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Opinion

Syria and Lebanon prove change is possible if the stars align

Developments in Syria and Lebanon go far beyond the mere toppling of regimes or the unseating of power bases. They mark a significant (and wholly…

Majed Kayali 26 January , 2025
Opinion

HTS's ascent could see Iran step up cooperation with IS

The fall of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria has brought hope of widening stabilisation in the Middle East. For more than a decade, the war in…

Lina Khatib 25 January , 2025
Martina Devlin appears on the Late
Late Show on January 8, 2016 in Dublin, Ireland. Phillip Massey/GC Images
Culture & Social Affairs

Irish author Martina Devlin on honing the perfect narrative

Martina Devlin is an acclaimed Irish author and newspaper columnist with a series of books to her name, including full-length novels, collections of…

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 25 January , 2025
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani attends the 55th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on January 23, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Business & Economy

It’s now or never for US engagement in Syria

Among the powerful images following the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime was the sight of thousands of political detainees…

Anastasia Moran 25 January , 2025
People erect tents amidst the rubble of destroyed buildings as displaced Palestinians return to the northern areas of the Gaza Strip in Jabalia on January 23, 2025, during a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was reached. Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP
Politics

After truce, Gazans find nothing—or no one—to return back to

After a relentless 467 days of war on the Gaza Strip, during which Israel’s actions have amounted to genocide, an agreement was finally reached in…

Salem Al Rayyes 25 January , 2025
Murhaf Abu Qasra on building a new army and Syria's future Al Majalla / AFP / Reuters
Politics

Murhaf Abu Qasra on building a new army and Syria's future

As the dust settles after the 2024 military campaign that finally unseated the Assad family from Damascus, Syria’s interim Defence Minister Maj. Gen…

Ibrahim Hamidi 24 January , 2025
Opinion

Trump is no fan of war but will use force if necessary

Amid the flurry of activity that has surrounded President Donald Trump’s first few days in office since re-entering the White House, the first…

Con Coughlin 24 January , 2025
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune shakes hands with European Union Council President Charles Michel during their meeting, on September 5, 2022. Council of the European Union
Business & Economy

Algeria makes the case for a better EU trade deal

A 19-year-old economic partnership between Algeria and the European Union is due to be redrawn this year, but under very different circumstances than…

Rabia Abdul Salam 24 January , 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a press conference after a mini-war cabinet meeting on October 28, 2023. AFP
Politics

Will Israel’s Netanyahu survive the ceasefire?

When then-US President-elect Donald Trump warned last December that there would be “ALL HELL TO PAY” if the Israeli hostages held by Hamas weren’t…

David E. Rosenberg 24 January , 2025
Opinion

In the Rotunda and out of the cold, America 2.0 is inaugurated

Freezing cold weather in Washington brought the presidential swearing-in ceremony of Donald Trump indoors, from the customary US Congressional steps…

Houssam Itani 23 January , 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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