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Smoke and flames rise in Beirut's southern suburbs, after Israeli air strikes, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Sin El Fil, Lebanon, October 6, 2024. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
Politics

One year into Gaza war, a regional war looks increasingly likely

A year after Hamas launched its deadly assault against Israel, killing an estimated 1,200 people and taking another 250 or so hostage, the prospects…

Con Coughlin 07 October , 2024
Opinion

Refugees who fled death in Syria now flee death in Lebanon

As Israel's military offensive in Lebanon escalates, hundreds of thousands of civilians are fleeing their homes, turning once-vibrant areas into…

Haid Haid 07 October , 2024
How Trump and Harris compare on Saudi Arabia, Israel, and Iran Al Majalla
Politics

How Trump and Harris compare on Saudi Arabia, Israel, and Iran

The easiest way to understand where there is common ground between the two candidates in the US presidential election toward the ‘triumvirate’ of…

Paul Salem 07 October , 2024
A man photographs the destruction in the aftermath of an Israeli strike that targeted the Sfeir neighbourhood in Beirut's southern suburbs on October 6, 2024. AFP
Business & Economy

Lebanon will need huge help in rebuilding… but from who?

Lebanon’s unique geographical location and rich social, cultural, religious, and political diversity have been sources of both its strengths and its…

Abdulfattah Khattab 07 October , 2024
October 7: One year later, no political solution in sight
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October 7: One year later, no political solution in sight

Fares Garabet 07 October , 2024
Iranian protesters carry flowers while standing in front of a giant banner depicting a portrait of Lebanon's Hezbollah Secretary General, Hassan Nasrallah, during a protest in Tehran, Iran, on September 30, 2024. Morteza Nikoubazl/Getty
Politics

The axis of infiltration

As Israel’s invasion of Lebanon and the confrontation between Iran and Israel increase in intensity, Hezbollah finds itself needing to assert itself…

Lina Khatib 07 October , 2024
Opinion

Iran looks for a Plan B as Israel dismantles its regional proxies

It is sometimes forgotten that Hezbollah was originally founded almost 40 years ago to advance Iran’s strategic interests, not long after the Islamic…

Houssam Itani 09 October , 2024
Hezbollah’s fall; Israel vs Iran Sara Gironi Carnevale
Politics

Hezbollah’s fall; Israel vs Iran

Choosing a cover story for the October issue of Al Majalla was difficult because of the string of seismic regional developments that unfolded in the…

Al Majalla - London 06 October , 2024
Egypt's Air Force performs manoeuvres at the first Egypt International Airshow at Alamein International Airport in northern Egypt on September 4, 2024.
Politics

Egypt flexes its military muscles as Israel goes on the warpath

As Egypt prepares to mark 51 years since its last war with Israel, the emphasis is on the combat readiness of Egypt’s armed forces. The military…

Amr Emam 06 October , 2024
Opinion

Hezbollah's fall and the escalating Iran-Israel confrontation

Selecting the cover story for the October issue of Al Majalla proved no easy task. September and October were marked by a series of significant and…

Ibrahim Hamidi 06 October , 2024
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People shout slogans as they gather after a two-week ceasefire in the Iran war was announced, in Tehran, Iran, 8 April 2026. Majid Asgaripour / Reuters
Politics

US-Iran ceasefire unlikely to hold

07 April 2026

If the ceasefire collapses, China has an interest in getting the two sides back to the table, but it would be a difficult task given Tehran's deep mistrust of the US and Israel.

Xiaotong Yang
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Politics

5 unanswered questions on the US-Iran ceasefire

09 April 2026

The fragile truce faces significant obstacles.

John Haltiwanger
Al Majalla
Politics

The US-Iran war tanked Trump's popularity at home

07 April 2026

Instead of the "no endless wars" they were promised, Americans were thrown into a disastrous war and were feeling the economic pinch at the gas pump

Brian Katulis
Awami Rickshaw Union workers holding posters of Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Asim Munir, shout slogans after the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire in Lahore on 8 April 2026. Arif ALI / AFP
Politics

Behind the truce: Pakistan mediation proves pivotal

08 April 2026

Islamabad is humming with behind-the-scenes diplomacy to turn this tentative pause into lasting peace.

Kaswar Klasra
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir shake hands during a session at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on 29 March 2026. Reuters
Politics

Palestinian executions are now official Israel policy

08 April 2026

Israel's parliament approved a draconian death penalty law last week that only applies to Palestinian prisoners, in a move that the UN says "would constitute a war crime"

Khaled Essam Eleslamboly

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