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A man looks out to the devastation while clearing rubble and debris from a house at the Yarmouk camp for Palestinian refugees south of Damascus on December 22, 2024. MUHAMMAD HAJ KADOUR / AFP
Business & Economy

Syria begins to piece together a country and economy in ruins

Syria’s economy has faced a series of crises ever since the days of colonial rule, but it has also spent time as one of the most successful in the…

Abdulfattah Khattab 24 December , 2024
The leader of Syria's Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group, Ahmad al-Sharaa, addresses a crowd at the capital's landmark Umayyad Mosque on December 8, 2024. Abdulaziz KETAZ / AFP
Politics

Can al-Sharaa stand the Kemalist ideology?

Syria’s new Islamist leader, Ahmad al-Sharaa, is presenting himself as a viable alternative to the brutal dictatorship of the Assads and their…

Ahmed Maher 23 December , 2024
A member of Iraq's PMF stands in front of a banner depicting slain Iraqi commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis (L) and IRGC commander Qasem Soleimani, on Jan 2, 2023, at a ceremony marking the anniversary of their assassination. AFP
Politics

While Israel now wants to go after Iraqi militias, Trump may not

President-elect Donald Trump wants to end ongoing wars in the Middle East before he takes office. “Get it over with, and let’s get back to peace and…

David Schenker 23 December , 2024
Olaf Scholz AFP
Profiles

Olaf Scholz: The German chancellor on life support

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s term in office looks set to end after his government lost a historic vote of confidence in the German parliament,…

Con Coughlin 23 December , 2024
Opinion

Will Western engagement help or hinder Syria's transition?

After more than a decade of isolation, Western diplomatic delegations are rushing back to Damascus with striking urgency, marking the end of years of…

Haid Haid 23 December , 2024
Imam Al-Ghazali Wikicommons
Culture & Social Affairs

Imam Al-Ghazali is back in the modern-day spotlight

Imam Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali, known as “The Proof of Islam”, is a highly influential figure in cultural and religious history, and now, his significance…

Ibrahim Adel 23 December , 2024
Will Syria's economy be able to recover after years of war? Diana Estefanía Rubio
Infographics

Will Syria's economy be able to recover after years of war?

The Syrian civil war has left its economy in ruins. In addition to GDP shrinking by more than 90% between 2010 and 2024, the population remains…

Al Majalla - London 23 December , 2024
SDF on shaky ground in new Syria
Cartoons

SDF on shaky ground in new Syria

Fares Garabet 23 December , 2024
A Syrian man looks towards an Israeli tank positioned in the Syrian town of Madinat al-Baath, in the UN-patrolled buffer zone in the annexed Golan Heights on 20 December 2024. Bakr Alkasem / AFP
Politics

Rather than extend a hand, Netanyahu rains on Syria’s parade

It seems like an aeon ago when I thought I was on the verge of mediating peace between Israel and Syria.It was the first week of March 2011. I was…

Frederic C. Hof 22 December , 2024
A scene from the filming atmosphere in the camps
Culture & Social Affairs

Gaza’s young filmmakers capture the suffering of war

In Gaza’s camps for displaced people, cameras were placed in the hands of children as part of an initiative to capture the thoughts and creativity of…

Houssam Marouf 21 December , 2024
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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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