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Nicolás Maduro: the Venezuelan president in Trump's crosshairs has been captured Eduardo Ramon
Profiles

Nicolás Maduro: the Venezuelan president in Trump's crosshairs has been captured

The US has attacked Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro, who has been taken out of the country, President Donald Trump said on…

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra 15 November , 2025
The US draft resolution on Trump's Gaza Plan falls short Reuters / Al Majalla
Politics

The US draft resolution on Trump's Gaza Plan falls short

At first glance, the New York Declaration (NYD) appears to mark a moment of cautious optimism in the long and weary history of the Israel‑Palestine…

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy 15 November , 2025
Opinion

Syria cannot afford to postpone pluralism

At a recent public panel hosted by Chatham House, Syria’s Foreign Minister, Asaad al-Shaibani, spoke confidently about the diplomatic breakthroughs…

Haid Haid 15 November , 2025
Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa (R) meets with the Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, on the sidelines of their official visit to Washington DC on 11 November 2025. SANA / AFP
Politics

Why Hakan Fidan attended the Trump-Sharaa meeting

US President Donald Trump’s hosting of Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House on 10 November was a landmark moment for the country and…

Omer Onhon 15 November , 2025
Al Majalla's Book Watch Al Majalla
Culture & Social Affairs

Al Majalla's Book Watch

The Arab world has a vibrant and rich literary scene. Al Majalla selects some notable titles in our fortnightly round-up of the latest Arabic books,…

Khodr Al Agha 15 November , 2025
Opinion

The BBC scrambles to 'get its house in order'

The bitter row that has erupted between the BBC and US President Donald Trump over its editing of a controversial documentary could have serious…

Con Coughlin 14 November , 2025
A view of the logo of the International Energy Agency in Paris, France, 15 December 2023. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
Business & Economy

Do we still need the IEA outlook?

In recent years, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has sent several contradictory signals that raise important questions about the agency's…

Faisal Faeq 14 November , 2025
Israel's Olive War aims to uproot more than just trees Lina Jaradat
Politics

Israel's Olive War aims to uproot more than just trees

The olive harvest in the West Bank has long been a seasonal ritual that anchors rural livelihoods and cultural continuity for thousands of…

Mohammed Najib 14 November , 2025
This handout photograph released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on 10 November 2025, shows US President Donald Trump (L) shaking hands with Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House in Washington DC. SANA / AFP
Politics

Syria-US rapprochement sees cooperation surge

Syria’s transitional President Ahmed al-Sharaa made history this past week, becoming the first Syrian leader to visit Washington, DC and meet with a…

Charles Lister 13 November , 2025
Opinion

Class wars loom as wealth gap widens

Elon Musk is on track to become the world's first trillionaire, two years ahead of a 2027 projection made earlier this year by Informa Connect…

Houssam Itani 13 November , 2025
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Business & Economy

The tiny waterway that put the global economy into a chokehold

18 April 2026

Disruption in the Hormuz can have major implications for global trade, but it also creates opportunities for smaller nations like Iran to become global political players

Steve Hewitt
Pete Reynolds
Politics

Glimpses of Bush's Iraq debacle appear in Trump's Iran war

15 April 2026

The Iraq war was viewed as disastrous in retrospect, while the Iran war was unpopular from the get-go. Al Majalla highlights the similarities and differences between the two.

Robert Ford
Al Majalla
Business & Economy

The US plan to turn Syria into an oil transit hub

16 April 2026

Pipelines have a chequered history in the Middle East, but the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has led US Tom Barrack to conclude that a new route through Syria could solve some problems.

Al Majalla - London
An Iranian woman flashes the V-sign as she takes part in a rally to pay tribute to women killed during war, in Tehran on 17 April 2026. AFP
Politics

Has Iran's ideology actually hardened?

16 April 2026

The change in tone and presentation of policy isn't a fundamental redirection, but rather the consolidation of a system under pressure

Alex Vatanka
Egyptian director Daoud Abdel Sayed holds two awards during the opening ceremony of the Alexandria Film Festival for Mediterranean Countries in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria, late on 14 September 2010. AMR AHMAD / AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

Daoud Abdel Sayed and the cinema of quiet rebellion

16 April 2026

Throughout his career, the renowned Egyptian film director challenged authority, rejected easy answers, and remained rooted in lived experience

Hazem Massoud

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