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A climate change activist takes part in a protest against the impact of US policy on climate change before the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump outside the US embassy in London. Reuters
Science & Technology

Where will Trump's war on climate protections take the world?

In July 1977, a few months after Jimmy Carter became US president, he received a memo from Frank Press, his chief scientific adviser, warning of the…

Alaa Emara 23 March , 2025
Representatives of seven Arab countries, kings, presidents, and princes, convene in Cairo on May 29, 1946, at the invitation of King Farouk, with the aim of organising a united front against Jewish immigration to Palestine. AP
Documents & Memoirs

This day in history: the birth of the Arab League

Eighty years ago today, the charter of the Arab League was signed, marking the birth of an organisation aimed at fostering cooperation among Arab…

Sami Moubayed 22 March , 2025
The foreign agendas competing for Syria's future Al Majalla
Politics

The foreign agendas competing for Syria's future

The toppling of Bashar al-Assad from Syria has left the country in the hands of those who forced it, but the state is broken, and millions who left…

Ibrahim Hamidi 22 March , 2025
Berlin Mayor Kai Wegner at the Bundesrat in Berlin on March 21, 2025. If, after the Bundestag, the Bundesrat also approves it, the way will be clear for the unprecedented borrowing for defence and infrastructure. John MACDOUGALL / AFP
Business & Economy

Germany approves the biggest fiscal expansion in its post-war history

When a German party triggers a Zählappell, or parliamentary roll call, it is serious business. As a television commentator recently joked, “They will…

The Economist 21 March , 2025
A scene from the film  Universal Pictures
Culture & Social Affairs

'The Brutalist': a brutally long film that falls short

Brady Corbet, the director of the award-winning 2024 film The Brutalist, said he faced difficulties when embarking on the project, with producers…

Areej Jamal 20 March , 2025
A Palestinian man hugs the body of a baby following Israeli overnight airstrikes in the northern Gaza Strip, at the Indonesian Hospital in Beit Lahia, on March 20, 2025. BASHAR TALEB / AFP
Politics

Unpacking Netanyahu's predictably self-serving return to war

After a 58-day ceasefire and a halt in military operations between Israel and Hamas, Israel resumed its air strikes at dawn on Tuesday, 18 March,…

Salem Al Rayyes 20 March , 2025
Opinion

Is a European peacekeeping force in Ukraine even feasible?

While US President Donald Trump intensifies his efforts to negotiate an end to the Ukraine conflict, European leaders are being forced to consider…

Con Coughlin 20 March , 2025
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 11, 2025, in New York City. Following the worst day for the markets this year, the Dow was down nearly 500 points in morning trading. Spencer Platt/AFP
Business & Economy

Will Trump use the Federal Reserve as leverage, too?

America's unravelling defence commitments to Europe raise fundamental questions about geopolitical alignments, while US President Donald Trump’s…

Christopher Smart 20 March , 2025
Netanyahu fulfils his promise to resume the war in Gaza
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Netanyahu fulfils his promise to resume the war in Gaza

Fares Garabet 20 March , 2025
Opinion

Syria developments give cause for both optimism and worry

Since an alliance of militias led by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) entered Damascus in December to put an end to the rule of the Assad family, analysts…

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy 20 March , 2025
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A Houthi takeover of Bab al-Mandab cannot be tolerated

12 September 2026

The Iran-backed group's effective takeover of Yemen's western coast comes with serious regional and global implications. The world needs to act.

Alice Gower
Pete Reynolds
Politics

Inside Assad’s nuclear secrets

09 September 2026

Al Majalla reveals the structure of Syria's nuclear programme 19 years after Israel bombed the Al-Kibar reactor, detailing the involvement of other states and the assassinations that followed

Al Majalla - London
Underwater image of a diver among fish at the North Seymour Island dive site in the Galapagos archipelago, Ecuador, taken on 8 March 2024. ERNESTO BENAVIDES / AFP
Business & Economy

The global race for rare earths reaches the ocean floor

07 September 2026

A critical mineral found on Japan's seabed has caught US attention, and the two are teaming up to see whether it can yield future benefits and reduce their dependence on China

Abdulfattah Khattab
Al Majalla/Reuters
Politics

The murky origins of al-Qaeda explained

09 September 2026

Thousands of Muslim volunteers flocked to Afghanistan in 1979 to fight the Soviets in response to a rallying cry, aided by the largest covert operation in CIA history

Steve Hewitt
Susan Sarandon in Echo Chamber ANDREA MICONI
Culture & Social Affairs

Susan Sarandon on fear, freedom, and refusing to change

08 September 2026

The renowned American actress tells Al Majalla about her gnawing drive for justice at the Venice Film Festival, where her new film 'Echo Chamber' premiered

Leila Amar

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