ع
Sections
  • Politics
  • Culture & Social Affairs
  • Business & Economy
  • Science & Technology
  • Documents & Memoirs
Regions
  • Gulf
  • MENA
  • Europe
  • USA
  • Asia
  • World
More
  • Videos
  • Cartoons
  • World in photos
  • Infographics
  • Profiles
  • Newsletter

LATEST ISSUE

Latest Issue
Magazine Archive
النسخة العربية
  • Politics
  • Culture & Social Affairs
  • Business & Economy
  • Science & Technology
  • Search
Trump tariffs hit Canada and Mexico hard, but China not so much Diana Estefanía Rubio
Infographics

Trump tariffs hit Canada and Mexico hard, but China not so much

Last week, President Donald Trump imposed 10% tariffs on China after reaching last-minute agreements with Canada and Mexico to delay tariffs by 30…

Al Majalla - London 11 February , 2025
Tributes are placed beneath the covered seal of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) at their headquarters in Washington, DC, on February 7, 2025. Mandel NGAN / AFP
Politics

The chaos at USAID, explained

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has been immobilised in recent days as part of the Trump administration’s tumultuous effort to…

John Haltiwanger and Christina Lu 11 February , 2025
Morgan Ortagus AFP_Al Majalla
Profiles

Morgan Ortagus: Trump’s blunt new Middle East envoy

As the new Deputy United States Special Envoy for the Middle East, Morgan Ortagus might be expected to continue her predecessors’ habit of diplomatic…

Aqeel Abbas 11 February , 2025
A sheep herder near the Rumaylan military site in northeastern Syria, January 8, 2025 AFP
Business & Economy

Resource-rich yet underdeveloped, Syria’s northeast could pay dividends

Located in the east, bounded by the Euphrates River to the west and the Tigris River to the east, the Syrian region of Al-Jazira accounts for around…

Attiya Khalaf Al-Attiya 11 February , 2025
Opinion

Lebanon-Syria border clashes dim hopes for regional stability

Lebanon has finally formed a government after electing a president and appointing a prime minister a few weeks back. And the toppling of the Assad…

Ibrahim Hamidi 11 February , 2025
Opinion

Sadly, some Syrians still see Lebanon as an enclave

In 2006, around 274 intellectuals, politicians, and activists from Syria and Lebanon signed a joint declaration advocating for a fundamental reform…

Akram Al-Bunni 10 February , 2025
Saudi film 'Rouge' shows the pressure women face to look young
Culture & Social Affairs

Saudi film 'Rouge' shows the pressure women face to look young

The debut work of Saudi film director Samaher Mously uses dark comedy to highlight how modern women are expected to conform physically in Rouge, a…

Asmahan Al-Sha’abouni 10 February , 2025
Stacks of Syrian pound banknotes are piled on a currency trader's stall at a market in the city of Manbij, currently controlled by the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army, in the Aleppo province on January 4, 2025. Aaref WATAD / AFP
Business & Economy

Sanctions relief alone won’t kickstart Syria's economy

The suspension of certain sanctions on Syria is a step toward economic stabilisation, but it is far from sufficient to drive the country’s recovery…

Léa Eid 10 February , 2025
Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) hugs Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari at a signing ceremony in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on February 5, 2025. WU HAO / AFP
Politics

Beijing visit sees Pakistan recommit to its China alliance

Partly in response to warming US-India relations, Pakistan has chosen to look east to China, where it wants to deepen an alliance. Pakistani…

Kaswar Klasra 10 February , 2025
Trump's controversial 'Gaza Riviera' plan
Cartoons

Trump's controversial 'Gaza Riviera' plan

Fares Garabet 10 February , 2025
  •  Load More
  • Editor's Pick
Al Majalla/Reuters
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

Sign up for our Weekly Newsletter

Get the best of Al Majalla, straight to your inbox.

Your newsletter subscriptions are subject to Al Majalla privacy policy and terms and conditions.

CARTOON

Europe's far right inches closer to power

MORE CARTOON
logo
  • Politics
  • Culture & Social Affairs
  • Business & Economy
  • Science & Technology
  • Documents & Memoirs
  • Gulf
  • MENA
  • Europe
  • USA
  • Asia
  • World
  • Videos
  • Cartoons
  • World in photos
  • Infographics
  • Profiles
  • About Al Majalla
  • Al Majalla Team
  • Terms of Service
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact us
logo

© Al Majalla Magazine. All Rights Reserved.

0:00:00
0:00:00