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An independent judiciary is Syria's first line of defence

During World War II, a British court ordered the relocation of a military airfield situated near a children's school. Winston Churchill, then Prime…

Alia Mansour 22 February , 2026
China, Russia set to make a big splash in the Arctic Sea Sebastien Thibault
Business & Economy

China, Russia set to make a big splash in the Arctic Sea

When a container ship called Istanbul Bridge docked at Felixstowe in the UK on 13 October 2025, it made headlines for its 21-day journey time from…

Nazareth Seferian 22 February , 2026
Saudi Founding Day and the roots of political continuity Nash
Politics

Saudi Founding Day and the roots of political continuity

On 22 February of each year, Saudi Arabia celebrates Founding Day, commemorating the establishment of the First Saudi State in 1727 in Diriyah,…

Abdullah F. Alrebh 22 February , 2026
Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny performs during Super Bowl LX Patriots vs Seahawks Apple Music Halftime Show at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on 8 February 2026. JOSH EDELSON / AFP
Profiles

Bad Bunny: the unapologetic Puerto Rican pop star

The Super Bowl is supposed to be a familiar ritual: a crowded stadium, a television audience in the hundreds of millions, and a halftime show…

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra 21 February , 2026
Opinion

We must do more to end violence against children

This OPED has been authored by: WHO Council of Champions for Ending Violence Against Children and WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom GhebreyesusWhen…

Al Majalla - London 21 February , 2026
Hamnet: emotional banality taints would-be cinematic masterpiece
Culture & Social Affairs

Hamnet: emotional banality taints would-be cinematic masterpiece

Renowned for the Oscar-winning Nomadland, Chloé Zhao opens Hamnet with an image that borders on the mythic. Agnes, played with haunting grace by…

Obaid al-Tamimi 21 February , 2026
Palestinian youth retrieve books from the rubble of a mosque and buildings which collapsed during Israeli bombardment around the town city of Rafah southern Gaza Strip on 24 January 2024. MOHAMMED ABED / AFP
Politics

Gaza in ruin: lost deeds muddle proof of ownership

In Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, homes did more than burn. Some were shattered, others were levelled entirely, leaving no discernible trace of…

Salem Al Rayyes 21 February , 2026
Donald Trump answers a Supreme Court rebuke with new tariff threats Reuters / Al Majalla
Business & Economy

Donald Trump answers a Supreme Court rebuke with new tariff threats

Rarely does so totemic a presidential policy receive so resounding a smackdown. On 20 February, the Supreme Court ruled, in Learning Resources v…

The Economist 21 February , 2026
Ex-Prince Andrew's arrest rocks the British monarchy Reuters-Al Majalla
Politics

Ex-Prince Andrew's arrest rocks the British monarchy

The arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor—the younger brother of King Charles and eighth in line to the British throne—on suspicion of misconduct in…

Con Coughlin 20 February , 2026
People wave independence-era Syrian flags as they gather at Saadallah al-Jabiri Square after the Friday noon prayer in Aleppo on 13 December 2024. Ozan KOSE / AFP
Politics

Syria's civic space opens...but not for everyone

The fall of the Assad regime has marked a turning point for civic space in Syria, but the shape of that opening remains uncertain. Accounts from…

Haid Haid 20 February , 2026
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Business & Economy

The tiny waterway that put the global economy into a chokehold

18 April 2026

Disruption in the Hormuz can have major implications for global trade, but it also creates opportunities for smaller nations like Iran to become global political players

Steve Hewitt
Pete Reynolds
Politics

Glimpses of Bush's Iraq debacle appear in Trump's Iran war

15 April 2026

The Iraq war was viewed as disastrous in retrospect, while the Iran war was unpopular from the get-go. Al Majalla highlights the similarities and differences between the two.

Robert Ford
Al Majalla
Business & Economy

The US plan to turn Syria into an oil transit hub

16 April 2026

Pipelines have a chequered history in the Middle East, but the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has led US Tom Barrack to conclude that a new route through Syria could solve some problems.

Al Majalla - London
An Iranian woman flashes the V-sign as she takes part in a rally to pay tribute to women killed during war, in Tehran on 17 April 2026. AFP
Politics

Has Iran's ideology actually hardened?

16 April 2026

The change in tone and presentation of policy isn't a fundamental redirection, but rather the consolidation of a system under pressure

Alex Vatanka
Egyptian director Daoud Abdel Sayed holds two awards during the opening ceremony of the Alexandria Film Festival for Mediterranean Countries in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria, late on 14 September 2010. AMR AHMAD / AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

Daoud Abdel Sayed and the cinema of quiet rebellion

16 April 2026

Throughout his career, the renowned Egyptian film director challenged authority, rejected easy answers, and remained rooted in lived experience

Hazem Massoud

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