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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
Israeli soldiers with their Merkava tanks near Gaza. A range of regional powers all willing and able to intervene increases the risk of conflict in the Middle East. Getty Images
Politics

Israel in the new Middle East: A military giant with no legs

Before the 2011 Syrian Revolution and civil war that ensued, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) of Bashar al-Assad was deemed to be Israel’s most serious…

Michael Horowitz 28 December , 2024
Mazen Darwish (centre) speaks to reporters outside the court where former Syrian intelligence officer Anwar Raslan is on trial in Koblenz, western Germany, on January 13, 2022. AFP
Politics

Mazen Darwish: Assad must be publicly tried in Syria

In an exclusive interview with Al Majalla, Mazen Darwish, head of the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression, says that former Syrian…

Al Majalla - London 28 December , 2024
10 powerful Arab and international films of 2024 Al Majalla
Culture & Social Affairs

10 powerful Arab and international films of 2024

The year 2024 was replete with exceptional films that restored faith in the role of cinema in analysing and helping audiences process the chaos and…

Areej Jamal 27 December , 2024
Philippe Lazzarini AFP
Politics

Philippe Lazzarini: Saudi push for two-state solution ‘the only game in town’

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has been the main international aid and relief agency for…

Ibrahim Hamidi 27 December , 2024
An Alawite falconer photographed by Frank Hurley in Baniyas, Syria, during World War II. Wikipedia
Documents & Memoirs

The political history of the Alawites in pre-Baath Syria

There is a huge misconception making the rounds that the Alawite community were a major beneficiary of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. The truth, however,…

Sami Moubayed 27 December , 2024
Opinion

The road from Kandahar to Damascus

Whilst global headlines question the reformed leader of the Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), Ahmed al-Sharaa—more popularly known by his pseudonym Abu…

Kamal Alam 27 December , 2024
Opinion

Assad's toppling shows that change is possible

The sudden fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime looks to be just one part of a campaign to, if not destroy, then weaken Iran's so-called 'axis of…

Houssam Itani 26 December , 2024
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Houthis seek expansion after reaching Bab al-Mandab

17, Sep 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, Sep 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?

17, Sep 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, Sep 2026

Washington needs its rivals to create peace on its behalf

Amir Handjani

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