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A member of Iraq's PMF stands in front of a banner depicting slain Iraqi commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis (L) and IRGC commander Qasem Soleimani, on Jan 2, 2023, at a ceremony marking the anniversary of their assassination. AFP
Politics

While Israel now wants to go after Iraqi militias, Trump may not

President-elect Donald Trump wants to end ongoing wars in the Middle East before he takes office. “Get it over with, and let’s get back to peace and…

David Schenker 23 December , 2024
Olaf Scholz AFP
Profiles

Olaf Scholz: The German chancellor on life support

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s term in office looks set to end after his government lost a historic vote of confidence in the German parliament,…

Con Coughlin 23 December , 2024
Opinion

Will Western engagement help or hinder Syria's transition?

After more than a decade of isolation, Western diplomatic delegations are rushing back to Damascus with striking urgency, marking the end of years of…

Haid Haid 23 December , 2024
Imam Al-Ghazali Wikicommons
Culture & Social Affairs

Imam Al-Ghazali is back in the modern-day spotlight

Imam Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali, known as “The Proof of Islam”, is a highly influential figure in cultural and religious history, and now, his significance…

Ibrahim Adel 23 December , 2024
Will Syria's economy be able to recover after years of war? Diana Estefanía Rubio
Infographics

Will Syria's economy be able to recover after years of war?

The Syrian civil war has left its economy in ruins. In addition to GDP shrinking by more than 90% between 2010 and 2024, the population remains…

Al Majalla - London 23 December , 2024
SDF on shaky ground in new Syria
Cartoons

SDF on shaky ground in new Syria

Fares Garabet 23 December , 2024
A Syrian man looks towards an Israeli tank positioned in the Syrian town of Madinat al-Baath, in the UN-patrolled buffer zone in the annexed Golan Heights on 20 December 2024. Bakr Alkasem / AFP
Politics

Rather than extend a hand, Netanyahu rains on Syria’s parade

It seems like an aeon ago when I thought I was on the verge of mediating peace between Israel and Syria.It was the first week of March 2011. I was…

Frederic C. Hof 22 December , 2024
A scene from the filming atmosphere in the camps
Culture & Social Affairs

Gaza’s young filmmakers capture the suffering of war

In Gaza’s camps for displaced people, cameras were placed in the hands of children as part of an initiative to capture the thoughts and creativity of…

Houssam Marouf 21 December , 2024
The Iranian project in the Middle East
Cartoons

The Iranian project in the Middle East

Fares Garabet 21 December , 2024
Turkish military patrols in northern Syria. AFP
Politics

Cautious optimism: Syria tiptoes into the future with Turkey’s help

If unverified reports are to be believed, the operation that toppled the Assad regime in Syria had been in the planning for some time, with Turkey…

Omer Onhon 21 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
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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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