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A soldier on board a tank looks out over an Egyptian street during the Suez Crisis Getty Images
Documents & Memoirs

There's a lesson in the 1956 Suez Crisis as Gaza war rages on

On 23 October 1956, a university student riot in Budapest snowballed into a popular revolt against the Hungarian People’s Republic, a Soviet…

Sami Moubayed 18 November , 2023
Egypt's Suez Canal faces alternative spots on trade map Nesma Moharam
Business & Economy

Egypt's Suez Canal faces alternative spots on trade map

There is little enthusiasm in Egypt for the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) which was unveiled during the latest G20 summit in New…

Amr Emam 18 November , 2023
Opinion

The cultural and political identity of the Palestinians

The images depicting the extent of Gaza’s humanitarian crisis are truly distressing, but we must not let them deter us from reflecting on how we have…

Houssam Itani 18 November , 2023
As drinking water is running out, Gaza looks wearily to the sea Lina Jaradat
Politics

As drinking water is running out, Gaza looks wearily to the sea

On the beach, west of the city of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, sits Um Hassan, alongside her new neighbours.They are washing their…

Salem Al Rayyes 18 November , 2023
Israeli soldiers operate, amid the ongoing ground operation of the Israeli army against Hamas in Gaza Reuters
Politics

Gaza war shows heightened risk of escalation in the region

Forty days and nights into the Gaza crisis and the regional war that some predicted would engulf the Middle East and disrupt the world’s energy…

Andrew Tabler 17 November , 2023
'Nuke Gaza': The 'Madman' nuclear rhetoric is back again
Politics

'Nuke Gaza': The 'Madman' nuclear rhetoric is back again

The pronouncements of junior ministers in any government normally go unnoticed in the wider world. This truism was recently violated when Amihai…

Steve Hewitt 17 November , 2023
Luis Mateo Díez and the preoccupation with human morality Majalla
Culture & Social Affairs

Luis Mateo Díez and the preoccupation with human morality

On November 7, wordsmith Luis Mateo Díez was announced as the recipient of Spain’s most coveted lifetime achievement award – the 2023 Miguel de…

Najeeb Mubarak 17 November , 2023
Opinion

Palestinians are more than just heroes or victims

We often see Palestinians in only one of two ways – in one perception, they’re depicted as resilient individuals driven by heroism, a perspective…

Maysaa Shuja Al-Deen 17 November , 2023
Nasser Al Qudwa: If Arafat were alive, he would be in Gaza now, ‘a Kalashnikov on his shoulder’ Majalla
Politics

Nasser Al Qudwa: If Arafat were alive, he would be in Gaza now, ‘a Kalashnikov on his shoulder’

Nasser Al Qudwa – the famed Palestinian political figure and a former leading figure in Fatah – is clear on what reaction was likely to the war on…

Ibrahim Hamidi 17 November , 2023
Newly appointed Foreign Secretary David Cameron walks outside 10 Downing Street
Politics

David Cameron: The veteran UK politician granted a new lease of life

Britain’s political pundits were well aware that Monday might be a momentous day, following on the heels of the country’s lost Armistice weekend,…

Bryn Haworth 16 November , 2023
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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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