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A tussle is developing over who Grammy record-breaker will endorse as Biden and Trump vie to be the name in Swift's 'blank space'. Andy Edwards
Culture & Social Affairs

Can Taylor Swift swing America's presidential vote?

It may be a little early to determine what will swing the election in America. If a week is a long time in politics, ten months feels like an…

Bryn Haworth 10 February , 2024
A view of the sunrise, with the red planet Mars visible in the background. Shutterstock
Science & Technology

Space isn’t the final frontier

In 1873, the US Congress passed the Timber Culture Act, granting up to 160 acres to any head of a family willing to plant and keep 40 acres of trees…

Foreign Policy 10 February , 2024
Al Majalla explores the origins of Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and prospects for their respective futures following the 7 October attacks on Israel. Nathalie Lees
Politics

Hamas and Islamic Jihad: Origins and future

Gaza: There is rising speculation that Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) could form part of a new government under the auspices of the…

Salem Al Rayyes 10 February , 2024
Opinion

IRGC withdrawal from Syria is nothing more than staged theatre

Iran pulled senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) officers out of Syria following recent Israeli strikes, according to Reuters, citing an…

Alia Mansour 09 February , 2024
Members of Iraq's PMF keep guard on 8 February, 2024, during the funeral of Abu Baqr al-Saadi, a prominent leader in the Kataeb Hezbollah who was killed in an American drone strike on his car in Baghdad a day earlier. AFP
Politics

Regional turmoil prompts radical rethink in US Mideast strategy

The radical rethink taking place in the Biden administration’s approach to the Middle East could result in a profound reset in Washington’s strategy…

Con Coughlin 09 February , 2024
Displaced Palestinian children play near the Palestinian-Egyptian border in Rafah camp, southern Gaza Strip, January 29. EPA
Politics

Egypt and Israel locked in a battle of wills over Gaza border control

There is growing tension between Egypt and Israel as the latter continues to wage its brutal military assault and starvation campaign on the…

Amr Emam 09 February , 2024
Across MENA, the proliferation of militias combines corruption, smuggling, looting, intimidation, and parasitism to swell their coffers at the expense of state treasuries. Mona Eing
Business & Economy

The militia economy in the Middle East

Many, if not most, would argue that armed resistance in a country under attack or occupation is heroic.Travel the world’s cities, and the story of…

Khaled Kassar 09 February , 2024
US complicity in Israel's aggression on Gaza
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US complicity in Israel's aggression on Gaza

Fares Garabet 08 February , 2024
After a major governmental push to develop the country's pharmaceutical industry, the sector is now a major contributor to the national economy. Barbara Gibson
Business & Economy

Treating Egypt to a bright future: How a push to localise drug production has paid off

Egypt is moving to the forefront of the pharmaceutical market, ramping up production of finished treatments and raw materials used in them as part of…

Marcelle Nasr 08 February , 2024
Israeli teacher Meir Baruchin was fired, jailed and spat at by students for criticising Israel's military conduct in Gaza. Péter Csuth/Majalla
Politics

What’s it like for an Israeli Jew to express sympathy for Palestinians?

An Israeli schoolteacher says his country is committing war crimes against innocent civilians in Gaza in response to the 7 October attacks last year…

Ahmed Maher 08 February , 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
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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