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Global business insolvencies on the rise Diana Estefanía Rubio
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Global business insolvencies on the rise

Global business insolvencies are forecast to increase by more than 11% in 2024 and to peak with a rise of 2% in 2025, according to Allianz Trade’s…

Al Majalla - London 10 December , 2024
Sudanese novelist Hammour Ziada.
Culture & Social Affairs

Sudanese author Hammour Ziada on embracing the surreal

Sudanese novelist Hammour Ziada draws upon the realm of fantasy, rooted in a culture steeped in myths, to create characters who narrate their own…

Abeer Younis 10 December , 2024
Opinion

Six key reasons why Assad fell

Bashar al-Assad has fallen. After 54 long and painful years, his family’s rule has finally come to an abrupt end. And after 14 years of steadfast…

Ibrahim Hamidi 10 December , 2024
An Iranian man reads a newspaper with a picture of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Tehran, Iran December 8, 2024. Majid Asgaripour/Reuters
Politics

Syria and the future of Iran

The departure of Bashar al-Assad from Damascus and the apparent termination of his regime are major setbacks for the Islamic Republic of Iran…

Frederic C. Hof 10 December , 2024
How Israel’s longest war is reshaping its defence industry Ewan White
Politics

How Israel’s longest war is reshaping its defence industry

One of Israel’s most polluted sites sits just a few minutes from Tel Aviv's centre. Along Hashalom Road (the road of peace, literally in Hebrew), the…

Michael Horowitz 10 December , 2024
Opinion

How the world got Syria wrong

On 8 December, Bashar al-Assad fled Syria, bringing an end to nearly 54 years of his family’s rule and sending millions of Syrians at home and abroad…

Charles Lister 09 December , 2024
Trump’s economic calculations loom over North Africa Lina Jaradat
Business & Economy

Trump’s economic calculations loom over North Africa

While North African countries all congratulated Donald Trump after his election victory, some may be more excited than others about his upcoming…

Mohamed Sharki 09 December , 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) is arriving at the Netzarim Corridor, Israel's main military supply route, which cuts Gaza in half, just south of Gaza City, on November 19, 2024. AFP
Politics

Where is Israel headed under Netanyahu?

Since its establishment in 1948, the history of the State of Israel can be divided into three eras, each one shaping its politics, economics,…

Majed Kayali 09 December , 2024
Assad flees Syria after lightening opposition offensive
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Assad flees Syria after lightening opposition offensive

Fares Garabet 09 December , 2024
A portrait of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is pictured with its frame broken in a Syrian regime's Political Security Branch facility on the outskirts of the central city of Hama following its capture. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP
Profiles

Assad's fall: The end of an era

It might be safe to say that every world leader who took part in Hafez al-Assad’s funeral back in 2000 was, one way or another, also blessing the…

Sami Moubayed 08 December , 2024
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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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