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After Israel attacked Iran overnight on June 12, Tehran responded with a barrage of missile salvos hitting Tel Aviv, June 13, 2025.
Politics

Where is Israel's unprecedented Iran attack taking the region?

During the night of 12-13 June, as part of an operation dubbed “Rising Lion”, Israel carried out hundreds of strikes within Iran, focusing on a…

Michael Horowitz 13 June , 2025
Beyond rhetoric: escalation and uncertainty in Israel-Iran confrontation Sara Gironi Carnevale
Politics

Beyond rhetoric: escalation and uncertainty in Israel-Iran confrontation

The recent massive Israeli air strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, ballistic missile batteries, and military leadership represent a significant…

Ahmed Maher 13 June , 2025
The "Detainees and Disappeared" exhibition in the Syrian capital, Damascus
Culture & Social Affairs

Art exhibit on Syrian prisons helps preserve the pain of a nation

The sheer scale and intensity of Syria’s suffering since the outbreak of civil war and revolution over a decade ago is certainly hard to capture,…

Hasnaa Aadra 13 June , 2025
People look at a damaged building in the aftermath of Israeli strikes, in Tehran, Iran, June 13, 2025. Majid Asgaripour / REUTERS
Politics

Israel strikes Iran

Israel launched military strikes on Iran early Friday morning local time, with multiple explosions reportedly heard across Tehran. According to…

Foreign Policy 13 June , 2025
Israel fast-tracks plans for an army base off Yemen's coast Eduardo Ramon
Politics

Israel fast-tracks plans for an army base off Yemen's coast

Since declaring its independence in 1991, Somaliland has pursued international recognition, viewing strategic partnerships as a pathway towards…

Al Majalla - London 13 June , 2025
A 3D-printed miniature model depicting US President Donald Trump, Iranian and American flags in this illustration. REUTERS / Dado Ruvic
Politics

Trump standoff with Iran reaches fever pitch

The announcement that the US is preparing to send home non-essential staff and families from its Middle East embassies is a telling sign that the…

Con Coughlin 12 June , 2025
Sidi Bou Said is a city located in northern Tunisia, about 20 kilometers from the capital.
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Business & Economy

Why Tunisia has become a retirement haven for Italians

For years, the large crowds of Italians attending the annual commemoration of former Prime Minister Bettino Craxi, who is buried in the city of…

Kawthar Zantour 12 June , 2025
Iranian motorists drive past a billboard depicting an Israeli soldier receiving military supplies from the United States at Tehran's central Valiasr square on November 6, 2024. ATTA KENARE / AFP
Politics

Preventing the next Middle East disaster

The stars and stripes now fly over the reopened United States ambassador’s residence in Damascus, Syria. Lebanon’s new, technocratic president and…

Adham Z. Sahloul 12 June , 2025
Trump deploys National Guard to key US cities
Cartoons

Trump deploys National Guard to key US cities

Fares Garabet 12 June , 2025
Opinion

The locals’ rage: a Lebanese phenomenon is at play again

In 1983, a satirical play by Ziad Rahbani called Shi Fashel (A Total Failure) follows a director and actors who want to perform a play about Lebanon…

Houssam Itani 11 June , 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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