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Ahmed al-Dalati, deputy commander-in-chief of Ahrar al-Sham
Politics

Syrian commander: We infiltrated Assad’s army command on Day One

A month since former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fled the country to live as a fugitive in Russia, the story of how he was forced out is still…

Ibrahim Hamidi 19 January , 2025
Nawaf Salam: From ICJ president to Lebanese prime minister Al Majalla
Profiles

Nawaf Salam: From ICJ president to Lebanese prime minister

Almost a year ago, when Nawaf Salam was elected President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), a close friend predicted that it would herald…

Elie Kossaifi 19 January , 2025
Trump’s second term could shake up NATO, Ukraine and China Adrián Astorgano
Politics

Trump’s second term could shake up NATO, Ukraine and China

The world has significantly changed since Donald Trump's first term as president of the United States ended in 2021. Ukraine and Russia are at war,…

Omer Onhon 19 January , 2025
Trump’s Three Ts—tariffs, tech and Taiwan—set to define US-China relations Dominic Bugatto
Politics

Trump’s Three Ts—tariffs, tech and Taiwan—set to define US-China relations

Ahead of Donald Trump's return to the White House, world leaders are bracing for a profound change in the foreign policy of the world's most powerful…

Shirley Ze Yu 19 January , 2025
Joan Valent's 'Rebirth': A musical epic true to his signature style Tolo Balaguer / Alamy Stock Photo
Culture & Social Affairs

Joan Valent's 'Rebirth': A musical epic true to his signature style

Renowned Spanish composer and conductor Joan Valent has recently released his eighth album—the latest from a classical musician with a diverse…

Najeeb Mubarak 18 January , 2025
Ahmed al-Dalati, deputy commander-in-chief of Ahrar al-Sham
Politics

Syrian military leader: We decided to overthrow Assad in 2020

A month since former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fled the country to live as a fugitive in Russia, the story of how he was forced out is still…

Ibrahim Hamidi 18 January , 2025
Opinion

Erdoğan’s success in Syria awakens dormant alliances

Türkiye’s success in helping to unseat Bashar al-Assad and institute an allied Islamist government in Damascus in his stead will likely have far…

Amr Emam 18 January , 2025
A TikTok influencer holds a sign that reads "Keep TikTok" outside the US Supreme Court as it hears oral arguments on whether to overturn or delay a law that could lead to a ban of TikTok in the US on January 10, 2024. Kayla Bartkowski / AFP
Science & Technology

The TikTok ban explained

In the United States, presidents come and go, but—at least so far—TikTok has endured.The social media app, owned by Chinese tech giant ByteDance, has…

Rishi Iyengar 17 January , 2025
A man waves Palestinian flags as Palestinians react to the news on a ceasefire deal with Israel, in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, January 15, 2025. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed
Politics

Will a ceasefire bring Palestinians closer to statehood dream?

With both US President Joe Biden and incoming President Donald Trump claiming credit for negotiating the Gaza ceasefire deal, the bigger question is…

Con Coughlin 17 January , 2025
US grabs Russia’s European gas share as others lack capacity Sara Padovan
Business & Economy

US grabs Russia’s European gas share as others lack capacity

The United States is set to grab Russia’s share of the natural gas market in central Europe after Ukraine’s decision to end the transit of Moscow’s…

Maher Chmaytelli 17 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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