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Can the US degrade Houthi capabilities?
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Can the US degrade Houthi capabilities?

Fares Garabet 04 February , 2024
Al Majalla dedicates its February issue to exploring Iran's use of militias to exert influence and negotiate with the United States and other major powers. Sara Gironi Carnevale
Politics

Iran’s militant empire

On the occasion of the 44th anniversary of Al Majalla and the first year since its relaunch and redesign, complete with digital channels, our…

Al Majalla - London 04 February , 2024
From Iraq to Syria and Lebanon to Yemen, Iran-backed militias have expanded their power and influence. However, regional escalation following the 7 October attack on Israel is testing their limits. Nash Weerasekera
Politics

Iran's militant empire in the Middle East

For decades, the Islamic Republic of Iran has organised and supported militias dominated by members of the Arab countries’ Shiite Muslim communities…

Andrew Tabler 04 February , 2024
Opinion

Iran-backed militias: Proxies and bargaining chips

Since its establishment in February 1980, Al Majalla has earned a reputation for being among the top Arab and international magazines, owing to its…

Ibrahim Hamidi 04 February , 2024
A Shiite fighter from the Hashed al Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation) patrols in the village of Ayn Nasir, south of Mosul, on October 29, 2016. AFP
Politics

Rogue operators: An in-depth look at Iraq’s powerful militias

The United States has responded militarily against Iranian-backed forces in Iraq and Syria, targeting 85 sites on Friday night.US Central Command …

Salam Zaidan 04 February , 2024
A scene from the film
Culture & Social Affairs

Yalla Gaza: French documentary shows beauty of Palestinian resilience

As Israel’s war continues to rage in the Gaza Strip, displacing more than a million and killing 27,000, pro-Palestine protests around the world have…

Mohamed abi Samra 04 February , 2024
With an election now looking likely at some point this year, how are the two candidates likely to approach 2024, and can anything stop what looks like Labour's inevitable victory? Majalla
Politics

Starmer and Sunak gear up for UK polls with Labour in the lead

After the eerie calm of the Christmas holidays, the New Year began with Britain’s two leading politicians each making key speeches that look like the…

Christopher Phillips 04 February , 2024
Opinion

UNRWA funding suspension shows donor hypocrisy

Amidst the ongoing crisis in Gaza, UNRWA — the UN agency for Palestine refugees — faces a new challenge as 12 of its Gaza staff members were accused…

Haid Haid 04 February , 2024
As Facebook turns 20, the digital "town square" is being rebuilt — and posing problems. Ewan White
Science & Technology

Facebook turns 20: Is it the end of the social network?

Facebook may be turning 20 on 4 February, but it is just as much of a magnet for controversy and cash today as when it was a brash, break-everything…

The Economist 04 February , 2024
Wherever you look, there are problems in the world’s major trade arteries, with the worst ripple effects yet to be felt. Despite this, more disarray may follow. Al Majalla
Business & Economy

Drying up: Trade route challenges mount from every angle

A combination of military attacks, geopolitical tension, and the effects of a changing climate have given sleepless nights to those who worry about…

Abdel-Rahman Ayas 03 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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