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Opinion

Syria needs to be careful public sector cuts don't stoke widespread anger

Grappling with a severe financial crisis, Syria’s caretaker government has wasted no time in pursuing drastic measures to overhaul the country’s…

Haid Haid 12 February , 2025
A man raises the Palestinian flag as he watches the return of displaced people to northern Gaza via the Netzarim Corridor. Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

The dabke of resilience: Why Gazans dance amidst the ruins

In the mass return of Palestinians to the north of the Gaza Strip, there was no talk or thought of ‘victory’ or ‘defeat’, the bipolar narrative so…

Samer Abou Hawwach 12 February , 2025
Crypto's wild ride: From boundless prosperity to the brink of collapse Adrian Astorgano
Business & Economy

Crypto's wild ride: From boundless prosperity to the brink of collapse

Cryptocurrencies are having their best run ever since US President Donald Trump’s election victory at the end of 2024 when the new White House…

Khaled Kassar 12 February , 2025
Trump tariffs hit Canada and Mexico hard, but China not so much Diana Estefanía Rubio
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Trump tariffs hit Canada and Mexico hard, but China not so much

Last week, President Donald Trump imposed 10% tariffs on China after reaching last-minute agreements with Canada and Mexico to delay tariffs by 30…

Al Majalla - London 11 February , 2025
Tributes are placed beneath the covered seal of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) at their headquarters in Washington, DC, on February 7, 2025. Mandel NGAN / AFP
Politics

The chaos at USAID, explained

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has been immobilised in recent days as part of the Trump administration’s tumultuous effort to…

John Haltiwanger and Christina Lu 11 February , 2025
Morgan Ortagus AFP_Al Majalla
Profiles

Morgan Ortagus: Trump’s blunt new Middle East envoy

As the new Deputy United States Special Envoy for the Middle East, Morgan Ortagus might be expected to continue her predecessors’ habit of diplomatic…

Aqeel Abbas 11 February , 2025
A sheep herder near the Rumaylan military site in northeastern Syria, January 8, 2025 AFP
Business & Economy

Resource-rich yet underdeveloped, Syria’s northeast could pay dividends

Located in the east, bounded by the Euphrates River to the west and the Tigris River to the east, the Syrian region of Al-Jazira accounts for around…

Attiya Khalaf Al-Attiya 11 February , 2025
Opinion

Lebanon-Syria border clashes dim hopes for regional stability

Lebanon has finally formed a government after electing a president and appointing a prime minister a few weeks back. And the toppling of the Assad…

Ibrahim Hamidi 11 February , 2025
Opinion

Sadly, some Syrians still see Lebanon as an enclave

In 2006, around 274 intellectuals, politicians, and activists from Syria and Lebanon signed a joint declaration advocating for a fundamental reform…

Akram Al-Bunni 10 February , 2025
Saudi film 'Rouge' shows the pressure women face to look young
Culture & Social Affairs

Saudi film 'Rouge' shows the pressure women face to look young

The debut work of Saudi film director Samaher Mously uses dark comedy to highlight how modern women are expected to conform physically in Rouge, a…

Asmahan Al-Sha’abouni 10 February , 2025
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A collage of Israel's policy of destruction and starvation in Gaza. Eduardo Ramon
Politics

Unpacking Israel's decisive turn towards savagery

23 April 2026

Israel's gloves-off approach since 2023 didn't emerge out of the blue; it is deeply rooted in Zionist and Israeli military thought.

Majed Kayali
Axel Rangel Garcia
Business & Economy

Test of wills: Iran’s ability to outlast the US blockade

26 April 2026

The standoff in the Hormuz is not simply a question of whether Tehran can survive economic pressure, but whether Washington can sustain the pressure at an acceptable cost.

Alex Vatanka
Sara Padovan
Science & Technology

Iran’s 'mosquito fleet' presents a pesky problem

28 April 2026

The Strait of Hormuz is now poised to become the primary arena of confrontation, with Iran relying on speedboat-driven guerrilla warfare to confront the US navy.

Marco Mossad
A Syrian army soldier holds a national flag featuring Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in front of a building left in ruins on 5 June 2013 in the city of Qusayr in the Homs province. AFP
Politics

Syria's taswiya slow roll creates a host of problems

28 April 2026

Former regime soldiers are stuck in limbo, as their undocumented status prevents them from working, travelling, and curbs family members' access to education, healthcare and social services

Haid Haid
Culture & Social Affairs

The Arab women raising the bar in travel literature

28 April 2026

In recent years, travel writing has witnessed a striking revival, though along a different path, one now charted by Arab women's voices.

Ibrahim Adel

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