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A militant poses for a picture after anti-government fighters seized Syrian army military equipment on 3 December 2024. Omar Haj Kadour / AFP
Politics

Syria’s fresh crisis is an opportunity for the Arab world to step up

Four days ago, just a few hours after the ceasefire agreement in Lebanon was announced, a new crisis in Syria erupted, with renewed fighting centred…

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy 03 December , 2024
Global EV sales up 550% in the past four years Diana Estefanía Rubio
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Global EV sales up 550% in the past four years

While US President-elect Donald Trump may have his doubts about electric vehicles (EV), their sales around the world show no sign of slowing down,…

Al Majalla - London 03 December , 2024
Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump signs autographs as Massad Boulos listens during a visit to The Great Commoner on 1 November 2024 in Dearborn, Michigan. AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson
Politics

The Lebanese-American businessman in Donald Trump’s inner circle

Lebanese-american magnate makes a most unlikely buddy for Donald Trump. But in battered Beirut and elsewhere in the Arab world many are looking at…

The Economist 03 December , 2024
Opinion

Trump’s oil gambit: Economic boom or environmental bust?

Donald Trump's election win has worried many around the world, given his reputation for impulsive and unpredictable decision-making. Foremost among…

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 03 December , 2024
Morocco's 2025 Budget has impressed some, not others. Shutterstock
Business & Economy

Only bold on paper? Morocco’s $73bn budget for 2025

After a month of intense debate and scrutiny, Morocco’s House of Representatives has finally passed a $73bn finance bill by a majority vote. The…

Mohamed Sharki 03 December , 2024
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) jihadist fighters fire towards Syrian Army troops in the Rashidin district on the outskirts of Aleppo on 29 November 2024. Bakr Alkasem/AFP
Politics

Why a new ceasefire in Syria is likely before long

While there are losers and winners following the Syrian opposition’s swift and unexpected capture of Aleppo and towns south into Hama province, all…

Robert Ford 02 December , 2024
Opinion

By asking ‘what next’, an ageing Turkish nationalist signals change

Observers of Turkish affairs have spent recent days feverishly dissecting the motives behind an extraordinary offer from influential nationalist…

Rustum Mahmud 02 December , 2024
Writer and researcher Lina Meruane David Levenson - Getty Images
Culture & Social Affairs

Lina Meruane on Palestinian erasure and genocide in real time

Writer and researcher Lina Meruane is widely regarded as one of the leading voices in contemporary Latin American literature. She is celebrated for…

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 02 December , 2024
US President-elect Donald Trump waves his hand during his meeting with Republican representatives in the Capitol building, in Washington, DC, November 13, 2024. Reuters
Politics

Trump’s return to the White House means Iran must tread carefully

The re-election of Donald Trump as president of the United States marked a moment of unease for the Iranian government. While Tehran faced…

Majid Rafizadeh 02 December , 2024
Erdoğan turns the tables in Syria
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Erdoğan turns the tables in Syria

Fares Garabet 02 December , 2024
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Politics

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
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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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