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An armed Houthi fighter walks through the beach with the Galaxy Leader cargo ship in the background, seized by the Houthis offshore of the Al-Salif port on the Red Sea in the province of Hodeidah, Yemen, 05 December 2023 EPA
Politics

Can Egypt ease Red Sea tensions?

A surge in high-level contacts between Egypt and Iran is fuelling speculation in Cairo about whether Egypt can use its soft power to ease tensions in…

Amr Emam 30 December , 2023
The crossings people make from the Middle East and North Africa can cost their life Andrei Cojocaru
Culture & Social Affairs

Risking a watery grave for a European paradise

He comes from an influential clan in eastern Syria and has been living in the small German city of Düren for five years.Aged 45, he is anonymous…

Mohamed abi Samra 30 December , 2023
Opinion

When does voluntary exodus from Gaza amount to forced displacement?

If by "displacement" we mean tens or even hundreds of thousands of people fleeing from Gaza to the Egyptian Sinai overnight, then this has not yet…

Ibrahim Hamidi 03 January , 2024
An Israeli soldier operates in the Gaza Strip in this handout picture released on December 29, 2023. Reuters
Politics

Egypt proposal to end Gaza war would see Hamas relinquish control to technocrat government

The leadership of both Hamas and Islamic Jihad are currently pouring over a document presented to them by Egypt with proposals to end the war in Gaza…

Ibrahim Hamidi 29 December , 2023
Feurat Alani holds the 2023 Arab Literature Award. Arab World Institute
Culture & Social Affairs

Feurat Alani’s “I Remember Fallujah”: An exploration of the power of memory

French-Iraqi author Feurat Alani’s novel I Remember Fallujah recently received the prestigious Arab Literature Prize from the Arab World Institute in…

Samir Qasimi 29 December , 2023
The two warring generals, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti) were promoted by al-Bashir’s military doctrine and were two pillars of his regime.
Politics

Can Sudan’s warring generals meet for peace?

Rumours are swirling in Sudanese circles about a potential face-to-face meeting between Generals Al-Burhan and Hemedti, leaders of opposing factions,…

Amgad Fareid Eltayeb 29 December , 2023
Billions deposited by the Lebanese people haven’t disappeared but won’t be found simply by asking. Al Majalla
Business & Economy

Restoring Lebanon's depositors' frozen funds needs an international court, not the IMF

A draft law on the reform and reorganisation of banks, prepared by the Banking Control Commission (BCC) and the Bank of Lebanon, was recently…

Toufic Chanbour 29 December , 2023
Opinion

Israel issues most direct warning to Hezbollah yet

The prospect of the Gaza conflict escalating into a wider regional war has increased significantly following Israel’s explicit threat this week to…

Con Coughlin 29 December , 2023
The lives of Palestinian Christians only 76 kilometres from Gaza Eduardo Ramon/Majalla
Politics

The lives of Palestinian Christians only 76 kilometres from Gaza

Jerusalem - At the church of the Nativity, where Christians believe Jesus was born, Palestinian Christians from Bethlehem have gathered for a Bible…

Ahmed Maher 28 December , 2023
Since the Taliban took power in August 2021, the movement has violated the rights of women and girls, according to Amnesty International. In the photo, a Taliban member stands guard in front of a line of women waiting to receive aid AP
Politics

Afghanistan braces for another difficult year ahead

The twin crises in Gaza and Ukraine have turned the attention of the world away from another festering issue, that of Afghanistan, which has almost…

Omer Onhon 28 December , 2023
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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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