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Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdel Aty (R) receives Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Cairo, Egypt, on 2 June 2025. Reuters
Politics

No matter who wins the Israel-Iran war, Egypt stands to lose

Egypt has called for an end to the Israel-Iran conflagration and a resolution via peaceful means. It has several reasons to be against the current…

Amr Emam 17 June , 2025
Opinion

Iran’s delusions of regional power are being swept away

Israel’s war on Iran marks a landmark moment for the Middle East. It marks the end of the Iranian era, during which it exercised dominance over other…

Alia Mansour 17 June , 2025
Iran has enough material to build 10 nuclear bombs Diana Estefanía Rubio
Infographics

Iran has enough material to build 10 nuclear bombs

Iran now has enough material for at least 10 nuclear bombs if further enriched to 90%. Reports by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),…

Al Majalla - London 17 June , 2025
Opinion

Iran has no place in Netanyahu's 'new Middle East' vision

To understand the current fighting between Iran and Israel, it helps to know how the world changed since the Middle East’s last big wars, and…

Ibrahim Hamidi 16 June , 2025
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men inspect the damage at the site of an Iranian missile strike in Bnei Brak, east of Tel Aviv, on June 16, 2025. OHN WESSELS / AFP
Business & Economy

How the Israel-Iran flare-up is impacting the global economy

The direct military confrontation between Israel and Iran that erupted on 13 June instantly rattled global markets, sending oil prices soaring and…

Abdel-Rahman Ayas 16 June , 2025
Five unconventional portrayals of motherhood in Arabic novels Aliaa Abou Khaddour
Culture & Social Affairs

Five unconventional portrayals of motherhood in Arabic novels

Sacrifice and unconditional devotion have long been recognised as common traits of motherhood, with mothers often seen as undertaking a sacred role…

Ibrahim Adel 16 June , 2025
An Israel-Iran war could unravel the Middle East Axel Rangel García
Politics

An Israel-Iran war could unravel the Middle East

Israel’s attack on Iran has sparked global concern, raising fears of a regional war, the possible use of tactical nuclear weapons, and even the…

Omer Onhon 16 June , 2025
Nuclear claims are a smoke screen for hopes of toppling Iran Axel Rangel García
Politics

Nuclear claims are a smoke screen for hopes of toppling Iran

For some people in Israel and the United States, the nuclear programme itself is the security problem. They don’t want Iran to have nuclear weapons,…

Jeffrey Lewis 15 June , 2025
Islamist-led rebels pose for a picture with a Syria army helicopter on the tarmac at the Nayrab military airport in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on December 2, 2024, after a surprise lightning offensive on November 30. AFP
Politics

From fighters to farmers, Chinese Uyghurs settle in Syria

The Syrian government has commenced a strategic initiative to integrate thousands of foreign fighters into the Ministry of Defence through a newly…

Subhi Franjieh 15 June , 2025
Israel-Iran attacks could set the region ablaze
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Israel-Iran attacks could set the region ablaze

Fares Garabet 15 June , 2025
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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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