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Gantz received red carpet treatment in the US and UK as Netanyahu's popularity both inside and outside of Israel is at an all-time low. Peter Csuth
Profiles

Benny Gantz: The former Israeli army chief who could replace Netanyahu

At a time when Israel is facing international pressure over its relentless military offensive in Gaza, the emergence of former Israeli army chief…

Con Coughlin 09 March , 2024
As the future of the US presence in the Middle East is being debated, foreign policy discussions would be incomplete without considering Russia's role in the region. Al Majalla explains. Sam Green
Politics

How the Middle East became an arena for Putin's power struggle with the US

Conflict across the Middle East continues to spiral, and the future US position in the region remains at the forefront of foreign policy discussions…

Anna Borshchevskaya 09 March , 2024
Opinion

Gulf states should not sit pretty on their oil reserves

The push towards green and away from black is inexorable. In a rapidly warming world, there is no choice but to stop using the finite and filthy…

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 08 March , 2024
Opinion

Syria's haunting prison of cruelty knows no limits

A few days ago, Syrian lawyer Muhammad Sabra took to X/Twitter to commemorate ten years since his brother Mahmoud was detained by the regime of…

Alia Mansour 09 March , 2024
The French Navy's bagpipe band Pagad Lan Bihu plays at the Pyramids of Giza in 2020. AFP
Business & Economy

Egyptians cautiously hopeful following IMF deal

Many in Egypt are hopeful after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a loan amounting to approximately $9.2bn—a jump from the $3bn promised…

Marcelle Nasr 08 March , 2024
The Abraham Accords signing ceremony event on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Sept. 15, 2020 AFP
Politics

Israelis deeply divided on Arab normalisation

Polls in Israel rarely show large majorities in support of any programme or political movement, but a few weeks before the UAE took the unprecedented…

Michael Horowitz 08 March , 2024
On International Women's Day, we celebrate the political, economic and cultural achievements of Arab women in the region, while also highlighting some of their most pressing challenges, particularly for those living in war zones Aliaa Abou Khaddour
Culture & Social Affairs

International Women’s Day: Challenges and expectations

This year, International Women’s Day, which is celebrated on 8 March every year, comes at a particularly difficult time for women—especially the ones…

Al Majalla - London 08 March , 2024
From Gaza to Sudan, thousands of women have been killed, and millions have been displaced. In a region engulfed in turmoil and violence, women are disproportionally affected. Lina Jaradat
Culture & Social Affairs

In a war-torn region, Arab women carry the heaviest burden

Several years ago, to mark International Women’s Day on 8 March, I posted a light-hearted comment on my Facebook page.“In honour of International…

Sawsan Jamil Hasan 08 March , 2024
As the Ukraine war drags on and causalities mount, more women have joined the frontlines. But women have a long history of fighting in wars. Al Majalla explains. Mona Eing
Politics

Ukraine's women soldiers remind of history's female warriors

On the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers had died in the…

Steve Hewitt 08 March , 2024
This picture taken on April 15, 2019 shows a sumo wrestler taking part in a "honozumo," a ceremonial sumo exhibition, on the grounds of Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo. AFP
Business & Economy

Japan not in great shape as it reels from economic challenges

In 2023, Japan lost its status as the third-strongest global economic power to Germany. With a significant drop in the yen’s exchange rate this…

Abdel-Rahman Ayas 07 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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