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M23 soldiers in Goma on February 6, 2025. Rwandan-backed M23 said it wanted to "liberate all of the Congo" in its first public message since seizing the eastern city of Goma after deadly clashes. Alexis Huguet / AFP
Politics

Rwanda keeps getting away with sowing chaos in Congo

Since 1996, war in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has claimed millions of lives. The recurring violence is often described as a mere…

Milain Fayulu and Jeffrey Smith 12 February , 2025

Colourful dancers, Tour of Oman, and the Gaudi Cube

February, 2025
 Issei Kato / AFP
Issei Kato / AFP

Performers take part in the opening ceremony of the Harbin 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang province, on February 7, 2025.

 Loic VENANCE / AFP
Loic VENANCE / AFP

The pack rides during the first stage of the Tour of Oman cycling race from Bushar to Bimmah Sinkhole, eastern Muscat Governorate, on February 8, 2025.

Josep LAGO / AFP
Josep LAGO / AFP

Spectators visit “In the Mind of Gaudi”, an experimental audiovisual installation named “Gaudi Cube” by Turkish visual artist Refik Anadol at Casa Batllo in Barcelona on February 8, 2025.

Martin LEVICOY / AFP
Martin LEVICOY / AFP

Aerial view of burned trees in the mountains of Mallin Ahogado near El Bolson, in the Patagonian province of Rio Negro, Argentina, on February 9, 2025.

Eyad BABA / AFP
Eyad BABA / AFP

A tricycle and a horse-drawn cart move along al-Rashid street across between Gaza City and Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on February 10, 2025 as displaced people return home amid the current ceasefire.

Mandel NGAN / AFP
Mandel NGAN / AFP

An activist dressed as the Statue of Liberty is pulled in shackles near a large effigy of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu as they rally in support of Palestinians during the "Arrest Netanyahu Rally" on February 4, 2025.

Rizwan TABASSUM / AFP
Rizwan TABASSUM / AFP

Pakistani navy officers carry flags of foreign countries participating during the multinational naval exercise AMAN-25 in Karachi on February 7, 2025.

Victor GAHBLER / AFP
Victor GAHBLER / AFP

Members of the National Guard patrol the border wall in Juarez Valley, Chihuahua state, Mexico, on February 5, 2025.

Jung Yeon-je / AFP
Jung Yeon-je / AFP

South Korean folk band members play music around a huge bonfire during an event to celebrate the upcoming 'Jeongwol Daeboreum', a festival celebrating the first full moon of the lunar new year In Seoul on February 8, 2025.

AFP
AFP

A youth embraces an elderly man after receiving approval to leave the Hol camp, at which the families of suspected Islamic State (IS) fighters are detained, in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province on February 9, 2025.

Opinion

Syria needs to be careful public sector cuts don't stoke widespread anger

Grappling with a severe financial crisis, Syria’s caretaker government has wasted no time in pursuing drastic measures to overhaul the country’s…

Haid Haid 12 February , 2025
A man raises the Palestinian flag as he watches the return of displaced people to northern Gaza via the Netzarim Corridor. Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

The dabke of resilience: Why Gazans dance amidst the ruins

In the mass return of Palestinians to the north of the Gaza Strip, there was no talk or thought of ‘victory’ or ‘defeat’, the bipolar narrative so…

Samer Abou Hawwach 12 February , 2025
Crypto's wild ride: From boundless prosperity to the brink of collapse Adrian Astorgano
Business & Economy

Crypto's wild ride: From boundless prosperity to the brink of collapse

Cryptocurrencies are having their best run ever since US President Donald Trump’s election victory at the end of 2024 when the new White House…

Khaled Kassar 12 February , 2025
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
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Politics

Houthis seek expansion after reaching Bab al-Mandab

17 September 2026

After rapid advances, the Yemeni rebel group is fortifying its positions along the vital maritime chokepoint, while intensifying pressure in southwestern Taiz, northern Lahj, and Marib

Ibrahim Jalal
Al Majalla
Culture & Social Affairs

Backlash over Macklemore ban shows major US culture shift

16, Sep 2026

The American rapper's removal from Ed Sheeran's tour over his 'Free Palestine' speech and the British singer's meek rebuttal sparked an uproar on social media

Samer Abou Hawwach
Axel Rangel García
Politics

Francesca Albanese: the Palestine question is a global one

16 September 2026

In an interview with Al Majalla, the UN Special Rapporteur says the backlash against her for speaking out against Israel's genocide in Gaza reveals much about the current international order

Elie Kossaifi
Al Majalla
Business & Economy

AI data centres: the costliest infrastructure race in history?

16 September 2026

Investment could reach $50tn by 2050, but electricity, semiconductors and data laws will determine where the factories of the new economy are built

Abdel-Rahman Ayas
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi shares a moment with Russian President Vladimir Putin as Chinese President Xi Jinping looks on during day two of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, on 13 September 2026. REUTERS
Politics

Only China, India, and Russia can end the Iran war

15 September 2026

Washington needs its rivals to create peace on its behalf

Amir Handjani

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