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Opinion

Why Hezbollah’s influence in Lebanon will endure

Despite the hammering it has taken in recent weeks, Hezbollah is expected to maintain its strong presence in Lebanon and the wider region for two key…

Houssam Itani 02 November , 2024
French writer David Diop poses during a photo session in Paris on September 20, 2018. JOEL SAGET / AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

French novelist David Diop on giving voice to history's voiceless

David Diop is a French academic-turned-novelist specialising in 18th-century French literature and francophone Africa. In 2021, he won the…

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 02 November , 2024
Turning to drones: Morocco enters the UAV industry Lina Jaradat
Business & Economy

Turning to drones: Morocco enters the UAV industry

In a move that potentially opens a lucrative new industry for the Kingdom, Morocco has started producing drones for both military and civil purposes…

Mohamed Sharki 02 November , 2024
Opinion

Iran wants Gaza and Lebanon ceasefire to stem allies' losses

Iran’s ambivalent response to the latest attack carried out by Israeli warplanes against Iranian military targets at the weekend reflects Tehran’s…

Con Coughlin 01 November , 2024
The WTC, Domain Hotel and Bahrain Bank are seen in the Manama skyline. Shutterstock
Business & Economy

How Lebanon's civil war helped Bahrain become a regional finance hub

Bahrain has long played a pioneering role in the field of finance in the Middle East. Despite being one of the first countries in the region to…

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 01 November , 2024
A man dressed as Elvis Presley cheers for Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally at Lee's Family Forum on October 31, 2024 in Henderson, Nevada. CHIP SOMODEVILLA / AFP
Politics

What to watch for on election night, and beyond

The result of the 2020 presidential election was the slowest to be called since 2000. COVID-19 restrictions, a mass switch to early voting, high…

The Economist 01 November , 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres holds a press conference at the prime minister's office in Jerusalem on August 28, 2017. Heidi Levine / AFP
Documents & Memoirs

Al Majalla obtains Guterres letter to Netanyahu on UNWRA ban

28 October 2024To His Excellency Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu Prime Minister of the State of Israel JerusalemI refer to my letter dated 4 October 2024…

Al Majalla - London 31 October , 2024
Al Majalla’s Book Watch Al Majalla
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 31 October , 2024
Too big to bust: A look at Morocco’s $320bn drug industry Lina Jaradat
Business & Economy

Too big to bust: A look at Morocco’s $320bn drug industry

When it comes to drugs and Morocco, most people think of one drug in particular: the North African state is the world’s biggest supplier of cannabis…

Mohamed Sharki 31 October , 2024
Opinion

Lebanon’s last hope for survival lies in UN Resolution 1559

While some Lebanese officials have been recently heard advocating for the implementation of UN Resolution 1701—which formed the basis of an agreement…

Alia Mansour 31 October , 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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