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Al-Assad was able to leverage Bush's need for support against Saddam to secure the elimination of his rivals in Lebanon. Aoun was sent into exile to Paris and Geagea was imprisoned. Eduardo Ramon
Documents & Memoirs

How Bush gave al-Assad the green light to neutralise Aoun and Geagea

Yesterday Al Majalla published the first installment of secret documents that reveal how George HW Bush reached out to Hafez al-Assad amid the Soviet…

Ibrahim Hamidi 29 August , 2023
The experiences of North African countries with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have often culminated in a failure to achieve desired results. Each has its own priorities with varied outcomes. Ewan White
Business & Economy

Trapped in a cage of debt: A look at North Africa's complicated relationship with the IMF

The experiences of North African countries with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have often culminated in a failure to achieve desired results…

Kawthar Zantour 28 August , 2023
Opinion

A fast-changing and dangerous world has created a new job: CPO

Thomas Friedman, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author, coined a famous term in his book The Lexus and the Olive Tree – Understanding Globalisation: “The…

Khaled Kassar 28 August , 2023
Will AI take over the world?
Cartoons

Will AI take over the world?

Fares Garabet 28 August , 2023
Novels in Arabic do not feel as authentically Algerian as those in French, which some see as the language of colonialism, Algerian author Samir Qasimi tells Al Majalla. Getty Images, AFP, Majalla
Culture & Social Affairs

Why Algerian novels in French stir controversy about national identity

The very first Algerian novel written in Arabic was The Wind of the South, by Abdelhamid Benhedouga. It was published in 1970.Algeria is unlike other…

Samir Qasimi 28 August , 2023
Al Majalla reveals the details of secret presidential discussions between Washington and Damascus during a time of flux in the Middle East as the region was remade. Eduardo Ramon
Documents & Memoirs

How George HW Bush reached out to Hafez al-Assad amid Soviet Union collapse

It was a turbulent time in the Middle East in the late 1980s and the early 1990s. Dramatic politics, shifting alliances and a range of tensions would…

Ibrahim Hamidi 28 August , 2023
Opinion

Are Iraq's sectarian leaders laying the groundwork for a theocracy?

The Iraqi Cabinet's swift decision to make Eid al-Ghadeer an official holiday is the latest in a series of notable political changes that have taken…

Rustum Mahmud 27 August , 2023
In an interview with Al Majalla, Dr. Maha Bali says she surrenders to the idea that artificial intelligence cannot be stopped but stresses the importance of shaping it to advance our values — not destroy them. Axel Rangel Garcia
Science & Technology

AI is a wolf in sheep's clothing, says expert

Critical AI is a new phrase circulating among academics around the world face as they face the challenges of cutting-edge, generative artificial…

Alfred J. Naddaff 27 August , 2023
British abstract artist Victor Pasmore. Getty Images
Culture & Social Affairs

Victor Pasmore: The realism painter turned abstract artist who lifted the veil of confusion

London: Until the age of 40, British Artist Victor Pasmore, whose later works are currently being exhibited at the Eames Fine Art Gallery in London,…

Farouk Yousif 27 August , 2023
The Brazilian football star's recent move to Al-Hilal grabbed international headlines. Al Majalla sheds light on Neymar's distinguished career and how the move will impact the Saudi football scene. Nigel Buchanan
Profiles

Neymar: The Brazilian football star changing the face of Saudi football

Football fans across the world were taken by surprise when Cristiano Ronaldo joined the Saudi Pro League in December 2022. The news was a sign of a…

Ali Mahmoud Khodir 26 August , 2023
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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
Canada's Foreign Minister Anita Anand answers journalists' questions during an interview as part of her visit to the NATO headquarters in Brussels on 11 May 2026. NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP
Business & Economy

How Canada is navigating Trump’s threats

26, Sep 2026

Foreign Minister Anita Anand on how Ottawa is handling the US trade and tariff war

Ravi Agrawal
A B 1B Lancer bomber at the RAF Fairford airbase, after police declared a major incident in which several men were arrested on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act, in Fairford, UK, on 27 September 2026. REUTERS/Toby Shepheard
Politics

Alleged plot against UK airbase raises eyebrows

28, Sep 2026

Five Britons arrested near RAF Fairford base out on bail, as Iran condemns 'malicious speculation' about its alleged role

Con Coughlin
Pooja Sreenivasan
Science & Technology

How AI is giving forgotten books a new lease of life

29, Sep 2026

A wave of bulk purchases is sweeping through second-hand bookshops, but the lack of transparency is raising eyebrows

Mohammed Mansour
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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