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Syrian resolve for a better future outweighs challenges

Now that Bashar al-Assad has fled and his regime has collapsed, Syrians are taking the first steps in the very long and challenging journey of…

Alia Mansour 24 December , 2024
A man looks out to the devastation while clearing rubble and debris from a house at the Yarmouk camp for Palestinian refugees south of Damascus on December 22, 2024. MUHAMMAD HAJ KADOUR / AFP
Business & Economy

Syria begins to piece together a country and economy in ruins

Syria’s economy has faced a series of crises ever since the days of colonial rule, but it has also spent time as one of the most successful in the…

Abdulfattah Khattab 24 December , 2024
The leader of Syria's Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group, Ahmad al-Sharaa, addresses a crowd at the capital's landmark Umayyad Mosque on December 8, 2024. Abdulaziz KETAZ / AFP
Politics

Can al-Sharaa stand the Kemalist ideology?

Syria’s new Islamist leader, Ahmad al-Sharaa, is presenting himself as a viable alternative to the brutal dictatorship of the Assads and their…

Ahmed Maher 23 December , 2024
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
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Politics

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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