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A long March-2F carrier rocket carrying the Shenzhou-19 spacecraft and crew of three astronauts lifts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, in the Gobi desert, northwest China, on October 30, 2024. ADEK BERRY / AFP
Science & Technology

Why China is building a Starlink system of its own

On 5 December, a Long March 6a rocket blasted off from Taiyuan Satellite Centre in Shanxi province in northern China. Aboard was the third batch of…

The Economist 13 December , 2024
Former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad and his counterpart Elias Hrawi during their meeting in Damascus on March 14, 1998. AFP
Politics

Assad's fall could put Lebanon and Syria on divergent paths

Social media users recently unearthed a tweet from former Lebanese interior minister and MP Suleiman Frangieh, in which he suggested that his…

Houssam Itani 13 December , 2024
A woman inspects the cells of the famous Sednaya prison north of Damascus after the fall of the Assad regime.
 AP/Hussein Malla
Culture & Social Affairs

Blood-curdling tales emerge from Assad's torture dungeons

Bashar al-Assad’s escape from Syria was not the only defining moment of his brutal regime’s collapse. Alongside it was the storming of his infamous…

Samer Abou Hawwach 13 December , 2024
Subhi Barakat was elected as the Syrian Union's first president—a notable from Antioch who had served as MP in Syria’s first parliament, known as the Syrian National Congress of 1919. Wikipedia
Documents & Memoirs

The short-lived Syrian federalism experiment of 1922

Did you know that in 1922, the capital of Syria was Aleppo, not Damascus? That was during the French Mandate years in Syria's short-lived federal…

Sami Moubayed 12 December , 2024
The leader of Syria's Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group, Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, addresses a crowd at the capital's landmark Umayyad Mosque on December 8, 2024. Abdulaziz KETAZ / AFP
Politics

What needs to happen to rebuild Syria

No one lives forever—and that includes dictators. With Bashar al-Assad now gone, and with nearly half a century of his family’s rule in Damascus now…

Omer Onhon 12 December , 2024
Supporters of Georgia's opposition parties hold a rally to protest against the government's decision to suspend talks on joining the European Union, outside the parliament building in Tbilisi, Georgia December 7, 2024. REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze
Politics

Four scenarios for the protests in Georgia

For the past week, hundreds of thousands of Georgians have taken to the streets in cities across the country, and the situation is escalating by the…

Luke Coffey 12 December , 2024
Regional events shift focus from Gaza
Cartoons

Regional events shift focus from Gaza

Fares Garabet 12 December , 2024
Saudi Arabia to host World Cup 2034 in yet another crowning achievement Axel Rangel Garcia
Business & Economy

Saudi Arabia to host World Cup 2034 in yet another crowning achievement

Two years ago, fans who stepped into the golden Lusail Stadium on the outskirts of Doha witnesed a truly historic moment when Saudi player Salem Al…

Mohamed Qutob 11 December , 2024
Opinion

Syria needed tough pragmatism, not democratic idealism

Years ago, it seemed evident that renewed resistance—or even a new revolution—against the Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad was inevitable,…

Nikolaos van Dam 11 December , 2024

The fall of Assad and more from around the world

December, 2024
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Aref TAMMAWI / AFP

Rebel forces shoot in the air as they celebrate in the central Syrian city of Homs early on December 8, 2024, after they entered Syria's third city overnight.

AP/Ghaith Alsayed
AP/Ghaith Alsayed

An aerial view shows central Damascus' Umayyad Square as Syrians display the revolutionary flag to celebrate on the second day of the insurgents' takeover of the city in Damascus, Syria, on Monday, December 9, 2024.

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MUHAMMAD HAJ KADOUR/AFP

A Syrian rebel fighter fires rounds as people celebrate near the Clock Tower in the central city of Homs on December 8, 2024, after rebel forces entered Syria's third city overnight.

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REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

A ceremony marking the Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral's reopening after its restoration in Paris, France, on December 8, 2024.

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JUNG Yeon-je / AFP

People hold placards during a rally to urge the passage of the impeachment motion of South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol, outside at the National Assembly in Seoul on December 7, 2024.

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Himanshu SHARMA / AFP

An Indian soldier blows fire as he performs an acrobatic manoeuvre known as 'Mallakhamb' during an event in Jaipur on December 5, 2024.

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OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP

A supporter of Former Ghana President and presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) party, John Mahama, celebrates near the party headquarters in Accra on December 8, 2024.

Luis TATO / AFP
Luis TATO / AFP

Company members of the Dance Centre Kenya (DCK) perform on stage during The Nutcracker at the Kenya National Theatre in Nairobi on December 7, 2024.

Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP
Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP

A farmer works at an agricultural field on the outskirts of Bengaluru on December 10, 2024.

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Maja Hitij/Getty

General view as athletes compete during the Women's Senior cross country race during the 30th SPAR European Cross Country Championships on December 8, 2024, in Antalya, Turkey.

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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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