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A handout picture provided by the Saudi Royal Palace shows Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) welcoming US President Donald Trump (L) upon his arrival in Riyadh on May 13, 2025. BANDAR AL-JALOUD / Saudi Royal Palace / AFP
Politics

The strategic rationale for upgraded US-Saudi defence ties

The headlines of multiple economic and business deals from the three stops on US President Donald Trump’s trip to the Middle East in the opening…

Brian Katulis 17 May , 2025
A group photo of the leaders and representatives of the Arab countries participating in the Baghdad Summit on May 17, 2025. Reuters
Politics

Why the Arab world must forge a collective vision of the future

The international system, which has been in flux since the end of the Cold War, appears to be heading in one of two directions: toward a multipolar…

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy 17 May , 2025
Opinion

Istanbul meeting inches Ukraine ceasefire forward

This has been a fascinating week in many respects, with high hopes for a Russia-Ukraine deal to end the war, a businesslike and successful official…

Omer Onhon 16 May , 2025
'Make Syria Great Again': how Sunni populism is reshaping post-war Syria
Politics

'Make Syria Great Again': how Sunni populism is reshaping post-war Syria

President Donald Trump's public admiration for Syria's transitional president came as no surprise. The two leaders share a mutual appreciation for…

Malik al-Abdeh 16 May , 2025
People celebrate in Damascus' Omeyyad square after US President Donald Trump's decision to lift sanctions in Syria, on May 13, 2025. Abdulaziz KETAZ / AFP
Business & Economy

Syria's long road to economic recovery can finally begin

In a major landmark moment for Syria as it moves on from the Assad-era dictatorship, the United States announced it will lift economic sanctions that…

Joseph Daher 15 May , 2025
Opinion

Will Trump's peace-through-prosperity blueprint for the region work?

After the difficult relationship the Arab world experienced with the Biden administration, US President Donald Trump’s visit to the region this week…

Con Coughlin 15 May , 2025
Rahaf Ayyad, a 12-year-old Palestinian who is suffering from malnutrition due to an Israeli-imposed starvation campaign, sits at a school-turned-shelter in al-Rimal in central Gaza City on May 4, 2025. Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP
Politics

Sunken faces: kids in Gaza waste away as Israel blocks aid

If Israel doesn't stop its forced starvation campaign in Gaza, Palestinians will officially fall into outright famine, food security experts are…

Salem Al Rayyes 15 May , 2025
Gaza on the brink of all-out famine
Cartoons

Gaza on the brink of all-out famine

Fares Garabet 15 May , 2025
Opinion

Religious nationalism, not geopolitics, could define India and Pakistan's future

Two days after a ceasefire was declared along the Indo-Pakistani border, officials in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg district rededicated a massive statue…

Houssam Itani 15 May , 2025
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Culture & Social Affairs

Al Majalla’s Book Watch

The Arab world has a vibrant and rich literary scene. Al Majalla picks out some choice titles in our fortnightly round-up of the latest Arabic books,…

Khodr Al Agha 14 May , 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
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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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