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A member of the Republican March Band poses for photo before at the ceremony for the inaugural energy production at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in Guba, Ethiopia, on February 20, 2022. AFP
Politics

No Egyptian cheers for Ethiopia’s Blue Nile dam completion

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s flamboyant announcement that the construction of his country’s Blue Nile dam has impressed nobody in Egypt…

Amr Emam 09 July , 2025

Wildfires Sweep Syria's Coast and floods in Texas

Ghaith Alsayed/ AP
Ghaith Alsayed/ AP

Smoke rises into the sky during a wildfirenear the town of Rabia, Syria, in the Latakia countryside, late Sunday, July 6, 2025.

Sergio Flores/REUTERS
Sergio Flores/REUTERS

Furnitures lie scattered inside a cabin at Camp Mystic after deadly flooding in Kerr County, Texas, U.S., July 5, 2025.

Evan Garcia/ REUTERS
Evan Garcia/ REUTERS

A drone view shows the Guadalupe River and damage from flooding near Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas, U.S. July 5, 2025.

SANA / AFP
SANA / AFP

This handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency's (SANA) telegram page shows a bulldozer attemping to contain a wildfire sweeping through Qatal Maaf in the Latakia province in Syria's Mediterranean West on July 4, 2025.

OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP
OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP

An aerial view shows smoke billowing from a forest fire in the coastal Syrian province of Latakia on July 5, 2025.

RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP
RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP

A damaged home is seen near Camp Mystic, the site of where at least 20 girls went missing after flash flooding in Hunt, Texas, on July 5, 2025.

Ghaith Alsayed/ AP
Ghaith Alsayed/ AP

Smoke rises into the sky during a wildfire in the town of Rabia, Syria, in the Latakia countryside, on Saturday, July 5, 2025.

U.S. Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS
U.S. Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS

Houses and cars are partially submerged in flood waters in an aerial view near Kerrville, Texas, U.S. July 4, 2025.

eSports: a multibillion global industry Al Majalla - London
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eSports: a multibillion global industry

Once considered a niche pastime, electronic sports (eSports) is now a multibillion-dollar global industry, drawing millions of viewers and…

Al Majalla - London 08 July , 2025
Opinion

Syria and Israel: warm peace, or fleeting truce?

Recent developments have reignited speculation about a possible peace deal between Syria and Israel, with debate around the scope and timing of any…

Ibrahim Hamidi 08 July , 2025
Opinion

Demanding the rule of law in the new Syria is a regional necessity

The launch ceremony unveiling Syria’s new national emblem at the People’s Palace late last week was poignant, grand, and (not unusually for Syria)…

Alia Mansour 08 July , 2025
India launching satellites into space, in this case to catch a rare glimpse of the sun's atmosphere. Is climate change having an impact, though? AFP
Science & Technology

How climate change is threatening satellites in orbit

Most scientific research concerning climate change caused by greenhouse gases has focused on the troposphere, the 10-12km atmospheric layer closest…

Mohammed Mansour 08 July , 2025
India and the Gulf States have a thriving economic relationship. Shutterstock
Business & Economy

India and the Gulf: ancient trading ties still flourishing today

In today’s global economic order, India and the Gulf states have a healthy trade relationship, with large volumes of oil, gas, and investment flowing…

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 08 July , 2025
Israeli officials: Hamas has no future in Gaza Fares Garabet
Cartoons

Israeli officials: Hamas has no future in Gaza

Fares Garabet 07 July , 2025
The 'Trump Deal' is a 13-point ceasefire plan outlining agreed steps in areas such as aid, prisoners, surveillance, and troops.
Documents & Memoirs

Revealed: the full text of Trump’s deal between Israel and Hamas

Al Majalla has obtained the latest draft of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, which US President Donald Trump hopes to finalise ahead…

Al Majalla - London 07 July , 2025
A member of the Syrian security forces searches a defunct drug factory inside an abandoned building near the village of Hawik in the countryside of Al-Qusayr on February 12, 2025. LOUAI BESHARA / AFP
Politics

Redefining counter-narcotics in a new Syria

Six months into Syria’s post-conflict, post-regime landscape, the new government is seeking to transform its security sector. Having achieved full…

Caroline Rose 07 July , 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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