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American President Richard Nixon made an official visit to Damascus on June 15, 1974, and was welcomed by Syrian President Hafez al-Assad. Getty
Documents & Memoirs

This day in history: Nixon becomes first US president to visit Syria

When Air Force One landed at Damascus International Airport on 15 June 1974, the famous aircraft was carrying US President Richard Nixon, First Lady…

Sami Moubayed 15 June , 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) addresses delegates as he gives a speech at the German parliament in Berlin on June 11, 2024. The empty seats are from Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. RALF HIRSCHBERGER / AFP
Politics

How will Europe's shift to the right affect its foreign and domestic policies?

After the European Parliament elections earlier this week resulted in a big win for right-wing parties across Europe, a panel discussion held by the…

Al Majalla - London 15 June , 2024
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meets with Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan in Khartoum on February 9, 2023. AFP
Politics

Will Russia switch sides in Sudan's civil war?

On 27 April 2024, a senior Russian official visited Sudan for the first time since the outbreak of civil war in the country. The opposing forces are…

Amgad Fareid Eltayeb 14 June , 2024
Vast stretches of farmland are either burned or toxic due to Israel's shelling, with damage to date estimated at $2.5bn, but high levels of a banned substance are by far the most chilling. Axel Rangel Garcia_AFP
Business & Economy

Toxic warfare: How Israel's war on southern Lebanon is poisoning the land

The Lebanese love their food, as does much of the world. In a land of flavours and aromas, influences and infusions, the cuisine picks up elements of…

Salwa Baalbaki 14 June , 2024
Opinion

Biden's ceasefire plan for Gaza falls flat ahead of G7 summit

The United Nations Security Council may have backed the Biden administration’s ceasefire plan for Gaza, but the results of US Secretary of State…

Con Coughlin 13 June , 2024
Biden's faltering Gaza ceasefire plan
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Biden's faltering Gaza ceasefire plan

Fares Garabet 13 June , 2024
Lokman Slim's memorial service a week after his assassination Getty
Culture & Social Affairs

Meet the researchers helping rewrite Lebanon's Shiite history

Hezbollah's rise to power in Lebanon in the 1980s was accompanied by a clampdown on dissent. Groups who had different readings and views on the…

Shadi Alaa Aldin 13 June , 2024
Argentina's new president, Javier Milei, plays by the same far-right populist playbook, criticising a shadowy “elite” and “useless, parasitic” politicians who he describes as “rats”. Eduardo Ramon
Politics

Latin America’s far-right surge: A chip off the not-so-old block

It began with Jair Bolsonaro’s election victory in Brazil in 2018, followed by Nayib Bukele’s success in El Salvador in 2019, and Javier Milei’s…

Paul Achkar 13 June , 2024
Speaking to Al Majalla, former CENTCOM commander Joseph Votel reflects on the region’s most recent turbulence, including the first-ever direct military confrontation between Israel and Iran. Axel Rangel Garcia
Politics

Joseph Votel: A US-Saudi defence pact is mutually vital

General Joseph Votel is well-acquainted with the Middle East. During his four decades of service in the US Army, including his time commanding the US…

Ibrahim Hamidi 13 June , 2024
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv, in Israel, on Monday, June 10, 2024 AP
Documents & Memoirs

Exclusive: Hamas amendments to Biden's plan include lifting Gaza siege and Chinese-Russian-Turkish guarantees

Hamas has presented a new version of the US-backed ceasefire agreement in Gaza, which includes significant amendments, according to a copy of the…

Ibrahim Hamidi 12 June , 2024
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Politics

The Houthis: the new Hezbollah?

24, Sep 2026

Just as Iran used Hezbollah to expand its influence in the Levant, it is now using the Houthis to give it leverage in Bab al-Mandab and the Red Sea amid its war with the US

Al Majalla - London
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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
A rebel fighter seen behind a Kingdom of Libya flag near the front line along the western entrance gate of Ajdabiyah, on 18 April 2011. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
Politics

A tale of two Libya's: internal division meets external unity

19, Sep 2026

In Libya today, things have never been better. They have also never been worse. Just depends on who you ask

Tarek Megerisi
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
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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