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Then and now: My two very different visits to Damascus

Damascus today resembles the melee of a busy stock exchange during trading hours, which leads the pulse rate on a merry dance, sending it soaring…

Ibrahim Hamidi 23 April , 2025
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Politics

There is no better time to disarm Hezbollah

Last week, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun announced that Beirut would not forcibly disarm the Iran-backed Shiite militia Hezbollah as part of its…

David Schenker 23 April , 2025
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following the September meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on September 18, 2024, in Washington, DC. AFP
Business & Economy

Trump fires at the Fed. America’s economy is collateral damage

Donald Trump can rarely resist the urge to engage in name-calling. Typically, his barbs are more juvenile than consequential. But his designation of…

The Economist 23 April , 2025

Pope Francis passes, Easter celebrations and more

April, 2025
Ozan KOSE / AFP
Ozan KOSE / AFP

A portrait of late Pope Francis is displayed at the Saint Mary Draperis Church in Istanbul on April 21, 2025.

Patrick Pleul / AP
Patrick Pleul / AP

Women in black church costumes sing Easter hymns as they walk through the small Lusatian village of Maust near Cottbus, Sunday, April 20, 2025.

Mohd Arhaan ARCHER / AFP
Mohd Arhaan ARCHER / AFP

A nomadic shepherd leads a herd of pashmina goats for grazing during snowfall at the snow-capped Changthang plateau in eastern Ladakh on April 19, 2025.

Kenny / AFP
Kenny / AFP

Artists wearing turbans and traditional attire take shade before the start of a cultural performance organised for US Vice President JD Vance and his family at the Amber Fort in Jaipur on April 22, 2025.

AP/Emilio Morenatti
AP/Emilio Morenatti

A penitent holds his six-month-old son as he processes through the streets of Seville during Holy Week in Spain, Sunday, April 13, 2025.

AFP
AFP

An aerial view shows machinery transferring coal at a port in southwestern China's Chongqing municipality on April 20, 2025.

Bertie Gregory / REUTERS
Bertie Gregory / REUTERS

An Emperor penguin chick begs its parent to be fed during a blizzard, in the midst of a colony, on the Ekstrom Ice Shelf, Antarctica, in this undated handout image obtained by Reuters on April 17, 2025.

HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP
HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP

A pedestrian takes a picture of the new art piece called "Whale on the Wharf" created with plastic waste by US-based artists and architects duo, Jason Klimoski and Lesley Chang, in Canary Wharf, in London, on April 18, 2025.

REUTERS / Riska Munawarah
REUTERS / Riska Munawarah

University students take part in mangrove planting to mark Earth Day in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on April 22, 2025.

REUTERS / Alaa Al-Marjani
REUTERS / Alaa Al-Marjani

A drone view shows buffaloes wading in the waters of Chebayesh Marsh in Dhi Qar Province, Iraq, on April 18, 2025.

Youssef Habchi El-Ashkar: writing is my salvation
Culture & Social Affairs

Youssef Habchi El-Ashkar: writing is my salvation

Youssef Habchi El-Achkar is widely regarded as the founder of the ‘self-awareness movement’ in contemporary Lebanese literature, characterised by…

Mohamed abi Samra 22 April , 2025
Washington tells Damascus what it needs to do to ease sanctions Al Majalla
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Washington tells Damascus what it needs to do to ease sanctions

Eight American conditions for temporarily easing US sanctions on Syria have been revealed in diplomatic documents seen by Al Majalla in recent days…

Ibrahim Hamidi 22 April , 2025
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Rare earths: China’s trump card in US tariff war

In response to US President Donald Trump's so-called "Liberation Day" tariffs in early April, which have since imposed levies on China of up to 245%,…

Al Majalla - London 22 April , 2025
Farewell Pope Francis
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Farewell Pope Francis

Fares Garabet 21 April , 2025
Farewell Francis: 'The Pope of the People' Sarah Tims
Profiles

Farewell Francis: 'The Pope of the People'

Pope Francis, the 266th in the history of the Catholic Church, has died at the age of 88. He became pope in 2013 after his predecessor, Benedict XVI,…

Con Coughlin 21 April , 2025
Opinion

Like it or not, the end of Iran's ‘axis’ is near

The term “axis of resistance” emerged in 2001, largely in response to US President George W. Bush’s dubbing of Iran, Iraq and North Korea (and later…

Badia Fahs 21 April , 2025
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Politics

Houthis seek expansion after reaching Bab al-Mandab

17 September 2026

After rapid advances, the Yemeni rebel group is fortifying its positions along the vital maritime chokepoint, while intensifying pressure in southwestern Taiz, northern Lahj, and Marib

Ibrahim Jalal
Al Majalla
Culture & Social Affairs

Backlash over Macklemore ban shows major US culture shift

16, Sep 2026

The American rapper's removal from Ed Sheeran's tour over his 'Free Palestine' speech and the British singer's meek rebuttal sparked an uproar on social media

Samer Abou Hawwach
Axel Rangel García
Politics

Francesca Albanese: the Palestine question is a global one

16 September 2026

In an interview with Al Majalla, the UN Special Rapporteur says the backlash against her for speaking out against Israel's genocide in Gaza reveals much about the current international order

Elie Kossaifi
Al Majalla
Business & Economy

AI data centres: the costliest infrastructure race in history?

16 September 2026

Investment could reach $50tn by 2050, but electricity, semiconductors and data laws will determine where the factories of the new economy are built

Abdel-Rahman Ayas
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi shares a moment with Russian President Vladimir Putin as Chinese President Xi Jinping looks on during day two of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, on 13 September 2026. REUTERS
Politics

Only China, India, and Russia can end the Iran war

15 September 2026

Washington needs its rivals to create peace on its behalf

Amir Handjani

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