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Israel’s strike in Qatar dashes hopes for Gaza ceasefire

Israel’s surprising strike against Hamas leaders in Qatar this week was the latest indication that the second Trump administration has fallen well…

Brian Katulis 12 September , 2025
From covert to overt: Netanyahu's Doha strike is telling
Politics

From covert to overt: Netanyahu's Doha strike is telling

In 1997, a younger Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the assassination of the newly appointed head of Hamas’s political bureau in exile, Khaled Meshaal…

Michael Horowitz 11 September , 2025
Fathy Embaby on using history to understand the present Al Majalla
Culture & Social Affairs

Fathy Embaby on using history to understand the present

The Egyptian historical novelist Fathy Embaby is one of the most compelling voices in contemporary Arab literature, and he has recently published the…

El-Sayed Hussein 11 September , 2025
Opinion

Russian drones over Poland rattle NATO

Russia’s violation of Poland’s airspace, which resulted in NATO shooting down a number of drones flying over Polish territory, represents a serious…

Con Coughlin 11 September , 2025
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa (L), accompanied by Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty (C), arrives at an airport in El-Arish on August 18, 2025, to visit Palestinians wounded in Israel's war on Gaza. Khaled DESOUKI / AFP
Politics

If Qatar taps out, Egypt can pick up the Gaza mediation baton

The reverberations of Israel’s airstrikes against Hamas negotiators in Qatar on 9 September are still being felt, as diplomats, policymakers, and…

Amr Emam 11 September , 2025
A Hezbollah flag is placed in front of the shrine of Shamoun al-Safa, built within a castle in the village of Shamaa in southern Lebanon's Tyre governorate, on January 31, 2025, that was heavily damaged by Israeli bombing. Mahmoud ZAYYAT / AFP
Business & Economy

Trump Economic Zone plan raises eyebrows in Lebanon

Since US President Donald Trump re-entered the White House in January, he has pursued with vigour a new US model linking security to economic…

Souraya Chahine 11 September , 2025
Doha strike: Israel goes after the Gaza negotiating table
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Doha strike: Israel goes after the Gaza negotiating table

Fares Garabet 10 September , 2025
Qatar attack: Netanyahu puts Trump in an awkward spot Michelle Thompson
Politics

Qatar attack: Netanyahu puts Trump in an awkward spot

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to launch an attack against the leadership of Hamas during a meeting at their Qatar headquarters…

Con Coughlin 10 September , 2025
Israel escalates war against Hamas with Doha strike Axel Rangel Garcia
Politics

Israel escalates war against Hamas with Doha strike

Israel carried out a strike targeting Hamas leadership in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday, marking a major escalation. This was seemingly the first time…

John Haltiwanger 10 September , 2025
Opinion

What does Israel want from Syria?

The fall of the Assad regime at the end of last year was the biggest blow yet to Iran and its so-called “Axis of Resistance.” For decades, Syria had…

Ibrahim Hamidi 09 September , 2025
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A plume of smoke rises following a reported explosion in Tehran on 28 February 2026 as US and Israeli attacks on the country commence. ATTA KENARE / AFP
Politics

US-Israel attack Iran but end goal remains unclear

27 February 2026

Military strategists have long warned that war should be waged only if those waging it know what they want to achieve. Herein lies a problem: Washington's war aims in Iran are incoherent.

Futoshi Matsumoto
Al Majalla
Politics

Iran’s strategy for war with the US

25 February 2026

Tehran isn't likely to easily fold if/when Trump attacks. This means that the longer a military confrontation drags out, the more untenable Washington's position becomes.

Bilal Saab
Pete Reynolds
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
AFP / Al Majalla
Science & Technology

Renewables on track to redefine global energy

23 February 2026

Natural resources like solar, wind, and water are set to provide 36% of global electricity production this year. Even for sceptics like Donald Trump, the trends are unmistakable.

Mohammed Mansour
Gregori Saavedra
Politics

Was Jeffrey Epstein a spy?

24 February 2026

Some point to his possible links to Mossad through his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, whose father was a known Israeli spy, and assert that he blackmailed powerful figures to exert influence

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