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Ceasefire in Lebanon, lava in Iceland and swimming in Neom

AP/Marco di Marco
AP/Marco di Marco

Molten lava flows on the road to the Blue Lagoon, Grindavik, after the volcanic eruption that started Wednesday, on the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland, Thursday, November 21, 2024.

Anwar Amro / AFP
Anwar Amro / AFP

A man waves the flag of Lebanon in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon on November 27, 2024, as displaced people make their way back to their homes in the south of Lebanon after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect.

REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Vehicles drive near damaged buildings in Beirut's southern suburbs after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect, Lebanon November 27, 2024.

REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Smoke billows over Beirut's southern suburbs after a series of Israeli strikes, as seen from Baabda, Lebanon, November 26, 2024.

Jan Hetfleisch/Getty
Jan Hetfleisch/Getty

An athlete trains ahead of the World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup NEOM on Day Eighteen of the NEOM Beach Games on November 19, 2024, in Neom, Saudi Arabia.

Eyad BABA / AFP
Eyad BABA / AFP

A huge crowd queues outside a bakery for fresh bread in the southern Gaza city of Khan Yunis on November 20, 2024. The UN has accused Israel of carrying out a “starvation campaign" against Palestinians in its war on Gaza.

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AFP

A teacher invigilates middle school students during their end-of-year exams in the northern Sudanese village of Usli on November 24, 2024.

Omer Abrar / AFP
Omer Abrar / AFP

Afghans watch as horse riders compete in 'Buzkashi' (goat grabbing), a traditional Central Asian sport, at a field in the Argo district of Badakhshan province on November 21, 2024.

REUTERS/Chris J. Ratcliffe
REUTERS/Chris J. Ratcliffe

Locals look on as high winds from Storm Bert cause waves to crash over the harbour arm in Folkestone, Britain, November 24, 2024.

REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

Members of the guard of honour attend a rehearsal of the trooping of the colours ceremony to mark the 72nd birthday of Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn in Bangkok, Thailand, November 24, 2024.

Opinion

My dream for Palestinian statehood

At the National Mall in Washington in 1963, civil rights leader Martin Luther King declared: “I have a dream.” They are four of the most famous words…

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy 27 November , 2024
Participating world leaders and delegates pose for a family photo during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku on November 12, 2024. Alexander NEMENOV / AFP
Business & Economy

Did COP29 deliver real climate solutions?

Before the world’s annual meeting to decide how to save the planet from catastrophic climate change, questions had been asked about the wisdom of…

Nazareth Seferian 27 November , 2024
A man waves the flag of Lebanon in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon on November 27, 2024, as displaced people make their way back to their homes in the south of Lebanon after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect. Anwar Amro / AFP
Politics

5 questions about the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah

Israel and Hezbollah have reached a ceasefire deal, ending a war that has lasted more than 13 months. US President Joe Biden announced the agreement…

Daniel Byman 27 November , 2024
Will Iran eventually have a nuclear weapon? Diana Estefanía Rubio
Infographics

Will Iran eventually have a nuclear weapon?

In 2015, Iran and world powers, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, China, France, and Germany, reached an agreement, the Joint…

Al Majalla - London 26 November , 2024
'The Substance' film poster MUBI
Culture & Social Affairs

'The Substance' lays bare the dangers of obsession with youth and beauty

Coralie Fargeat’s film The Substance is a deafening cry against the objectification of the human body in our modern-day culture. The plot's title…

Samer Abou Hawwach 26 November , 2024
Aleksandr Dugin: Russia has lost the West but has rediscovered the world Michelle Thompson/Majalla
Politics

Aleksandr Dugin: Russia has lost the West but has rediscovered the world

In an exclusive interview with Al Majalla, Russian political philosopher Aleksander Dugin—widely known as “Putin’s brain”—voiced his criticisms over…

Ahmed Maher 26 November , 2024
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (left) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (right) at the G20 Summit on November 18, 2024, in Rio de Janeiro. ERIC LEE / AFP
Politics

Turkey tiptoes through the melee to soften al-Assad

With the support of Russia and Iran, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad outmanoeuvred the opposition during his country’s civil war, which began with…

Omer Onhon 26 November , 2024
Opinion

Even if we get a Lebanon truce, expect another war down the line

Israeli attacks on the Lebanese capital are increasingly becoming routine news, with recurring air strikes resulting in casualties and destruction…

Alia Mansour 25 November , 2024
G20 Leaders meet in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 18, 2024. Countries like Turkey, Argentina and India have welcomed Trump's win. Mauro PIMENTEL / AFP
Politics

Why emerging powers are welcoming Trump’s victory

Emerging powers in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East have showered US President-elect Donald Trump with congratulations since he won…

Christopher S. Chivvis and Beatrix Geaghan-Breiner 25 November , 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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