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Israel’s ‘non-state actors’: How Jewish militias opposed to a Palestinian state regularly employ violence and intimidation tactics to achieve their goals Eiko Ojala
Politics

Extremist Jewish militias and their links to the Israeli state

Israel’s extremist settler groups have earned a reputation for their aggression toward Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.While they have a…

Sherine Younes 12 February , 2024
From jellyfish to transhumanism: Neuralink successfully implants a brain chip into a human, opening up a new frontier in the evolution of mankind. Sara Gironi Carnevale
Science & Technology

Elon Musk's new brain chip: A major tech-science milestone

World-famous billionaire Elon Musk recently announced on his social media platform X that one of his ventures has achieved a significant milestone:…

Mohammed Mansour 12 February , 2024
Opinion

Aid cuts compound already miserable humanitarian situation in Syria

As Syrians commemorated the first anniversary of last year's devastating earthquake on 6 February, they are in the midst of a similarly catastrophic …

Haid Haid 11 February , 2024
A handout picture provided by Energy giant Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil and gas company, shows its rigs in HSBH field north of Dhahran in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia on March 20, 2018. AFP
Business & Economy

National oil companies: Why some thrive and others struggle

National oil companies rose to prominence in the economies of the Arab World in the 1960s and the 1970s, when governments took full control of them…

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 11 February , 2024
The role of the state, society, and the individual has rarely been more in flux in the Middle East. The philosophical underpinning of their roles and relationships matters now more than ever. Sara Gironi Carnevale
Politics

Non-state actors and the dangerous webs they weave

State and society have long been at odds. Since the very birth of the state as a political construct, its relationship with societal elements has…

Houssam Itani 11 February , 2024
Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif speaks, flanked by his daughter and politician Maryam Nawaz Sharif and his brother and former Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, in Lahore, Pakistan, February 9, 2024. Reuters
Politics

Nawaz Sharif promises bright future for Pakistan after claiming election win

In a momentous turn of events, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif claimed triumph in Pakistan's general election on Friday.As the news reverberated…

Kaswar Klasra 10 February , 2024
Opinion

Sudan mediation efforts at standstill after IGAD bias claims

Sudan's army general, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, did not attend the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) summit on 18 January.IGAD is an…

Shawgi Abdelazim 10 February , 2024
A tussle is developing over who Grammy record-breaker will endorse as Biden and Trump vie to be the name in Swift's 'blank space'. Andy Edwards
Culture & Social Affairs

Can Taylor Swift swing America's presidential vote?

It may be a little early to determine what will swing the election in America. If a week is a long time in politics, ten months feels like an…

Bryn Haworth 10 February , 2024
A view of the sunrise, with the red planet Mars visible in the background. Shutterstock
Science & Technology

Space isn’t the final frontier

In 1873, the US Congress passed the Timber Culture Act, granting up to 160 acres to any head of a family willing to plant and keep 40 acres of trees…

Foreign Policy 10 February , 2024
Al Majalla explores the origins of Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and prospects for their respective futures following the 7 October attacks on Israel. Nathalie Lees
Politics

Hamas and Islamic Jihad: Origins and future

Gaza: There is rising speculation that Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) could form part of a new government under the auspices of the…

Salem Al Rayyes 10 February , 2024
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Shaky Israel-Iran ceasefire points to unfinished business

24 June 2025

What Trump has dubbed the '12-Day War' could be just the opening salvo of a much longer conflict

Michael Horowitz
Emergency workers check the damage caused to a building from an Iranian missile strike in Beersheba in southern Israel on June 24, 2025. John Wessels / AFP
Business & Economy

Counting the cost of the Israel-Iran war

24 June 2025

The recent Israel-Iran war is not just a regional flashpoint; it is a mirror reflecting the fragility and interdependence of the modern global economy

Abdel-Rahman Ayas
Lina Jaradat
Politics

Attacks on Iran make a nuclear bomb more likely

20 June 2025

Iran's nuclear programme is damaged, but its determination is heightened

Eric Brewer
Opinion

Israeli and Iranian claims of victory ring hollow

25 June 2025

Netanyahu did not realise his goal of ending Iran's nuclear programme and regime change, and Iran stood alone in its war with Israel, as global and regional allies left it to fend for itself

Houssam Itani
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addresses Iranians on the occasion of the 36th anniversary of the death of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (portrait), in Tehran on June 4, 2025. KHAMENEI.IR / AFP
Profiles

Ali Khamenei: the guardian of Iran's strategic patience doctrine

21 June 2025

For decades, Iran's supreme leader—first Khomeini, then Khamenei—pursued a strategy of backing regional militias to fight Israel, but with the 'resistance axis' in tatters, Iran is left to fight alone

Arash Azizi

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