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US Envoy for Hostages Adam Boehler speaks during a US hostage and wrongful detainee flag raising ceremony at the State Department in Washington, DC, on March 6, 2025. Jim WATSON / AFP
Politics

Direct US-Hamas talks ruffle feathers in Israel

The dramatic meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Donald Trump at the White House has made US allies wonder if they…

Michael Horowitz 16 March , 2025
Mark Carney: The new leader of a "Strong Canada"
Profiles

Mark Carney: The new leader of a "Strong Canada"

On 6 January 2025, Canadian Prime Minister and Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau resigned in the face of a slew of political and economic…

Abdulfattah Khattab 15 March , 2025
A member of the former rebel group Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham stands guard near an image of Syria's Bashar al-Assad at the fourth division headquarters in Damascus, Syria, January 23, 2025. REUTERS/Yamam Al Shaar
Politics

My Syria visit: Rays of hope and fears for the future

I first visited Syria as a young tourist in 1983 and again in 1987, and my admiration for the Syrian people, their dignity, hospitality and amazing…

Robert Ford 15 March , 2025
Opinion

Time will tell if Sharaa will truly protect Syria's minorities

Indian resistance leader and ‘Father of the Nation’ Mahatma Gandhi once said that “a civilisation should be judged by its treatment of minorities”…

Nikolaos van Dam 15 March , 2025
Al Majalla's Book Watch
Culture & Social Affairs

Al Majalla's Book Watch

The Arab world has a vibrant and rich literary scene. At Al Majalla, we highlight some of our favourite picks—from philosophy and history to science,…

Khodr Al Agha 15 March , 2025
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Culture & Social Affairs

Basel Adra: I wanted to make a film as disturbing as my reality

When he first picked up a video camera, Hebron-born Palestinian activist Basel Adra had no idea that it would take him, his cause, and his land to…

Houssam Marouf 14 March , 2025
Ahmed al-Sharaa and Mazloum Abdi during the signing of the agreement to integrate the SDF into state institutions, Damascus, March 10, 2025. AFP
Politics

Reading between the lines of the Sharaa-Abdi deal

Syria is standing at a crossroads. Its new government, led by Ahmed al-Sharaa as interim president, raised hopes for restoring a sense of unity…

Omer Onhon 14 March , 2025
Trump's tariff storm brings the world closer to economic Armageddon Brian Stauffer
Business & Economy

Trump's tariff storm brings the world closer to economic Armageddon

In 1983, German-born American economist Theodore Levitt published an article titled The Globalisation of Markets. He had coined a term that meant the…

Toufic Chanbour 14 March , 2025
Opinion

Ukraine ceasefire hinges on Moscow's conditions and Kyiv's concessions

Vladimir Putin has set out several conditions before accepting a ceasefire deal on Ukraine, saying that "questions" still remain over it but that he…

Con Coughlin 13 March , 2025
A new regional security order in the Middle East? Eduardo Ramon
Politics

A new regional security order in the Middle East?

As long as states in the Middle East exhibit political fragility, Iran will find a way to spread its nefarious influence through a mix of coercion…

Bilal Saab 13 March , 2025
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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
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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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