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Behind Victor Hugo's admiration of Islam
Culture & Social Affairs

Behind Victor Hugo's admiration of Islam

While serving as the French Consul General in Jeddah in 2012, Louis Blin began compiling an encyclopedia of French literature that referenced the…

Ali Almuqri 24 October , 2024
Opinion

Will the Lebanese embrace a narrative built on their ruin?

There is a narrative wafting out of Lebanon at the moment that many within Lebanon dare not veer away from. The party line is that "Israel’s war has…

Houssam Itani 24 October , 2024
Lebanon emergency aid is forthcoming, but not nearly enough Al Majalla
Business & Economy

Lebanon emergency aid is forthcoming, but not nearly enough

Lebanon continues to suffer from Israeli air strikes, leaving a trail of destruction of property and infrastructure, not to mention the human cost. A…

Abdulfattah Khattab 24 October , 2024
Relatives and supporters of Israelis held hostage in Gaza since the October 7 attacks call on the US to intervene for their release during a demonstration in Tel Aviv during Antony Blinken's October 22, 2024, visit. Jack GUEZ / AFP
Politics

Why hasn't Netanyahu hit Iran yet?

At Hatzerim Airbase on 23 October, Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant told Israeli pilots that “after we strike Iran, everyone will understand…

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy 24 October , 2024
US election: Netanyahu wins either way
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US election: Netanyahu wins either way

Fares Garabet 23 October , 2024
Opinion

The day the 'dawn raiders' came for me

Living in Beirut, I had heard whispers of the “dawn raiders"— armed state security forces who arrive at your home at dawn— but never did I imagine…

Alia Mansour 23 October , 2024

Destruction, displacement tear through Gaza and Lebanon

October, 2024
AFP
AFP

A flock of pigeons flies away as a smoke cloud erupts after a rocket fired by an Israeli warplane hit a building in Beirut's southern suburb of Shayah on October 22, 2024.

REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas

A person walks at the ruins of al-Omari mosque, which was destroyed in the Israeli military offensive, as Palestinians perform Friday prayers, in Gaza City.

Avichay Adraee/ REUTERS
Avichay Adraee/ REUTERS

Drone image shows displaced people in Jabalia, in this picture obtained from social media on October 21, 2024.

REUTERS/Yara Nardi
REUTERS/Yara Nardi

A woman reacts as members of security forces attempt to evict displaced people from an old hotel amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces in the Hamra neighbourhood of Beirut, Lebanon, October 21, 2024.

REUTERS
REUTERS

China Railway workers assemble a pipe jacking machine at the construction site of an underground railway station in Huzhou, Zhejiang province, China October 17, 2024.

Mohd RASFAN / AFP
Mohd RASFAN / AFP

Crew members of the German navy replenishment ship Frankfurt am Main stand on deck as they approach Port Klang on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur on October 15, 2024.

Atif ARYAN / AFP
Atif ARYAN / AFP

Afghan youths play volleyball at a field during sunset in Chimtal district of Balkh province on October 16, 2024.

JONATHAN NACKSTRAND / AFP
JONATHAN NACKSTRAND / AFP

Cyclists of team China compete during the women's team pursuit qualifying of the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Ballerup, Denmark, on October 16, 2024.

MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP
MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP

Workers take part in a march against the reform of the pension system in Panama City on October 17, 2024.

AP /Charles Krupa
AP /Charles Krupa

A bald eagle flying past autumn leaves startles a flock of ducks and geese floating on Adams Pond, Friday, October 18, 2024, in East Derry, New Hampshire, US.

Morocco unemployment: A dark spot in an otherwise promising economy
Business & Economy

Morocco unemployment: A dark spot in an otherwise promising economy

Youth unemployment is becoming a hot topic in Morocco as the country drafts its 2025 budget, which will be presented in parliament on 20 October. It…

Mohamed Sharki 23 October , 2024
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, right, meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Riyadh on October 9, 2024. SPA
Politics

Is Araghchi trying to save Gaza and Lebanon...or Iran?

Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s new foreign minister, has just covered a lot of ground. His multi-nation tour of the region took in Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt,…

Amr Emam 23 October , 2024
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken disembarks from his plane upon arrival at the Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv on October 22, 2024. Nathan Howard / AFP
Politics

Blinken makes final attempt at Gaza truce on last regional visit

The latest diplomatic shuttle mission by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken—which is likely to be his last before next month’s US presidential…

Con Coughlin 22 October , 2024
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Pep Boatella
Politics

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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