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No words can describe the intensity and scale of suffering in Gaza. Still, we bear witness, exhausted by despair and equally fatigued by hope. Lina Jaradat
Culture & Social Affairs

Making sense of the senseless: Gaza's horrors throw up a mix of emotions

"Ah, what a splendid morning," I whisper to myself as dawn unfolds. The sun, even in winter, makes the world look new, easy on the eyes but lighting…

Samer Abou Hawwach 17 February , 2024
Opinion

HTS future uncertain as group divisions intensify

For months now, the security crackdown by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) on its own members has been dominating the headlines of local Syrian news…

Haid Haid 17 February , 2024
Opinion

China's economic crisis will have huge global repercussions

At the Davos World Economic Forum, Chinese Premier Li Qiang announced a 5.2% GDP growth rate. Global stock markets, reacting to the news, initially…

Shirley Ze Yu 16 February , 2024
An Israeli mobile artillery unit fires a shell from northern Israel towards Lebanon, January 11, 2024. Leo Correa / Alamy
Culture & Social Affairs

Israel’s scorched earth policy hits southern Lebanon hard

Ali Surour has an orchard with 80 olive trees in Aita Al-Shaab in southern Lebanon. The olives usually produce around 100 litres of oil each season,…

Joudy El-Asmar 16 February , 2024
Despite its ideal geography, the Arab Maghreb Union missed out on tens of billions due to political spats. Al Majalla looks at its highs and lows on its 35th anniversary. Nash Weerasekera
Business & Economy

Sink or swim: Can the AMU overcome rifts to realise its massive potential?

The Arab Maghreb Union was set up 35 years ago amid high hopes that it would help usher in a new era of economic and political cooperation.It was…

Mohamed Sharki 16 February , 2024
Israeli army soldiers on the ground in the Gaza Strip Israeli Army/AFP
Politics

Exclusive: Israel plans to re-open Karni crossing into Gaza amid growing concerns for Palestinians in Rafah

The Israeli army has started maintenance and servicing works at the Karni crossing in the east of the Gaza Strip in preparation for aid deliveries,…

Ahmed Maher 15 February , 2024
Director General of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, while attending the World Government Summit session in Dubai on February 12, 2024. EPA
Business & Economy

International efforts to rescue Egypt's economy intensify

Egypt and the International Monetary Fund are in the final stages of reaching an agreement over a loan that would be one of the primary means of…

Marcelle Nasr 15 February , 2024
Cadets of the "Saiqa" force (Special Forces) of the self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) affiliated with eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar take part in a graduation ceremony in the eastern city of Benghazi, on January 20, 2022. AFP
Politics

Libya’s armed group Catch-22

Libya’s endemic stalemate stems from three interrelated factors. The first is a political leadership that prefers the perks of power to the needs of…

Ben Fishman 15 February , 2024
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi gesturing to attendees at an event in Abu Dhabi, UAE, on 13 February 2024. AFP
Politics

Ahlan Modi: Gulf states role out red carpet for India PM as economic priorities align

India’s engagement with the Middle East is part of New Delhi’s wider strategy of adopting what it terms “multi-alignment”.Unlike the US position…

Lina Khatib 15 February , 2024
Will a Gaza ceasefire come too late?
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Will a Gaza ceasefire come too late?

Fares Garabet 15 February , 2024
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A US Navy sailor directs a Eurocopter AS-332 Super Puma helicopter on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which is supporting US military operations in the war with Iran on 16 August 2026. US. Navy/REUTERS
Politics

US troops leave Iraq and Syria, but double down in the region

30, Sep 2026

Why 30 September should be understood less as a US exit from the Middle East than as the end of a particular model of American intervention

Caroline Rose
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping view portraits of former US presidents at the White House, Washington, DC, on 24 September 2026. Reuters
Politics

US-China summit: did Xi get what he wanted?

29, Sep 2026

Why the Chinese president's visit to Washington could be considered a success, despite no big movement on trade, Taiwan, and technology

Charbel Barakat
Al Majalla
Business & Economy

How the oil crises of 1973 and today differ

30, Sep 2026

While the world is much better prepared this time around, vulnerabilities remain

Abdel-Rahman Ayas
Moroccan Foreign Minister Bourita & Israeli Foreign Minister Sa'ar agreed to advance their
relationship on security, trade, and regional integration on 16 September 2026. @USAmbUN/X
Politics

Morocco expands ties with Israel: why now?

28, Sep 2026

After months of behind‑the‑scenes talks, Rabat and Tel Aviv are deepening ties under a new phase of the existing Abraham Accords, with Western Sahara being dangled as an incentive

Mohamed Sharki
Soldiers from the Ethiopian National Defence Force chant slogans after completing their training at an officers' training ground 70 kilometres northeast of the city of Gondar, Ethiopia, on 14 September 2021. AFP
Politics

Turmoil in Tigray: the view from Ethiopia's neighbours

30, Sep 2026

While many would like to see Addis Ababa distracted, they also worry about a refugee spillover should a civil war break out. It might be a case of 'be careful what you wish for'

Sergey Eledinov

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