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Despite the whispers, Maher al-Assad is not ‘coming back’ to Syria

On 5 December, Reuters published a special investigation report showing how the billionaire cousin of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad is…

Alia Mansour 10 December , 2025
China's far-shoring strategy in Latin America: does this mean the end of Washington dictating Latin America's destiny? Shutterstock
Politics

China is redefining global trade dynamics in America’s backyard

When China’s President Xi Jinping inaugurated Peru’s Chancay megaport in November 2024, he was doing far more than opening a Chinese offshore project…

Shirley Ze Yu 10 December , 2025
Gaza patients stranded amid crippling medical crisis
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Gaza patients stranded amid crippling medical crisis

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released stark figures underscoring the deepening medical catastrophe in the Gaza Strip, as the United…

Al Majalla - London 09 December , 2025
Luna al-Shibl was in Bashar al-Assad's inner circle for more than a decade but fell from favour shortly before her death. Axel Rangel García
Documents & Memoirs

‘She’s a spy’: Soleimani’s warning about Syrian advisor Luna al-Shibl

The story of Luna al‑Shibl, a former journalist who became special advisor to former Syrian president Bashar al‑Assad, has generated conspiracy and…

Manaf Saad 09 December , 2025
A t-shirt worn by a supporter of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro during a rally against US military activity in the Caribbean, in Caracas on 30 October 2025. Federico Parra / AFP
Politics

A century of interventions: the US is misreading Latin America

For more than a century, the United States has attempted to shape political outcomes across Latin America, whether that be backing coups, toppling…

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra 09 December , 2025
The problems in Egypt's pharmaceutical sector may require surgery to fix Alia Abu Khadour
Business & Economy

Egypt’s drug price increases help companies but not patients

In a period of high inflation and economic upheaval, Egypt’s pharmaceuticals sector and strained health‑insurance system are having to ride out a…

Marcelle Nasr 09 December , 2025
A Palestinian family looks down from their heavily damaged home in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on 7 November 2025. OMAR AL-QATTAA / AFP
Politics

In Gaza, bombed-out homes become death traps

When Israeli bombardment and ground incursions intensified in late June, the Badr family was forced to flee their three-storey home in Jabalia,…

Salem Al Rayyes 08 December , 2025
Girls attending school in the city of Tunis in Tunisia on 20 May 2016. Shutterstock
Culture & Social Affairs

Why Tunisian women are outpacing men in education

In much of the developing world, the lack of girls in education has long been a problem that has vexed policymakers. But in one north African country…

Asmahan Al-Sha’abouni 08 December , 2025
Syrians celebrate their first year without Assad
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Syrians celebrate their first year without Assad

Fares Garabet 07 December , 2025
Opinion

A once-forgotten Syria now teems with possibility

Only a year ago, Syria was a forgotten land, teetering on the edge of time; a rusted regime and a heavy shadow. A people endlessly drained and a…

Ibrahim Hamidi 07 December , 2025
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Iran’s strategy for war with the US

25 February 2026

Tehran isn't likely to easily fold if/when Trump attacks. This means that the longer a military confrontation drags out, the more untenable Washington's position becomes.

Bilal Saab
Opinion

Deal or no deal? Iran's fate hangs in the balance amid US military buildup

26 February 2026

Iran says it is willing to make some concessions on its nuclear programme, but zero uranium enrichment is off the table

Con Coughlin
Pete Reynolds
Politics

Ukraine: the war that shook the world

23 February 2026

The conflict has forced Russia to scale back its global footprint and NATO to boost its defence spending. Meanwhile, China and Middle powers have emerged as key beneficiaries.

Christopher Phillips
AFP / Al Majalla
Science & Technology

Renewables on track to redefine global energy

23 February 2026

Natural resources like solar, wind, and water are set to provide 36% of global electricity production this year. Even for sceptics like Donald Trump, the trends are unmistakable.

Mohammed Mansour
Gregori Saavedra
Politics

Was Jeffrey Epstein a spy?

24 February 2026

Some point to his possible links to Mossad through his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, whose father was a known Israeli spy, and assert that he blackmailed powerful figures to exert influence

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