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Palestinians, who were displaced to the southern part of Gaza at Israel's order during the war, make their way along a road as they return to the north after a ceasefire went into effect on October 10, 2025. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa
Politics

Six reasons why a Gaza ceasefire was finally reached

As Trump announced that Hamas and Israel had signed off on the first phase of his “Peace Plan”, the region is holding its breath, wondering whether…

Michael Horowitz 10 October , 2025
A deal being signed at the recently held  Cultural Investment Conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on September 30, 2025. SPA
Business & Economy

Saudi Arabia ramps up investment in culture

Over the past seven years, Saudi Arabia has transformed its approach to policy across all sectors, from trade and tourism to culture and sports, with…

Turki Harbi 10 October , 2025
Dashed dream: no Nobel for Trump Ewan White
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Dashed dream: no Nobel for Trump

Speaking recently to senior US military leaders about his achievements in ending wars, US President Donald Trump expressed frustration that he would…

Aqeel Abbas 09 October , 2025
Opinion

Trump's push pays off as Gaza ceasefire finally takes hold

Celebrations have broken out in both Gaza and Israel following the announcement that Israel and Hamas have managed to reach an agreement on…

Con Coughlin 09 October , 2025
The prospects of Trump’s Gaza plan Eduardo Ramon
Politics

The prospects of Trump’s Gaza plan

The big question on many minds is whether President Donald Trump’s initiative or plan regarding Gaza will be implemented, and, consequently, whether…

Nasser al-Kidwa 09 October , 2025
Israel may turn its guns on Lebanon after Gaza
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Israel may turn its guns on Lebanon after Gaza

Fares Garabet 09 October , 2025
Opinion

Outdated mindsets continue to hold Arabs back

There are generally two schools of Arab thought surrounding the 1967 defeat of the Egyptian and Syrian armies by Israel, which became known as the…

Houssam Itani 09 October , 2025
Trump’s legacy: shattering 200 years of American politics Al Majalla
Politics

Trump’s legacy: shattering 200 years of American politics

The Democratic RepublicIn Book I of Plato’s Republic, the Greek philosopher recounts the dialogues his teacher Socrates had on the concepts of…

Abdullah F. Alrebh 09 October , 2025
Iranian writer and translator Hamid Reza Mohajerani Supplied
Culture & Social Affairs

Hamid Reza Mohajerani on the shared heritage of Farsi and Arabic

In the realm of translation, Iranian writer and translator Hamid Reza Mohajerani stands out as a bridge between Arabic and Persian literature, owing…

Abdul Rahman Mazhar Halloush 09 October , 2025
Opinion

Türkiye poised to strengthen its hand in the Eastern Mediterranean

The discovery of natural gas in the Eastern Mediterranean over the past 15 years has driven a series of important political developments in the…

Michael Harari 08 October , 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
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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
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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.

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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
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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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