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Culture & Social Affairs

Yalla Gaza: French documentary shows beauty of Palestinian resilience

As Israel’s war continues to rage in the Gaza Strip, displacing more than a million and killing 27,000, pro-Palestine protests around the world have…

Mohamed abi Samra 04 February , 2024
With an election now looking likely at some point this year, how are the two candidates likely to approach 2024, and can anything stop what looks like Labour's inevitable victory? Majalla
Politics

Starmer and Sunak gear up for UK polls with Labour in the lead

After the eerie calm of the Christmas holidays, the New Year began with Britain’s two leading politicians each making key speeches that look like the…

Christopher Phillips 04 February , 2024
Opinion

UNRWA funding suspension shows donor hypocrisy

Amidst the ongoing crisis in Gaza, UNRWA — the UN agency for Palestine refugees — faces a new challenge as 12 of its Gaza staff members were accused…

Haid Haid 04 February , 2024
As Facebook turns 20, the digital "town square" is being rebuilt — and posing problems. Ewan White
Science & Technology

Facebook turns 20: Is it the end of the social network?

Facebook may be turning 20 on 4 February, but it is just as much of a magnet for controversy and cash today as when it was a brash, break-everything…

The Economist 04 February , 2024
Wherever you look, there are problems in the world’s major trade arteries, with the worst ripple effects yet to be felt. Despite this, more disarray may follow. Al Majalla
Business & Economy

Drying up: Trade route challenges mount from every angle

A combination of military attacks, geopolitical tension, and the effects of a changing climate have given sleepless nights to those who worry about…

Abdel-Rahman Ayas 03 February , 2024
In response to the killing of three US soldiers in Jordan last week, the US attacked more than 80 targets belonging to Iran-backed proxy groups and Tehran's Revolutionary Guard. shutterstock
Politics

Biden promises more strikes after US attacks Iraq and Syria

US forces have attacked more than 80 targets in Iraq and Syria in a wide-ranging air assault on sites belonging to Iran-backed proxy groups and…

Majalla 03 February , 2024
Opinion

Netanyahu drags Israel into the abyss with Western support

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may think his strongest moment comes as he insists on pressing on with Israel’s devastating military assault on…

Omer Onhon 03 February , 2024
Israel is making Gaza uninhabitable which some believe to be an attempt to ethnically cleanse Palestinians from their land, 75 years after the Nakba of 1948. Majalla
Politics

The Middle East's long history of displacement casts dark shadow on Gaza

As diplomatic efforts to try to end the war between Hamas and Israel are stepped up, the question of what happens the day after the war looms large…

Lina Khatib 03 February , 2024
Ships are steering clear of the Suez Canal for fear of Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, which is hitting Egypt's currency. Shutterstock
Business & Economy

Taking a pounding: Egypt's economy hit by regional tension

Egypt’s currency is under increasing pressure, as the wider impact on international markets caused by geopolitical turmoil in the Middle East adds to…

Marcelle Nasr 02 February , 2024
Starving civilians is an ancient military tactic. Although it is now considered a war crime, there are plenty of modern-day examples of its utilisation, the most recent of which is in Gaza. Nash Weerasekera
Politics

Starvation as a weapon of war: An all too familiar horror in history

War and famine frequently go together. This can be a consequence of violence, such as wars fought across fields of crops. But depriving people of…

Steve Hewitt 02 February , 2024
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Lina Jaradat
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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