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Demonstrators in the Syrian city of Sweida protest the deteriorating economic conditions on September 5, 2023. There was a city-wide boycott of the election. Reuters
Politics

Behind the façade: understanding Syria’s parliamentary election

The Syrian regime held its parliamentary (or People’s Assembly) elections on 15 July, the fourth such vote since the onset of the Syrian conflict in…

Haid Haid 24 July , 2024
Opinion

How three faces from Gaza reveal the true dynamics of this war

The least that can be said about the images emerging from Gaza is that they are shocking. In truth, they go far beyond that.The sights and sounds…

Alia Mansour 24 July , 2024
Opinion

The global ‘one-click crisis’ serves as a wake-up call

Last Friday, the world was struck by a technological blackout. It woke up to a failed software update that hit millions of devices, and brought to…

Khaled Kassar 24 July , 2024
Kamala Harris will need a running mate to be her Vice President if she wins the White House in November. Who are the runners and riders? Barbara Gibson
Politics

Her would-be V-Ps: Kamala Harris now needs a running mate

A tsunami of support from Democratic leaders has catapulted US Vice-President Kamala Harris to the front of the queue to replace Joe Biden as the…

Robert Ford 24 July , 2024
Ripples become waves: immigration into the European Union
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Ripples become waves: immigration into the European Union

Many European nations today have sizeable immigrant populations, both of European and non-European origin.The European Commission defines immigration…

Al Majalla - London 23 July , 2024
Activist Amin Abed while receiving treatment after being assaulted in Gaza UGC
Politics

Gaza’s ‘masked men’ cull criticism of Hamas by breaking bones

Amin Abed is a young blogger and activist from the Jabalia camp in Gaza and has recently come to prominence. Not only is he a Gazan enduring Israel’s…

Joudy El-Asmar 23 July , 2024
Opinion

Lessons from Syria: what Trump 2025-29 could mean for Ukraine

Everyone is acting as if Donald Trump will be the next US President. This assumption has only solidified since he narrowly survived an assassination…

Ibrahim Hamidi 23 July , 2024
A giant fire erupts at an oil storage facility following Israeli strikes in Yemen's Houthi-held port city of Hodeida on July 20, 2024. AFP
Politics

Hodeida attack prompts a revisiting of Israel’s Octopus Doctrine

Israel’s attack on the port of Hodeida in Yemen following the deadly Houthi drone strike on Tel Aviv was meant to be a message to Iran.Israeli…

Lina Khatib 22 July , 2024
Sprung a leak? US President Joe Biden gets that sinking feeling Fares Garabet
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Sprung a leak? US President Joe Biden gets that sinking feeling

Fares Garabet 22 July , 2024
Looking out from inside the entrance of the Umm Jirsan lava tube cave. Sheila Russel/Saudi Travel Notes
Science & Technology

Signs of life: excavations at Umm Jirsan Cave in Saudi Arabia

In a long, horizontal cave in a volcanic region in north-west Saudi Arabia, scientists and archaeologists have been learning about the past.The…

Mohammed Mansour 22 July , 2024
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Politics

Houthis seek expansion after reaching Bab al-Mandab

17, Sep 2026

After rapid advances, the Yemeni rebel group is fortifying its positions along the vital maritime chokepoint, while intensifying pressure in southwestern Taiz, northern Lahj, and Marib

Ibrahim Jalal
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Culture & Social Affairs

Backlash over Macklemore ban shows major US culture shift

16, Sep 2026

The American rapper's removal from Ed Sheeran's tour over his 'Free Palestine' speech and the British singer's meek rebuttal sparked an uproar on social media

Samer Abou Hawwach
Axel Rangel García
Politics

Francesca Albanese: the Palestine question is a global one

16, Sep 2026

In an interview with Al Majalla, the UN Special Rapporteur says the backlash against her for speaking out against Israel's genocide in Gaza reveals much about the current international order

Elie Kossaifi
Al Majalla
Business & Economy

AI data centres: the costliest infrastructure race in history?

17, Sep 2026

Investment could reach $50tn by 2050, but electricity, semiconductors and data laws will determine where the factories of the new economy are built

Abdel-Rahman Ayas
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi shares a moment with Russian President Vladimir Putin as Chinese President Xi Jinping looks on during day two of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, on 13 September 2026. REUTERS
Politics

Only China, India, and Russia can end the Iran war

15, Sep 2026

Washington needs its rivals to create peace on its behalf

Amir Handjani

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