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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
Aref TAMMAWI / AFP
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.

MUHAMMAD HAJ KADOUR/AFP
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.

REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

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

JUNG Yeon-je / AFP
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.

Himanshu SHARMA / AFP
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.

OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP
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.

Maja Hitij/Getty
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.

Rebel forces shoot in the air as they celebrate in the central Syrian city of Homs early on December 8, 2024. Aref TAMMAWI / AFP
Politics

Is Syria heading for a bright new beginning or an even darker future?

Irrespective of which political grouping forms the next Syrian government, it is already clear that the overthrow of the al-Assad regime is likely to…

Con Coughlin 11 December , 2024
The Saudi capital, Riyadh, on November 15, 2024. Reuters
Business & Economy

Saudi Arabia’s 2025 budget balances spending with stability

Continued spending is the name of the game in Saudi Arabia’s 2025 budget, announced in late November, as the Kingdom continues its journey away from…

Maher Chmaytelli 11 December , 2024
People hold a large Syrian opposition flag at Umayyad Square in Damascus on December 9, 2024. Omar HAJ KADOUR / AFP
Documents & Memoirs

The history of Syria's not-so-new flag

Syria is officially getting a new flag: the tri-colour of the Syrian Opposition, otherwise known as the Flag of Independence, that came along with…

Sami Moubayed 11 December , 2024
Global business insolvencies on the rise Diana Estefanía Rubio
Infographics

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
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Politics

Al-Jawf: the key to defeating the Houthis

05, Nov 2026

The battle for this strategically important and resource-rich province tests the Yemeni army's ability to tilt the military balance in its favour

Al Majalla - London
Saudi Arabia's Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman Al-Saud, Pakistan's army chief General Syed Asim Munir, and Turkey's intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin in Tehran on 26 October 2026. IRANIAN PRESIDENCY / AFP
Politics

Pakistan’s balancing act in a fragmenting world

07, Nov 2026

Staying friends with the Turks, Chinese, Russians, Americans, Europeans, Iranians and Saudis simultaneously is a big ask for Islamabad's diplomats, but somehow they are managing it

Kaswar Klasra
Politics

Can the Democrats prevent a new round of war with Iran?

05, Nov 2026

Despite the war's unpopularity, Trump seems determined to press on until he can claim a decisive victory, whether by diplomacy, force, or a combination of the two

Aqeel Abbas
Eduardo Ramon
Profiles

Abdul El-Sayed: the progressive Michigander who beat the pro-Israel lobby

07, Aug 2026

The Egyptian-American epidemiologist became the first Muslim senator in US history, despite $70mn spent to defeat him in the Democratic primary

Tarek Rashed
French author Philippe Djianada looks out from a window at the Drouant restaurant in Paris, following his win of the French Goncourt literary prize for his novel "The Unknown Woman of Quai de Javel," on 3 November 2026. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
Culture & Social Affairs

A novel about a murder in Paris wins the 2026 Goncourt

06, Nov 2026

French novelist Philippe Jaenada's novel 'The Unknown Woman of Quai de Javel' wins big, while the Prix Renaudot goes to François-Henri Désérable for his novel about an unlikely wine expert

Najeeb Mubarak

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