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Karim Abdel Aziz from the Al-Hashshashin series. Instagram
Culture & Social Affairs

'The Assassins' sheds light on one of the most dangerous cults in Islamic history

The first episode of the Egyptian television series Al-Hashshashin aired on the first day of the Holy Month of Ramadan and provides viewers with a…

Sami Moubayed 20 March , 2024
US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a press conference following the weekly Senate caucus luncheons on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 12, 2024. Reuters
Politics

The Schumer shock: Seismic US shift on Israel or attempt to gain voter favour?

Senator Chuck Schumer's sharp criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week marked a significant turning point in the Democratic…

Aqeel Abbas 20 March , 2024
In 2002, the CIA informed Iraqi Kurds of its plan for regime change.  In part 1 of a 7-part series, Al Majalla publishes first-hand accounts of the conversations that would change the Middle East. Al Majalla
Documents & Memoirs

Khaddam Files: Talabani informs al-Assad of US decision to topple Saddam

When Syria’s former Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam left for Paris in 2005, he took reams of papers, reports, notes, and files with him.For…

Ibrahim Hamidi 20 March , 2024
Opinion

How a united and tough stance on Syria slowly softened

Around 15 March every year, many Syrians acknowledge the anniversary of the protests that erupted as part of the Arab Spring in 2011. It was only 13…

Ibrahim Hamidi 24 March , 2024
TikTok: The most popular social media app in the US Diana Estefanía Rubio
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TikTok: The most popular social media app in the US

Social media platforms have been the centre of controversy in recent years as concerns about their role in disseminating misinformation and scandals…

Al Majalla - London 19 March , 2024
Opinion

Iraqi leaders fight journalists instead of corruption

“The victims of cruelty and injustice are not any better than their tormentors. Their position usually amounts to nothing more than waiting to swap…

Ayad Al-Anbar 19 March , 2024
Ageing structures, war, the port explosion, and severe weather are all factors that contributed to building decay in Lebanon. But there is no plan for alternative housing should a perfect storm hit. Eduardo Ramon
Business & Economy

In Lebanon, building collapses are the latest manifestation of state collapse

The Lebanese people are no strangers to crisis, but now there is a new concern sweeping the country: the safety of its buildings.Heavy rainfall…

Salwa Baalbaki 19 March , 2024
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (C) hosts Armenia's Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan (L) and Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov (R) for peace talks in Berlin on February 28, 2024. AFP
Politics

Are Azerbaijan and Armenia heading to peace?

Against the backdrop of the Gaza war, the escalation of Iran and its proxies across the Middle East, and Russia’s war in Ukraine, the South Caucasus…

Anna Borshchevskaya 19 March , 2024
Doubts about Biden's age and his Gaza policy will likely hinder his campaign. Meanwhile, Trump has a serious cash problem. Al Majalla explains. AFP
Politics

Trump and Biden: Two weak candidates for the White House

This is not a happy time for the Democratic Party. The American economy is growing, the stock market on Wall Street is high, and unemployment is low…

Robert Ford 19 March , 2024
The American crusade against TikTok
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The American crusade against TikTok

Fares Garabet 18 March , 2024
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Lina Jaradat
Politics

Attacks on Iran make a nuclear bomb more likely

20 June 2025

Iran's nuclear programme is damaged, but its determination is heightened

Eric Brewer
Michelle Thompson.
Business & Economy

What would happen if Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz?

18 June 2025

The strait carries up to 20% of the world's oil exports at around 20 million barrels of oil each day. Any closure could cost the global economy greatly, even if only for a short time.

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi
A demonstrator holds a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, while gathering with others during a rally in solidarity with the government against Israel's attacks on Iran on June 14, 2025. ATTA KENARE / AFP
Politics

Iran is further from regime change than Israel thinks

17 June 2025

Israel sees an opportunity to eliminate a strategic regional rival, but the future course of events primarily hinges on what Trump decides to do next

Houssam Itani
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addresses Iranians on the occasion of the 36th anniversary of the death of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (portrait), in Tehran on June 4, 2025. KHAMENEI.IR / AFP
Profiles

Ali Khamenei: the guardian of Iran's strategic patience doctrine

21 June 2025

For decades, Iran's supreme leader—first Khomeini, then Khamenei—pursued a strategy of backing regional militias to fight Israel, but with the 'resistance axis' in tatters, Iran is left to fight alone

Arash Azizi
Eduardo Ramon
Politics

How Israel pulled off its unprecedented strike on Iran

18 June 2025

Years of painstaking intelligence work went into the operation that activated vast networks of operatives and involved multiple layers of subterfuge

Michael Horowitz

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