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Lebanon... five presidents in one year. Al Majalla
Documents & Memoirs

Five presidents in 1943: Lebanon on its 80th Independence Day

The year 1943 kicked off with an avalanche of congratulatory telegrams pouring into President Alfred Naccache’s office on the New Year.Little did he…

Sami Moubayed 23 November , 2023
Essaouira, Morocco. Getty Images
Culture & Social Affairs

How Orson Welles resurrected the spirit of Othello in Morocco

It’s the love story of a filmmaker and a city: American visionary director Orson Welles partially shot Othello in Morocco’s Essaouira, firmly placing…

Ismail Ghazaly 23 November , 2023
People search for survivors following Israeli bombardment on Rafah on November 22, 2023 AFP
Politics

One family’s story shows what it takes for foreign and dual nationals to get out of Gaza

On the fifth day of the Israeli war in the Gaza Strip, Ahmed Fathi and his family received a shocking warning: Israeli gave them just hours to…

Salem Al Rayyes 22 November , 2023
Abbas Ibrahim: How Lebanon’s security chief became a diplomat and now looks ready for a political role
Documents & Memoirs

Abbas Ibrahim: How Lebanon’s security chief became a diplomat and now looks ready for a political role

Paris - Ibrahim Hamidi - When Major General Abbas Ibrahim was the head of Lebanon's General Security service, the role was varied and drew him into…

Ibrahim Hamidi 22 November , 2023
US President John F Kennedy (1917 - 1963) speaks during a welcome ceremony for Saudi King Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1902 - 1969) at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, February 13, 1962. Getty Images
Documents & Memoirs

JFK’s history with Arabs and Palestine

Five months before his inauguration as president, Massachusetts Senator John F Kennedy addressed a Jewish convention at the Statler Hilton Hotel in…

Sami Moubayed 22 November , 2023
Pioneer countries in direct investment
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Pioneer countries in direct investment

Al Majalla - London 22 November , 2023
People stand in front of a bookshelf at the booth of Ukraine, on the first day of the world's biggest book fair - Frankfurt Book Fair - on October 18, 2023 in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany. AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

Israeli, global intellectuals speak out against Gaza war

Maltese author-historian Mark Camilleri, in a recent blog post, slammed the “great hypocrisy” that occurred at the 2023 Frankfurt Book Fair, where “a…

Emad al-Ahmad 22 November , 2023
Cartoonist Antonio Rodríguez: The Gaza war hurts and angers me
Culture & Social Affairs

Cartoonist Antonio Rodríguez: The Gaza war hurts and angers me

The works of political cartoonist Antonio Rodríguez, born in Mexico City in 1965, have been featured in some of the world’s largest publications,…

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 21 November , 2023
A man gestures as flames rise in a field near the border village of Burj Al-Mamluk in southern Lebanon's Khiam plain following Israeli bombardment on November 9, 2023. AFP
Politics

The geography of Lebanon may tell whether war is spreading

Southern Lebanon begins at the outskirts of the city of Sidon, often referred to as the "Gate of the South."An understanding of the precise geography…

Badia Fahs 21 November , 2023
Friedrich Nietzsche with his mother. Getty Images
Culture & Social Affairs

Food for thought: Philosophers Kant, Nietzsche on nutrition

Michel Foucault once wrote that following a dietary regimen is “an art of living” – a way for the self to take sufficient care of the body.He was…

Abdel Salam Ben Abdelali 21 November , 2023
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Politics

Iran’s waning influence

27 June 2025

Our July issue features in-depth articles and expert analyses exploring the future of Iran's influence and the long-term reverberations for the region

Al Majalla - London
Lina Jaradat
Culture & Social Affairs

Gaza’s ‘death trap’ aid centres: a real-life Hunger Games

02 July 2025

Israel's commandeering of aid distribution in Gaza forces starving Palestinians to run the gauntlet at centres with biometric monitoring systems, armed security, and life-or-death hazards

Hala Al-Naji
People gather to celebrate after Lebanese parliament elects army chief Joseph Aoun as the new president, on January 9, 2025, in Al-Aaishiyah, Lebanon. Ramiz Dallah/Getty
Politics

Lebanon’s second chance at statehood

02 July 2025

The crippling of Hezbollah's dominance and the Assad regime's fall in Syria have created a narrow but historic opening for the Lebanese people

Paul Salem
Lina Jaradat
Business & Economy

Oman is quietly redefining its development model

29 June 2025

It is no longer the Gulf's quiet outlier but a country quietly setting a new standard for sustainable economic development in the region

Neil Quilliam
Lina Jaradat
Politics

How the Middle East can capitalise on Iran’s regional setback

02 July 2025

The US security umbrella will focus on Iran's direct threats, but regional states should deal with Tehran's residual proxy groups in the region

James Jeffrey

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