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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses new members of the African National Congress (ANC) during an election campaign ahead of the 2024 general elections. Rajesh Jantilal / AFP
Profiles

Cyril Ramaphosa: the cool Mandela-era head Trump tried to ambush

When South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa and his delegation went to Washington in May, they were hoping for a boost and a reset after months of…

Con Coughlin 02 June , 2025
Syria and Israel: the cost of peace Lina Jaradat
Politics

Syria and Israel: the cost of peace

What was once only rumoured has now been acknowledged: indirect negotiations between Syria and Israel have been quietly unfolding across several…

Al Majalla - London 01 June , 2025
Opinion

Israel and the 'New Syria'

The fact that indirect negotiations are taking place between Syria and Israel across several countries, aimed at discussing security arrangements, is…

Ibrahim Hamidi 01 June , 2025
Israel and Syria: an agenda for talks
Politics

Israel and Syria: an agenda for talks

The fall of the Assad regime and the subsequent takeover of al-Sharaa, the leader of the Islamist Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham movement, was a…

Itamar Rabinovich 01 June , 2025
It’s time for Syrian-Israeli dialogue Lina Jaradat
Politics

It’s time for Syrian-Israeli dialogue

Since the fall of the Assad regime and the rise of the HTS-led transitional authority in Syria on 8 December 2024, Israel has carried out an…

Ammar Abdulhamid 01 June , 2025
 A protester holds a sign reading "There are no universities left in Gaza" amid the commencement ceremony on May 29, 2025, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Libby O'Neill / AFP
Science & Technology

Campus cacophony: Trump stamps on academic freedoms

US President Donald Trump’s war against Harvard and other American universities escalated this week when the White House instructed government…

Khaled Yousri 01 June , 2025
People celebrate in Damascus' Umayyad square after US President Donald Trump's decision to lift sanctions in Syria, on May 13, 2025. Abdulaziz KETAZ / AFP
Business & Economy

What next for Syria after US sanctions lifted?

After President Donald Trump’s landmark pledge in Riyadh to lift US sanctions on Syria, Washington has taken the first technical steps to fulfil his…

Karam Shaar 31 May , 2025
Omar El Akkad strips away the West’s moral failure over Gaza
Culture & Social Affairs

Omar El Akkad strips away the West’s moral failure over Gaza

Anyone living in America these days will have noticed the rift between the White House and the US public over Israel’s war on Gaza, exacerbated by…

Antoine Jockey 31 May , 2025
A protester holds a placard picturing Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an anti-genocide march in central London, on March 15, 2025, calling for an end to Israel’s war and siege on Gaza. HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP
Politics

Israel’s ties with its Western allies hit a new low

Israel’s relations with its Western allies hit a new low in late May when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the leaders of France, Britain…

Christopher Phillips 31 May , 2025
Lebanese artist Fatima Jumaa's photos, titled "Between One Soul and Another," depict smokers during wartime in Lebanon. Ibrahim Tutunji
Culture & Social Affairs

Immersive photography exhibitions in Cairo’s artistic quarter

Tucked away in an alley off Hussein Pasha El-Maamari Street in downtown Cairo, a modest café bears the name El-Khann. The term refers to ‘a cramped…

Ibrahim Tutunji 30 May , 2025
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As Sharaa steps into the White House, Syria steps into the US orbit

09 November 2025

In what could be a historic turning point in US-Syria relations, the new government in Damascus will likely join the international coalition against the Islamic State (IS)

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Is support for Israel becoming toxic at the ballot box? 

11 November 2025

As Americans rethink the moral—and strategic—calculus of US support for Israel, politicians are scrambling to keep pace

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Barbara Leaf on being the first US official to meet Ahmed Sharaa

10 November 2025

On Monday, the Syrian president shook hands with Trump at the White House. Speaking to Al Majalla, a former State Department official explains why this is a moment she could have never imagined.

Ibrahim Hamidi
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Zohran Mamdani becomes first Muslim mayor of New York

04 November 2025

The 34-year-old socialist's win is a seismic development, proving that tax rises for the rich to fund social programmes, and unwavering advocacy for Palestinian rights, are politically viable stances

Tarek Rashed
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How Trump reshaped the world

03 November 2025

Al Majalla examines key developments in the US and across the globe less than a year into Trump's second presidential term

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