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A shot of Tabarka from the top of the Dchera neighbourhood Ibrahim Tutunji
Culture & Social Affairs

Tunisia’s Tabarka: land of jazz, cork, red coral and nightingales

Perched on a hill overlooking the Mediterranean, Dachra offers a striking panorama of Tabarka—a city with a storied past, nestled on Tunisia’s…

Ibrahim Tutunji 25 June , 2025
Shaky Israel-Iran ceasefire points to unfinished business Adrián Astorgano
Politics

Shaky Israel-Iran ceasefire points to unfinished business

At the very onset of the Second World War, a French journalist came up with the expression drôle de guerre or “phoney war” to describe the initial…

Michael Horowitz 24 June , 2025
Behind the bombs: the Israel-Iran cyberwar Diana Estefanía Rubio
Infographics

Behind the bombs: the Israel-Iran cyberwar

Cyberwarfare has the potential to disrupt critical infrastructure, commercial networks and global supply chains, and during the 12-day Israel-Iran…

Al Majalla - London 24 June , 2025
A man walks past a billboard displaying photos of senior Iranian leaders and scientists killed in Israeli strikes, Tehran, June 13, 2025. AP
Politics

The rise and fall of Iranian intelligence

During the third season of the highly acclaimed Israeli-made Apple TV series Tehran, there is a scene that shows a foreign nuclear supervisor arguing…

Kamal Alam 24 June , 2025
Opinion

WMD roll call: Khamenei, Saddam, Gaddafi, Assad, and Kim

By seemingly extinguishing Iran’s network of nuclear facilities, the United States and Israel appear to be rendering Tehran’s atomic ambitions…

Ibrahim Hamidi 23 June , 2025
Whether the new Syrian government possesses the necessary expertise to handle the complex border issue remains to be seen, but some good-faith assistance could be helpful. Shutterstock
Politics

Why defining Lebanon's border with Syria is so important

A lingering consequence of nearly three decades of French rule in the Levant is a boundary between Syria and Lebanon that remains largely un…

Frederic C. Hof 23 June , 2025
A man looks at blood stains as rescuers inspect the damage at the site of a reported suicide attack at the Saint Elias church in Damascus' Dwelaa area on June 22, 2025.
Documents & Memoirs

St. Elias targeted in first church attack in Syria since 1860

A terrorist bombing struck the St. Elias Church in the Dwelaa district of Damascus, marking the first attack of its kind since 1860. Syrian state…

Sami Moubayed 23 June , 2025
Netanyahu succeeds in dragging the US into war with Iran
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Netanyahu succeeds in dragging the US into war with Iran

Fares Garabet 22 June , 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian after signing the association treaty in the Kremlin on January 17 2025. AFP
Politics

Will a US-Israel war on Iran affect the battle in Ukraine?

The eruption of hostilities between Israel and Iran—with the US joining the war on 22 June through its strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities—could…

Con Coughlin 22 June , 2025
A US-Israel war on Iran could lock the region into a costly limbo Al Majalla
Business & Economy

A US-Israel war on Iran could lock the region into a costly limbo

As the Israel-Iran war enters its second week, both countries’ economies are sustaining huge losses, albeit with Israel’s economy having begun in a…

Mohamed Sharki 22 June , 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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