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Four miscalculations by the SDF

The Syrian government’s rapid recapture of most areas formerly held by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in under two weeks is not only a stunning…

Ibrahim Hamidi 27 January , 2026
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Greenland: the frozen Arctic island that Trump wants

Greenland, an ice-capped country located between the United States and Russia, is rapidly emerging as a geopolitical frontline as the Arctic slowly…

Al Majalla - London 27 January , 2026
Opinion

Lebanon's handling of Syrian prisoners will be telling

Syria and Lebanon have finally taken a significant step towards resolving one of the most persistent issues between them. The two countries are close…

Alia Mansour 27 January , 2026
US President Donald Trump holds a meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi during the World Economic Forum in Davos on 21 January 2026.
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Politics

Trump's Nile mediation offer raises eyebrows in Egypt

US President Donald Trump’s recent proposal to mediate the longstanding water-sharing dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia can, on the surface, be…

Amr Emam 27 January , 2026
Lebanese pop star Haifa Wehbe performs during the Batroun International Festival in the coastal city of Batroun, north of Beirut. ANWAR AMRO / AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

Lebanon finds an anthem out of the reach of drones

As I waited for the flight from Athens to Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International Airport, a buoyant British man sat nearby, absorbed in a book. His good…

Samer Abou Hawwach 27 January , 2026
US plans for 'New Gaza' despite continuous killings
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US plans for 'New Gaza' despite continuous killings

Fares Garabet 26 January , 2026
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'Gaza has broken every record of modern warfare'

Israel’s war on Gaza has shattered every known benchmark of modern conflict, says Rony Brauman, former president of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)…

Elie Kossaifi 26 January , 2026
The Blue Nile River after the filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam reservoir near the Ethiopian-Sudanese border, on 6 November 2020.
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Science & Technology

Global water bankruptcy and what can be done about it

While eyes have been fixed on stock markets, currency fluctuations, and political headlines, a recent United Nations report sounded an alarm that…

Mohammed Mansour 26 January , 2026
European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic (L) and Brazil's Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira shake hands after signing a EU-Mercosur trade agreement in Asuncion, Paraguay, on 17 January 2026. LUIS ROBAYO / AFP
Business & Economy

Europe and South America seal a trade pact for the Trump era

The European Union and Mercosur, a bloc of South American countries, first started negotiating their trade deal last century. In 1999, Bill Clinton…

The Economist 26 January , 2026
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Culture & Social Affairs

Al Majalla's Film Watch: the best of Youssef Chahine

Over a legendary career spanning 58 years, Youssef Chahine directed around 40 films, including several shorts and documentaries. On the centenary of…

Areej Jamal 25 January , 2026
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Politics

Ukraine: the war that shook the world

23 February 2026

The conflict has forced Russia to scale back its global footprint and NATO to boost its defence spending. Meanwhile, China and Middle powers have emerged as key beneficiaries.

Christopher Phillips
Reuters / Al Majalla
Politics

Trump has few good options on Iran

16 February 2026

As the US and Iran head to talks in Geneva, competing forces are pulling Trump in opposite directions. There are only two "good" scenarios in front of him, and neither will be easy to achieve.

Michael Horowitz
Reuters / Al Majalla
Business & Economy

Donald Trump answers a Supreme Court rebuke with new tariff threats

21 February 2026

The immediate economic impact will be more uncertainty

The Economist
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Politics

Ex-Prince Andrew's arrest rocks the British monarchy

20 February 2026

His arrest is the first for a British royal in modern history and comes after it was revealed he had passed confidential state documents to US financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

Con Coughlin
Aliaa Aboukhaddour
Culture & Social Affairs

The Kuwaiti collector preserving Fairuz's legacy

16 February 2026

Faris Al-Muhanna dreams of one day creating a digital archive to safeguard the history and memory of Lebanon's most iconic artist for future generations

Charbel Khoury

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