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US President Donald Trump points his finger towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they shake hands during a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, on 29 December 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Politics

Will the Gaza ceasefire make it to phase two?

US President Donald Trump warmly greeted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida this week as the two leaders put…

Brian Katulis 30 December , 2025
Opinion

Egypt braces for tough regional tests in 2026

Egyptians will look back on 2025 as a year of geopolitical turbulence, as the country sought to navigate escalating conflicts and shifting regional…

Amr Emam 30 December , 2025

Egypt braces for tough regional tests in 2026

Egyptians will look back on 2025 as a year of geopolitical turbulence, as the country sought to navigate escalating conflicts and shifting regional…

30 December , 2025
The visible and invisible wars of 2025 Al Majalla
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The visible and invisible wars of 2025

The global conflict landscape in 2025 is more volatile—and more discreet—than at any point in recent decades. Much of today’s geopolitical…

Al Majalla - London 30 December , 2025
Lightning speed: 25 years of evolving telecoms Sara Padovan
Business & Economy

Lightning speed: 25 years of evolving telecoms

Young people today would find it hard to believe that their parents or grandparents could once only stay in touch with people through a fixed-line…

Abdulfattah Khattab 30 December , 2025
25 years of American policy in the Middle East Andrei Cojocaru
Politics

25 years of American policy in the Middle East

America's overarching goal in the region is to ensure a secure Israel and US-friendly neighbouring states with which it can establish commercial ties…

Robert Ford 30 December , 2025
Opinion

The 'new Syria': 2025 reflections and 2026 hopes

For Syrians, 2025 was unlike any year before it. It was Syria's first year without Assad rule, during which father and son governed with an iron grip…

Alia Mansour 29 December , 2025
Standout Arabic novels of 2025: stories of belonging Al Majalla
Culture & Social Affairs

Standout Arabic novels of 2025: stories of belonging

The Arabic novel in 2025 followed a variety of rich and dynamic directions. Some tackled contemporary life—its realities, tragedies, and evolving…

Ibrahim Adel 29 December , 2025
A world transformed: geopolitics in the first quarter of the 21st century AFP-Reuters-Al Majalla
Politics

A world transformed: geopolitics in the first quarter of the 21st century

The first quarter of the 21st century is coming to an end, and global politics looks quite different to how it did when crowds gathered across the…

Christopher Phillips 29 December , 2025
Netanyahu-Trump to discuss stage two of Gaza truce
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Netanyahu-Trump to discuss stage two of Gaza truce

Fares Garabet 29 December , 2025
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China is not scared of Trump’s squeeze on Iran

04 September 2026

Beijing has plenty of leverage to deter Washington

Henry Tugendhat
Underwater image of a diver among fish at the North Seymour Island dive site in the Galapagos archipelago, Ecuador, taken on 8 March 2024. ERNESTO BENAVIDES / AFP
Business & Economy

The global race for rare earths reaches the ocean floor

07 September 2026

A critical mineral found on Japan's seabed has caught US attention, and the two are teaming up to see whether it can yield future benefits and reduce their dependence on China

Abdulfattah Khattab
Raven Jiang
Politics

From the war on terror to networked security

07 September 2026

The main change since 9/11 is that military security has become one component of a much wider security ecosystem

Lina Khatib
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Culture & Social Affairs

Takeshi Miike's new Kabuki documentary surprises critics

06 September 2026

For a filmmaker who has spent decades challenging norms, a film about traditional Japanese theatre seems like an odd choice. At the Venice Film Festival, he explains to Al Majalla why it is not.

Leila Amar
Sara Padovan
Politics

Donald Trump and the new Latin American right

04 September 2026

Across Central and South America, a raft of right-wingers borrow from each other's playbooks and ride on the US president's coattails to win elections and power. Is it ideology or practicality?

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra

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