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Emerging Kurdish divisions threaten Syria’s peace

The Syrian army's operation against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), launched in Aleppo in the first week of January, upended Syria’s political…

Omer Onhon 23 January , 2026
Somalia State Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Omar in Mogadishu, on 26 October 2024. Somalia Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Politics

Somali foreign minister eyes Saudi-Egypt alliance

Somalia, a geostrategic nation of approximately 19 million people located on the Horn of Africa, has endured long-standing political and economic…

Ahmed Maher 23 January , 2026
Norwegian author Jon Fosse receives the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature during the award ceremony at the concert hall in Stockholm on 10 December 2023. Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AF
Culture & Social Affairs

Nobel winner Jon Fosse: my language is my homeland

The Norwegian novelist, playwright, and poet Jon Fosse was in Saudi Arabia recently to discuss the art of writing at the King Abdulaziz Centre for…

Jaber Muhammad Madkhali 23 January , 2026
Opinion

US-NATO crisis averted after Greenland issue 'resolved'

Having threatened to cause the biggest rift in the history of the NATO alliance over his statement that the US has to "have" Greenland, US President…

Con Coughlin 22 January , 2026
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney shakes hands with President of China Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on Friday, 16 January 2026. Sean Kilpatrick/Pool via REUTERS
Business & Economy

Geoeconomic concerns top Global Risk Report

The World Economic Forum's Global Risks Report 2026, published earlier this month, cited geoeconomic confrontation as a top risk for the year, with…

Majalla 22 January , 2026
Trump to SDF: 'Your services are no longer needed'
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Trump to SDF: 'Your services are no longer needed'

Fares Garabet 22 January , 2026
Opinion

Syria’s deals with Assad-era cronies raise unsettling questions

While Syrians’ attention was fixed on the fighting in Aleppo earlier this month, another story was steadily taking over public debate: the government…

Haid Haid 22 January , 2026
A general view of a concrete block marking the "Yellow Line" drawn by the Israeli military in Bureij, central Gaza Strip, on 4 November 2025. BASHAR TALEB / AFP / Al Majalla
Politics

Is Israel annexing more than half of Gaza?

Early in December, Israel’s military chief raised the alarm of the international community, saying the so-called yellow line in Gaza is the country’s…

Giovanni Legorano 22 January , 2026
US President Donald Trump speaks during a reception with business leaders on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on 21 January 2026. Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP
Politics

In Davos, a tale of two speeches

DAVOS, Switzerland: Let’s get the headline out of the way first. After reading out a long speech from a teleprompter that listed out various domestic…

Ravi Agrawal 22 January , 2026
Syrians celebrate in Raqqa on 19 January 2026, after Syria and the SDF struck a wide-ranging deal to bring Kurdish civilian and military authorities under central government control on Sunday. REUTERS / Karam al-Masri
Politics

Why Syrian army gains against the SDF unnerve Israel

The resumption of negotiations between Israel and Syria in Paris earlier this month didn't capture a lot of Israeli media attention at the time, but…

Michael Harari 21 January , 2026
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Iran war deepens cracks in America’s alliances

31 August 2026

The sense that the US may be less committed to its allies' security is prompting a rethink of long-held assumptions, much to the delight of China and Russia

Christopher Phillips
An aerial view shows houses lying deluged in sludge after flash floods in Devighat, Bidur Municipality, Nepal's Nuwakot district, on 27 August 2026. PRABIN RANABHAT / AFP
Science & Technology

Nepal pays the price for climate change

02 September 2026

Melting glaciers and devastating floods are hitting the Himalayas

Bibek Bhandari
Noelia de Alda
Politics

How Gaza turned US public opinion against Israel

30 August 2026

Supporting Israel used to help politicians get elected, but with Americans far more critical of Tel Aviv's influence on US policy, it has now become a liability at the ballot box

Assal Rad
A woman cools off under a mist sprayer during the annual street music festival 'Fete de la Musique' while taking part in a heatwave in Bordeaux, southwestern France on 21 June 2026. ROMAIN PERROCHEAU / AFP
Business & Economy

As the world grows hotter, a 'cooling economy' emerges

30 August 2026

It is not just a fancy name for the air-conditioning industry, but an intricate system that begins with power stations and extends to the design of buildings and cities

Abdel-Rahman Ayas
Palestinian-German author Alena Jabarine Tim Oehler
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Alena Jabarine on Palestine advocacy in Germany

01 September 2026

The Palestinian-German author speaks to Al Majalla about the challenges facing Palestinian voices in Germany and how she engages German readers from within their own cultural and political context

Mohammed Magdy

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