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US President Donald Trump in a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, during his first term, London, December 3, 2019. AFP
Business & Economy

The US-Canada tariff war is a double-edged sword

US President Donald Trump promised to put ‘America First’ and ‘Make America Great Again.’ He is certainly doing the former. Many would query the…

Abdulfattah Khattab 18 February , 2025
Khaddam Files: Bashar tells Hariri, 'I decide who governs Lebanon' Al Majalla
Documents & Memoirs

Khaddam Files: Bashar tells Hariri, 'I decide who governs Lebanon'

To mark the 20th anniversary of the assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri, which took place on 14 February 2005, Al Majalla unveils…

Al Majalla - London 18 February , 2025
European leaders gather at the Palais de l'Élysée in Paris to discuss a coordinated European response to US President Donald Trump's policies toward the continent and the war in Ukraine. @EmmanuelMacron
Politics

The potential of a Trump-Putin deal leaves Europe in shock 

European leaders filed into the Elysée Palace on 17 February in bright sunshine and a sombre mood. They were still reeling from the message conveyed…

The Economist 18 February , 2025
Opinion

After Munich: US-Russia diplomacy set to kick off in Riyadh

In February 2007, Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a speech from the podium at the Munich Security Conference. In the audience just metres…

Ibrahim Hamidi 17 February , 2025
Opinion

20 years after his assassination, Hariri's vision is finally realised

On 14 February 2005, 20 years ago, the Syrian regime under Bashar al-Assad collaborated with Lebanon’s Hezbollah to assassinate Prime Minister Rafic…

Alia Mansour 17 February , 2025
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Culture & Social Affairs

Arab students' futures in limbo after USAID funds freeze

Donald Trump’s decision to freeze US Agency for International Development (USAID) programmes for 90 days (with limited exceptions) is having far…

Joudy El-Asmar 17 February , 2025
US President Donald Trump speaks with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, during the NATO summit, Watford, December 4, 2019. AFP
Business & Economy

Trump’s trade wars tread a fine line with allies’ patience

An effect of new US President Donald Trump’s early executive actions has been to increase America’s adversaries and to reduce its allies. Yet on he…

Mohamed Sharki 17 February , 2025
Khaddam Files: My first dealings with Bashar al-Assad Al Majalla
Documents & Memoirs

Khaddam Files: My first dealings with Bashar al-Assad

To mark the 20th anniversary of the assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri, which took place on 14 February 2005, Al Majalla unveils…

Al Majalla - London 17 February , 2025
Israel receives 2,000-pound bombs cleared by Trump
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Israel receives 2,000-pound bombs cleared by Trump

Fares Garabet 17 February , 2025
Opinion

Germany’s pro-Israel policy must end

The recently negotiated ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, which put an end to more than 15 months of war in the Gaza Strip, is an opportune moment…

 Ilyas Saliba 16 February , 2025
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Politics

A Houthi takeover of Bab al-Mandab cannot be tolerated

12 September 2026

The Iran-backed group's effective takeover of Yemen's western coast comes with serious regional and global implications. The world needs to act.

Alice Gower
Pete Reynolds
Politics

Inside Assad’s nuclear secrets

09 September 2026

Al Majalla reveals the structure of Syria's nuclear programme 19 years after Israel bombed the Al-Kibar reactor, detailing the involvement of other states and the assassinations that followed

Al Majalla - London
Underwater image of a diver among fish at the North Seymour Island dive site in the Galapagos archipelago, Ecuador, taken on 8 March 2024. ERNESTO BENAVIDES / AFP
Business & Economy

The global race for rare earths reaches the ocean floor

07 September 2026

A critical mineral found on Japan's seabed has caught US attention, and the two are teaming up to see whether it can yield future benefits and reduce their dependence on China

Abdulfattah Khattab
Al Majalla/Reuters
Politics

The murky origins of al-Qaeda explained

09 September 2026

Thousands of Muslim volunteers flocked to Afghanistan in 1979 to fight the Soviets in response to a rallying cry, aided by the largest covert operation in CIA history

Steve Hewitt
Susan Sarandon in Echo Chamber ANDREA MICONI
Culture & Social Affairs

Susan Sarandon on fear, freedom, and refusing to change

08 September 2026

The renowned American actress tells Al Majalla about her gnawing drive for justice at the Venice Film Festival, where her new film 'Echo Chamber' premiered

Leila Amar

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