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From strategic patience to sincere promise: Where will Iran's strike take the region?

Iran’s retaliation to the Israeli attack on its consulate in Damascus was both considered and surprising.Tehran, which took just two weeks to act,…

Majed Kayali 18 April , 2024

Iran strikes Israel, misery in Gaza and more

April, 2024
JACK GUEZ/AFP
JACK GUEZ/AFP

A woman cycles past a mural depicting US President Joe Biden dressed as the Marvel comics character "Captain America" standing before an Israeli flag and holding up his shield along a street in Tel Aviv on April 15, 2024.

ATTA KENARE/AFP
ATTA KENARE/AFP

Motorists drive their vehicles past a billboard depicting named Iranian ballistic missiles in service, with text in Persian reading "Israel is weaker than a spider's web" in central Tehran on April 15, 2024.

REUTERS/Ramadan Abed
REUTERS/Ramadan Abed

Palestinians, who were displaced by Israel's military offensive on south Gaza, make their way as they attempt to return to their homes in north Gaza before being fired upon by the Israeli army.

REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa
REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa

Palestinian children look on from a window during Eid al-Fitr, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Gaza City, April 11, 2024

Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP
Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP

Actresses perform during the Olympic torch lighting ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympics Games at the Ancient Olympia archaeological site, the birthplace of the ancient Olympics in southern Greece, on April 16, 2024.

David GRAY/AFP
David GRAY/AFP

Police enter the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping mall after a stabbing incident in Sydney on April 13, 2024.

REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs
REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs

A model presents a creation from the Dior pre-fall 2024 women's collection at the Brooklyn Museum in New York City, New York, U.S., April 15, 2024.

REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

A devotee smiles while being smeared with vermilion powder as he celebrates the "Sindoor Jatra" vermillion powder festival to welcome the arrival of spring and Nepali New Year at Thimi in Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 14, 2024.

REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa
REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

Revellers play with water as they celebrate the Songkran holiday, which marks the Thai New Year in Bangkok, Thailand, on April 14, 2024.

A Sudanese family who fled conflict in Darfur sits next to their possessions while waiting to be registered at the crossing from Sudan to Chad on 26 July 2023. Reuters
Business & Economy

Civil war drags on in Sudan, dragging the economy down with it

Telal Mohamed, 41, is a Sudanese who lives in the Egyptian city of Giza and makes a living by exporting fertiliser back to his home country.Since…

Sharif Mohammad 17 April , 2024
Opinion

Iran's direct attack on Israel resets regional power balance

Iran’s direct military strike on Israel leaves the two countries competing to seize the initiative in the conflict between them while also testing…

Houssam Itani 17 April , 2024
Netanyahu left and Defense Minister Yoav Galant at the IDF headquarters DPA
Politics

Israel-Iran escalation sends region into unchartered territory

Overnight on 13 April, the Middle East entered unchartered territory.Never before had the region seen a direct, publicly acknowledged Iranian attack…

Michael Horowitz 16 April , 2024
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his wife Asma during their visit to the Al-Mabarrah Women’s Association and the Melody of Life Houses in Damascus on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr.
Politics

Al-Assad projects business-as-usual image as regional turmoil escalates

Amid all the drama between the Israeli bombing of the Iranian consulate in Damascus two weeks ago to Iran's launching a retaliatory attack on Israel…

Manaf Saad 16 April , 2024
Startups struggle to raise funding Diana Estefanía Rubio
Infographics

Startups struggle to raise funding

2023 is on pace to be the lowest for venture funding since 2018. Global startup investment in 2023 reached $285bn, down from the $462bn invested in…

Al Majalla - London 16 April , 2024
The Saudi film industry had a blockbuster year but there is room for improvement. Lina Jaradat
Culture & Social Affairs

Saudi cinema’s blockbuster year still leaves room for improvement

By any standard, Saudi Arabia’s cinema industry has had a blockbuster year.The number of Saudi short- and full-length films screened across the…

Obaid al-Tamimi 16 April , 2024
The 22nd Amendment, ratified in 1951, limited the presidential term to two terms only. But not every president was a fan. If Trump wins, some worry that he could try to rescind it. AFP
Documents & Memoirs

Presidential precedents: Trump could be second to serve two non-consecutive terms

Many say the upcoming presidential elections will set two precedents in US history. One is that it would be the first time a former president seeks…

Sami Moubayed 16 April , 2024
Opinion

Iran’s drone armada packed more insight than punch

It was always going to come, and we were always going to learn things from it.In the end, Iran’s response to Israel’s bombing of the Iranian…

Ibrahim Hamidi 16 April , 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
Al Majalla
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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