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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
King Abdullah Financial Center Station Royal Commission for the City of Riyadh
Culture & Social Affairs

With its new metro, Riyadh opens a cultural window

King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud inaugurated one of the world’s largest rail projects in recent years at the end of November when he officially…

Sawsan Jamil Hasan 08 December , 2024
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel Laura Hegarty_Al Majalla
Profiles

Angela Merkel defends her legacy in her latest memoir

During the 16 years that she served as Germany’s first woman Chancellor from 2005 to 2021, Angela Merkel arguably became the most influential…

Con Coughlin 08 December , 2024
Opinion

Beyond the battlefield: Can Syria’s opposition govern its conquests?

More than ten days have passed since opposition forces unleashed a surprise military offensive against the regime in northwest Syria, shattering the…

Haid Haid 07 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
Politics

Why did Assad fall so easily?

Rebel forces in Syria have entered Damascus, claiming it is now “free" of Bashar al-Assad, who has reportedly fled the capital, according to a…

Omer Onhon 07 December , 2024
US President-elect Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, during their meeting at Trump's residence at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, November 30, 2024. The official page of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Business & Economy

Tariffs on the table at 'first dinner' between Trump and Trudeau

When Donald Trump was elected as the next US president last month, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was quick to congratulate him in a message…

Abdulfattah Khattab 07 December , 2024
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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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