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The Israel-Palestine 'conflict' through the lens of novelists
Culture & Social Affairs

The Israel-Palestine 'conflict' through the lens of novelists

When US President Donald Trump called for Palestinians in Gaza to be "transferred" to Egypt, Jordan or other countries, it wasn't something new. The…

Samir Qasimi 12 May , 2025
Sham Cash: The problem with Syria’s new digital salary app
Science & Technology

Sham Cash: The problem with Syria’s new digital salary app

Syria’s transitional government will begin distributing public sector salaries exclusively through Sham Cash, a digital payment app whose rollout has…

Haid Haid 12 May , 2025
A tenuous truce holds India and Pakistan from the brink
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A tenuous truce holds India and Pakistan from the brink

Fares Garabet 12 May , 2025
PKK guerrillas scan for firing positions as they conduct military exercises in the mountains of northern Iraq's Kurdish autonomous region, 18 November 2006. DAVID FURST / AFP
Politics

What next after historic PKK decision to disband?

The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group, which has been locked in bloody conflict with Türkiye for more than four decades, made a…

Omer Onhon 11 May , 2025
Kashmiri men react after the ceasefire announcement between India and Pakistan, in Srinagar May 10, 2025. REUTERS/Sharafat Ali
Politics

A nerve-wracking ceasefire holds between India and Pakistan—for now

Just as India's showdown with Pakistan was spiralling out of control, it seems to be calming down. After four days of escalating clashes, culminating…

The Economist 11 May , 2025
Trump's 'big' agenda in Saudi Arabia Al Majalla
Business & Economy

Trump's 'big' agenda in Saudi Arabia

US President Donald Trump is due to visit Saudi Arabia on 13 May, marking a significant moment in the historic partnership between the two countries…

Maher Chmaytelli 11 May , 2025
Late Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser and Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi arrive together at the Arab Summit venue in Rabat on December 23, 1969. AFP
Documents & Memoirs

A 50-year-old recording sheds light on Egypt's position toward Israel today

A decades-old audio recording made at a pivotal moment in the history of the Middle East has recently come to light, and it has a direct bearing on…

Amr Emam 11 May , 2025
Brig. Gen. Mohammed al-Jassim and some of his officers in Sheikh al-Hadid in the Afrin district of northern Syria. April 13, 2025. Shelly Kittleson
Politics

Much-maligned Syrian commander rebuts massacre claims

Afrin, Syria: “Our men didn’t even enter Jableh,” claimed Brigadier General Mohammed al-Jassim during an extensive interview with Al Majalla on his…

Shelly Kittleson 10 May , 2025
Chairs and tables are‬‭ scattered at the site of a suspected militant‬ attack on tourists in Baisaran near Pahalgam in south Kashmir's Anantnag district,‬ on April 24, 2025. Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP
Politics

How India and Pakistan can pull back from the brink

India and Pakistan are once again at each other’s throats. Following a terrorist attack in Indian-administered Kashmir on 22 April, New Delhi…

Ravi Agrawal 10 May , 2025
Opinion

Trading places: China and the US swap positions on free trade

It is one of history’s great ironies. Washington has become an opponent of the global free trade system it once led, turning to tariffs and…

Khaled Kassar 10 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
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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