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Houthi fighters stand guard during a protest following US and British forces strikes in the capital, Sanaa, on January 12, 2024, amid Israel's war on Gaza. MOHAMMED HUWAIS / AFP
Politics

Trump puts Houthis back on terror list to pile pressure on Iran

The US presidential pendulum on terrorist designations has swung once again, with new President Donald Trump again branding the Houthi group in Yemen…

Anwar Al-Ansi 29 January , 2025
Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (L) is received by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus on December 22, 2024. AFP
Politics

Hakan Fidan: A stable Syria is key to a stable region

Türkiye is seen as one of the main geopolitical winners of regime change in Syria and is certainly one of the most influential in the country…

Al Majalla - London 28 January , 2025
State-based armed conflict tops WEF Global Risks Report Diana Estefanía Rubio
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State-based armed conflict tops WEF Global Risks Report

The global outlook in 2025 is increasingly fractured across geopolitical, environmental, societal, economic and technological domains, according to…

Al Majalla - London 28 January , 2025
Opinion

Sharaa and Abdi face off over SDF's future. Who will blink first?

Syria’s future will likely be shaped by the two main groups now in control of its territory. They are Ahmed al-Sharaa's Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)…

Ibrahim Hamidi 28 January , 2025
The 'New Generation' writers bringing Sudan's rich culture to younger audiences Al Majalla
Culture & Social Affairs

The 'New Generation' writers bringing Sudan's rich culture to younger audiences

The ongoing civil war in Sudan has not stopped its vibrant literary scene from shining. New publishers, such as The Small Encyclopaedia House, have…

Mansour Al-Souaim 28 January , 2025
TotalEnergies chairman and CEO Patrick Pouyanne (2ndR) asks a question to US President Donald Trump (on screen) during his address by video conference at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 23, 2025. FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP
Business & Economy

After Davos: Trumponomics set to disrupt globalist agenda

The World Economic Forum convened as usual this year in Davos. But on the same day it began, Donald Trump returned to power, meaning it did not feel…

Maher Chmaytelli 28 January , 2025
Israel turns its guns on the West Bank after Gaza ceasefire
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Israel turns its guns on the West Bank after Gaza ceasefire

Fares Garabet 27 January , 2025
Chinese AI is catching up, posing a dilemma for Donald Trump Shutterstock
Science & Technology

Chinese AI is catching up, posing a dilemma for Donald Trump

If there is a single technology America needs to bring about the “thrilling new era of national success” that President Donald Trump promised in his…

The Economist 27 January , 2025
A US dollar note is placed on a stack of Syrian pounds at a market in the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli in northeast Syria on September 10, 2019. AFP / Delil SOULEIMAN
Business & Economy

Rebuilding Syria's economy will be challenging but comes with reward

In recent TV interviews, the head of Syria’s new interim government said it would take time for an improvement in living conditions after the fall of…

Abdelkader Hasria 27 January , 2025
This aerial photo shows displaced Gazans gathering in an area in Nuseirat on January 26, 2025, being prevented by Israel from returning to their homes in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. AFP
Politics

Egypt wants to help shape Gaza's future, but not by taking in Palestinians

US President Donald Trump's suggestion that Egypt and Jordan take in a portion of Gaza's Palestinians could set the tone in relations between Cairo…

Amr Emam 27 January , 2025
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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
Al Majalla
Politics

Netanyahu's Iran victory claim falls on deaf ears in Israel

29 April 2026

Many Israelis actually believe that they lost the war, with opposition leader Yair Lapid accusing the Israeli premier of having led the country into "strategic collapse and diplomatic catastrophe"

Asaad Ghanem
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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