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Nawaf Salam: From ICJ president to Lebanese prime minister Al Majalla
Profiles

Nawaf Salam: From ICJ president to Lebanese prime minister

Almost a year ago, when Nawaf Salam was elected President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), a close friend predicted that it would herald…

Elie Kossaifi 19 January , 2025
Trump’s second term could shake up NATO, Ukraine and China Adrián Astorgano
Politics

Trump’s second term could shake up NATO, Ukraine and China

The world has significantly changed since Donald Trump's first term as president of the United States ended in 2021. Ukraine and Russia are at war,…

Omer Onhon 19 January , 2025
Trump’s Three Ts—tariffs, tech and Taiwan—set to define US-China relations Dominic Bugatto
Politics

Trump’s Three Ts—tariffs, tech and Taiwan—set to define US-China relations

Ahead of Donald Trump's return to the White House, world leaders are bracing for a profound change in the foreign policy of the world's most powerful…

Shirley Ze Yu 19 January , 2025
Joan Valent's 'Rebirth': A musical epic true to his signature style Tolo Balaguer / Alamy Stock Photo
Culture & Social Affairs

Joan Valent's 'Rebirth': A musical epic true to his signature style

Renowned Spanish composer and conductor Joan Valent has recently released his eighth album—the latest from a classical musician with a diverse…

Najeeb Mubarak 18 January , 2025
Ahmed al-Dalati, deputy commander-in-chief of Ahrar al-Sham
Politics

Syrian military leader: We decided to overthrow Assad in 2020

A month since former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fled the country to live as a fugitive in Russia, the story of how he was forced out is still…

Ibrahim Hamidi 18 January , 2025
Opinion

Erdoğan’s success in Syria awakens dormant alliances

Türkiye’s success in helping to unseat Bashar al-Assad and institute an allied Islamist government in Damascus in his stead will likely have far…

Amr Emam 18 January , 2025
A TikTok influencer holds a sign that reads "Keep TikTok" outside the US Supreme Court as it hears oral arguments on whether to overturn or delay a law that could lead to a ban of TikTok in the US on January 10, 2024. Kayla Bartkowski / AFP
Science & Technology

The TikTok ban explained

In the United States, presidents come and go, but—at least so far—TikTok has endured.The social media app, owned by Chinese tech giant ByteDance, has…

Rishi Iyengar 17 January , 2025
A man waves Palestinian flags as Palestinians react to the news on a ceasefire deal with Israel, in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, January 15, 2025. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed
Politics

Will a ceasefire bring Palestinians closer to statehood dream?

With both US President Joe Biden and incoming President Donald Trump claiming credit for negotiating the Gaza ceasefire deal, the bigger question is…

Con Coughlin 17 January , 2025
US grabs Russia’s European gas share as others lack capacity Sara Padovan
Business & Economy

US grabs Russia’s European gas share as others lack capacity

The United States is set to grab Russia’s share of the natural gas market in central Europe after Ukraine’s decision to end the transit of Moscow’s…

Maher Chmaytelli 17 January , 2025
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan meets with Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, January 15, 2025. Reuters
Politics

Armed Kurds next door? Syria's new leaders know Türkiye's red line

A senior Syrian ministerial delegation has visited Türkiye for meetings with their counterparts in Ankara in the latest demonstration of links…

Omer Onhon 16 January , 2025
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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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