed Kayali 01 August , 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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