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'Sir, there appears to be a hole in your argument' Fares Garabet
Cartoons

'Sir, there appears to be a hole in your argument'

Fares Garabet 18 December , 2025
Writer João Morgado on switching from the epic to the intimate
Culture & Social Affairs

Writer João Morgado on switching from the epic to the intimate

João Morgado is a prominent Portuguese writer who has published several novels, along with a collection of short stories, novellas, poetry, and…

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 18 December , 2025
Opinion

Fighting extremism is a top priority and a task for every Syrian

Syrians had scarcely celebrated the first anniversary of their country’s liberation from the Assad regime and American lawmakers’ decision to repeal…

Alia Mansour 18 December , 2025
The Leviathan natural gas platform in the Mediterranean Sea. With Lebanon and Cyprus having finally demarcated their maritime boundary, exploration for new gas fields can begin. Jack Guez/AFP
Politics

Drawing lines for gas: Lebanon and Cyprus sort their waters out

After two decades of stalled talks, Cyprus and Lebanon finally demarcated their offshore Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) on 26 November, in an…

Michael Harari 18 December , 2025

Christmas events, Drought in Brazil, and more from the world

AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth
AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth

A Saki monkey investigates a festive stocking gifted by zookeepers at London Zoo, as the conservation zoo celebrates its Magic of Christmas event in London, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025.

REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

Aircrafts fly past as Bangladesh Air Force team performs aerobatic display to mark the 54th Victory Day of Bangladesh, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 16, 2025.  

REUTERS/Florion Goga
REUTERS/Florion Goga

A drone view of the Christmas market at Skanderbeg Square in Tirana, Albania, December 12, 2025.

AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn
AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn

Illumination flares fired by Thai military forces shine in Burirum province, Thailand, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, following clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers.

Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP
Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP

 A man looks at seagulls flying over the Mediterranean sea, at sunset, while he takes a walk along the "Promenade des Anglais" on the French Riviera city of Nice, southern France, on December 15, 2025.

Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP
Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP

Austria's Nina Ortlieb skies during the women's downhill training as part of the FIS Alpine ski World Cup 2025-2026, in St. Moritz, south-eastern Switzerland on December 11, 2025.

Photo by Niharika KULKARNI / AFP
Photo by Niharika KULKARNI / AFP

An artist dressed as the Hindu goddess Kali takes part in a religious procession to mark the fourth anniversary of the inauguration of the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor, in Varanasi on December 13, 2025.

AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana
AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana

A Palestinian boy stands next to his mother washing clothes as mattresses hang to dry over their tent in a makeshift camp for displaced people set up on the beach in Gaza City, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025.

AP Photo/Michael Probst
AP Photo/Michael Probst

The sky is coloured red before sunrise in Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025.

Photo by NELSON ALMEIDA / AFP
Photo by NELSON ALMEIDA / AFP

Aerial view of the Jaguari-Jacarei dam during a drought affecting Sao Paulo state, in Joanopolis, some 123 km from Sao Paulo, Brazil, on December 12, 2025.

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to Prof. Sergei Karaganov before a plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on 7 June 2024. Sputnik/Reuters
Politics

Sergei Karaganov: time is on Putin’s side in Ukraine

The war between Russia and Ukraine has ground on since February 2022. According to military and political observers, Ukraine does not want to…

Ahmed Maher 17 December , 2025
Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu and Egypt's Abdel Fattah al-Sisi have not seen eye-to-eye since October 2023. AFP/Al Majalla
Politics

Egypt-Israel ties being tested by concerns over Gaza and Sinai

With growing demand for energy at home, Egypt is diversifying its global partners to secure additional natural gas supplies, to maintain power…

Amr Emam 17 December , 2025
Opinion

Mashal’s comments suggest a strategic pivot by Hamas

Since Israel’s war on Gaza began in October 2023, the prevailing narrative promoted by Hamas and other factions aligned with Iran has been that the…

Abdullah Al-Judaya 17 December , 2025
Opinion

No friends needed: US National Security Strategy severs the past

Those seeking to understand the new direction in international politics and in the Middle East could do worse than read the 2025 United States…

Houssam Itani 16 December , 2025
US forces patrol oil fields near Syria's north-east in the Qahtaniyah countryside of Hasakeh province on 3 September 2024. Delil Souleiman/AFP
Politics

The Palmyra attack and what it means for US-Syria cooperation

In the summer of 2015, Islamic State terrorists overran the ancient central Syrian city of Palmyra, looting and bulldozing its treasures and…

Subhi Franjieh 16 December , 2025
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A picture of Farid al-Madhan, known as "Caesar," wearing a blue robe in the US Congress.
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Politics

Syria's new post-sanctions test

22 December 2025

Damascus finally gets breathing room after the US repealed its draconian Caesar sanctions, but it can't exhale just yet. Al Majalla explains why.

Haid Haid
Opinion

Israeli gas and the crafting of a 'new Middle East'

22 December 2025

The US is poised to use Israeli gas as a lever to keep Iran on the backfoot following its regional setback, and it could even use it to undercut Russia's economy

Ibrahim Hamidi
Women and children at the Zamzam displacement camp, close to el-Fasher in North Darfur, Sudan, in January 2024. REUTERS/Mohamed Zakaria
Politics

After el-Fasher: the trajectory of war in Sudan

16 November 2025

Washington seems to have changed its tone after the RSF committed atrocities in October, putting increasing pressure on the foreign backers of a paramilitary that now controls Darfur. What next?

Amgad Fareid Eltayeb
Despite a new president, a new prime minister, a new government, and a new central bank governor, what has actually changed after Lebanon's economic collapse? Lina Jaradat
Business & Economy

A state in crisis: Lebanon’s struggle to restore financial stability 

20 December 2025

Following the appointment of a new president, Lebanon has struggled to come to terms with the deep-rooted challenges of its financial collapse

Toufic Chanbour
Culture & Social Affairs

This year in film: landmark moments across platforms

22 December 2025

Al Majalla looks back at a memorable and haunting year in film, with Kaouther Ben Hania's The Voice of Hind Rajab one of 2025's most powerful works

Wael Said

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