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The Oslo Accords cemented the fragmentation of the Palestinian national discourse and weakened its political entities. Al Majalla explains how the pact gave Israel a clear advantage. Hassan Moharam
Documents & Memoirs

30 years later, Oslo's real objectives are clear

The 1993 Oslo Accords were secretly negotiated with Israel outside official legislative frameworks. Apart from establishing a Palestinian state, it…

Majed Kayali 14 September , 2023
North Africa reels from natural and man-made disasters
Cartoons

North Africa reels from natural and man-made disasters

Fares Garabet 14 September , 2023
France glories in its revolutionary past. But in more complex, modern-day times, the country feels more bewildered than radical. And that could deter its voters from choosing a figure like Mélenchon. Getty_Majalla
Profiles

Jean-Luc Mélenchon: An unapologetic leftist in a confused France

One of Europe’s most famous leftist radicals, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, is a party leader with the word “defiance” in its name. He thinks the country’s…

Khattar Abu Diab 14 September , 2023
A farmer drops rice crop while working in a paddy field on the outskirts of Guwahati, India, on June 6, 2023. Global prices for food commodities like rice and vegetable oil have risen for the first time in months. AP
Business & Economy

India rice ban places strain on already vulnerable global food supply chain

These days, Indian rice is getting a lot of international attention, but it is due to global food supply concerns and not because of matters related…

Shakir Husain 14 September , 2023
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken walks during a joint press conference with the Saudi foreign minister (not pictured) after a ministerial meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat the Islamic State in Riyadh in June 2023. AFP
Politics

The costs and benefits of Saudi-Israeli normalisation

For all the hype about the potential normalisation of ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel, it remains vastly unclear whether the United States — the…

Bilal Saab 14 September , 2023
Alaa Youssef Faden, CEO and Chairman of the Board at Telfaz11.
Culture & Social Affairs

Alaa Faden: Telling Saudi stories is key to global success

Riyadh: Twelve years ago, on 14 September 2011, Telfaz11 changed the content creation course in Saudi Arabia.What was then a YouTube channel is now a…

Mohamed Jameel Ahmed 14 September , 2023
Opinion

Northwest Syria in dire straits amid Turkish lira drop

Turkey's observers were focused on President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan last week as he championed a new midterm economic plan — a stark departure from…

Haid Haid 13 September , 2023
A simple snapshot of a small grocery shop in Amsterdam reveals the power of human geography and how it can shape society. Without embracing diversity, European cities cannot re-invent themselves. Jamie Wignall
Culture & Social Affairs

How immigrant grocery stores can reshape societies

Mrs. M.A., a Syrian immigrant, enters the Arab grocery store in a neighbourhood in east Amsterdam.She finds many of the goods she used to know in…

Ranwa Alamsy 13 September , 2023
US President Donald Trump and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands after delivering a speech at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem May 2017. Getty/Majalla
Politics

7 things Saudi Arabia should keep in mind in talks with Israel

The news that Saudi Arabia and Israel have been involved in discussions this year to establish formal diplomatic ties is just the latest in a series…

Brian Katulis 13 September , 2023
Deadliest earthquakes in Moroccan history Diana Estafana Rubio
Infographics

Deadliest earthquakes in Moroccan history

Morocco’s 6.8-magnitude earthquake that hit the country last Friday night was one of the most powerful quakes to hit Morocco in recent decades. The…

Al Majalla - London 12 September , 2023
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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, 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
Eduardo Ramón
Documents & Memoirs

Exclusive interview with the man who caught Eli Cohen

30, Sep 2026

Ibrahim Hamidi spent years following the story of Mossad's 'spy in Damascus ', but some secrets remained untold. He then learned that the man who could answer them was still alive

Ibrahim Hamidi
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
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
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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