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Analysts have accused the Lebanese government of exploiting the issue of Syrian prisoners to secure additional funding from the international community shutterstock
Politics

What's behind Lebanon's Syrian prisoner extradition scheme?

The Syrian regime's consistent refusal to facilitate the return of Syrian refugees has driven Lebanese authorities to intensify their deportation…

Haid Haid 12 May , 2024
Benjamin Netanyahu: A champion of or detriment to Israel's security? Rob Carter
Profiles

Benjamin Netanyahu: A champion of or detriment to Israel's security?

For a man who has always regarded himself more as a war leader than a mere politician, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu will see the…

Con Coughlin 12 May , 2024
Palestinians travel in an animal-drawn cart as they flee Rafah after Israeli forces launched a ground and air operation in the eastern part of Rafah on May 9, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Politics

Israel's Rafah invasion aimed at pressuring Hamas in ceasefire talks

Following numerous threats, the Israeli army finally invaded Rafah, the last place in the Gaza Strip its ground forces had not yet entered. Israeli…

Salem Al Rayyes 12 May , 2024
Turkish writer Defne Suman on her connection to Istanbul past Axel Rangel Garcia
Culture & Social Affairs

Turkish writer Defne Suman on her connection to Istanbul past

Istanbul-born writer Defne Suman evokes the city and its changes in her novel The Circle and sets The Silence of Scheherazade in the Ottoman Empire…

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 11 May , 2024
Can Hamas be defeated? Nash Weerasekera
Politics

Can Hamas be defeated?

Since Hamas’s attack against Israel on 7 October and the devastating war that Israel launched in response, the common wisdom has been that Hamas…

Ghaith Al Omari 11 May , 2024
UK local polls: Labour and Tories bleed support from their respective bases Eduardo Ramon_Getty Images
Politics

UK local polls: Labour and Tories bleed support from their respective bases

The disastrous showing by the UK’s ruling Conservative Party in recent local elections raises serious doubts about Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s…

Con Coughlin 11 May , 2024
Kafka in Palestine and the probabilistic era of history Al Majalla
Culture & Social Affairs

Kafka in Palestine and the probabilistic era of history

Not every nonsense captures our attention. There are things we cannot conceive of and do not dwell on; they seem trivial and useless to us. Yet,…

Emanuele Bottazzi Grifoni 10 May , 2024
Israel's 'targeted killings' aim to undermine Hamas's Executive Brain Axel Rangel Garcia
Politics

Israel's 'targeted killings' aim to undermine Hamas's Executive Brain

London: Israel has explicitly stated its intention to target Hamas leaders both within Gaza and abroad in response to the group's attack on 7 October…

Ahmed Maher 10 May , 2024
The global fight for microchip dominance Sara Gironi Carnevale
Science & Technology

The global fight for microchip dominance

It is not an overstatement to say that the advent of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is a pivotal moment in history. The breadth, depth,…

Khaled Kassar 10 May , 2024
For decades, Israel has been trying to defeat Hamas without success. After seven brutal months of war, it still exists. There is reason to think it always will. Nathalie Lees
Politics

Hamas will likely survive as long as Israel’s occupation persists

Israel’s rationale for its war on Gaza has been stated often: to eradicate Hamas. This means killing its fighters, destroying its weapons and…

Asaad Ghanem 09 May , 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

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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
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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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