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Opinion

Why cutting Hezbollah's arms flow from Syria won't be easy

Since launching its war on Lebanon, Israel has ramped up its air strikes in Syria, laser-focused on dismantling the group's critical weapons supplies…

Haid Haid 11 November , 2024
Joaquin Phoenix in the movie "Joker: Folie à Deux' Warner Bros
Culture & Social Affairs

Joaquin Phoenix carries 'The Joker: Folie à Deux' to higher heights

Many critics and viewers feel let down by the latest film in this DC Comics character franchise, with some even calling Joker: Folie à Deux a…

Samer Abou Hawwach 11 November , 2024
Former Acting Director of National Intelligence Ric Grenell speaks on stage on the third day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 17, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. CHIP SOMODEVILLA/AFP
Politics

Trump’s foreign policy influencers

What might Trump's foreign policy look like? The Republican candidate often shoots from the hip—consider his grand declaration that he can end the…

Foreign Policy 11 November , 2024
Heads of state stand for a group photo at the Arab-Islamic summit held in Riyadh on November 11, 2024. SPA
Politics

Arab-Islamic Summit: An opportunity to advance the two-state solution

On 28 September—on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York—Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan…

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy 11 November , 2024
Opinion

Behind Bahçeli’s olive branch to the PKK

Sometimes the olive branch is less surprising than the hand extending it. Such was the case on 22 October, at a meeting of the Nationalist Action…

Omer Onhon 10 November , 2024
Braving the bombs: Why Lebanon’s national flag carrier keeps flying Lina Jaradat
Business & Economy

Braving the bombs: Why Lebanon’s national flag carrier keeps flying

Typically, Lebanese Middle East Airlines (MEA) planes do not land in a warzone. Landing a plane on a runway takes concentration and skill at the best…

Salwa Baalbaki 10 November , 2024
Remembering my uncle, Yasser Arafat Eduardo Ramon
Documents & Memoirs

Remembering my uncle, Yasser Arafat

The founding leader, Yasser Arafat, remains embedded in the collective memory of the Palestinian people, especially during this time of loss and…

Nasser al-Kidwa 10 November , 2024
Susie Wiles, the unassuming operative who powered Donald Trump’s campaign Al Majalla-AFP-Alamy
Profiles

Susie Wiles, the unassuming operative who powered Donald Trump’s campaign

Susie Wiles cannot control everything. Take Donald Trump, her boss: his rants on the campaign trail, his unvetted social-media posts, his…

The Economist 09 November , 2024
Rateb Al-Shallah speaks with President Carter in the presence of Hajj Badr al-Din.
Business & Economy

The life and legacy of Syrian businessman Rateb Shallah

Rateb Shallah, the former president of the Damascus Chamber of Commerce, has died. He was 92. His history and that of his illustrious family tell…

Sami Moubayed 09 November , 2024
The promise and danger of AI in the military Grace Russell
Science & Technology

The promise and danger of AI in the military

There is no question that Israeli intelligence agencies have rebounded after their catastrophic failure on 7 October 2023 following the Hamas…

Bilal Saab 09 November , 2024
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Politics

Gulf states should steer clear of attritional war traps

01 April 2026

The US-Israeli war against Iran aims to draw in Gulf states, but history has shown that entering wars is far easier than exiting them. Prudence is needed now more than ever.

Khairuldeen Al Makhzoomi
Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin speaks at a press conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on 25 August, 2025. Luka Dakskobler / Getty
Politics

'Israel is exploiting Iran war to kill a Palestinian state'

01 April 2026

PA Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin tells Al Majalla that Israel is taking advantage of the fact that the world is distracted by the US-Iran war to create irreversible facts on the ground

Ahmed Maher
Ewan White
Politics

Iraq's internal battle for influence comes to a head

31 March 2026

New fronts have opened up across the region in light of the US-Israeli war on Iran, as non-state actors with links to Tehran fear for their futures

Rustum Mahmud
People gather during a celebration called by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) at the Umayyad Square, after the ousting of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, 20 December, 2024. Reuters / Ammar
Business & Economy

US-Iran war gives Syria's global economic pitch more urgency

01 April 2026

Given the effective closure of the Hormuz Strait and Houthi threats to close off the Red Sea, Syria may emerge as a corridor and conduit to bypass these embattled maritime chokepoints

Charles Lister
Farid al-Madhan Reuters/ Al Majalla
Politics

Farid al-Madhan: Assad's fingerprints were on every picture

31 March 2026

A former army forensics employee who later became known as Caesar tells Al Majalla how he risked his life to expose the torture and killing of countless Syrians in regime prisons

Ibrahim Hamidi

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