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A container crane at the port of Latakia in western Syria on 30 December 2024. Aaref Watad / AFP
Business & Economy

Syria’s new rulers to audit Iran loan spending for illegalities

Following the overthrow of the Bashar al-Assad in Syria, talk has turned to the country’s relations with Iran, once a keen ally that supported…

Joseph Daher 31 December , 2024
What does 2025 have in store?
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What does 2025 have in store?

Fares Garabet 30 December , 2024
Cars drive past billboards on November 6, 2024, bearing portraits of leaders of the Lebanese Hezbollah group Hasan Nasrallah (R) and of the Palestinian Hamas movement Yahya Sinwar, who were killed by Israel in 2024. Ahmad GHARABLI / AFP
Politics

Three seismic events that shook the Arab world in 2024

2024 was marked by a series of unexpected and shocking 'black swan events' that not even the most astute analyst could have predicted. Hamas's…

Wahid Abdel Maguid 30 December , 2024
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev  at the Eurasian Economic Union summit in Moscow on May 8, 2024. Evgenia Novozhenina / AFP
Business & Economy

Will Eurasian Economic Union growth continue into 2025?

It has been ten years since Vladimir Putin’s Customs Union transformed into a new entity called the Eurasian Economic Union, encompassing Armenia,…

Nazareth Seferian 30 December , 2024
The beautiful minds we lost in 2024 Al Majalla
Culture & Social Affairs

The beautiful minds we lost in 2024

The year 2024 witnessed the passing of a remarkable group of writers, poets, and artists who had profoundly influenced the realms of creativity and…

Shadi Alaa Aldin 30 December , 2024
What does Trump want from Iran? Daniel Baxter + David Rumsey Map Collection
Politics

What does Trump want from Iran?

Donald Trump is still a few weeks away from the White House, but every decision he makes is watched closely by a host of stakeholders around the…

Arash Azizi 29 December , 2024
20 novels in 2024 that reflected Arabic literature's rich diversity Al Majalla
Culture & Social Affairs

20 novels in 2024 that reflected Arabic literature's rich diversity

The Arabic literary scene continued to thrive in 2024. It told a diverse range of inspiring stories and channelled the unique experiences of writers…

Ibrahim Adel 29 December , 2024
Gulf economies in 2024: Overcoming challenges and fostering growth Al Majalla
Business & Economy

Gulf economies in 2024: Overcoming challenges and fostering growth

Gulf economies had to deal with their fair share of challenges in 2024, particularly regarding their reliance on oil and the drop in oil prices. The…

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 29 December , 2024
North Africa 2025: Ambitious budgets drained by conflict Shutterstock
Business & Economy

North Africa 2025: Ambitious budgets drained by conflict

National economies in North Africa are heading into 2025 with bold economic ambitions. Across the region—made up of Morocco, Algeria, Libya,…

Mohamed Sharki 28 December , 2024
Opinion

US sanctions could push Pakistan to diversify its alliances

A wave of anger and disappointment is sweeping through Pakistan after the United States imposed sanctions on the country’s ballistic missile…

Kaswar Klasra 28 December , 2024
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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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