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Why Travel Bans Fail to Stop Pandemics
Science & Technology

Why Travel Bans Fail to Stop Pandemics

If the novel coronavirus pandemic were turned into a movie, a pivotal scene would capture the unforgettable events ofSaturday, March 14, at Chicago’s…

Doug Saunders 22 May , 2020
The Pandemic Exposes Dangers of the Informal Economy
Science & Technology

The Pandemic Exposes Dangers of the Informal Economy

The novel coronavirus has wreaked havoc on the global economy, shuttering businesses, disrupting supply chains, and causing millions of people to…

Pascale Joassart-Marcelli 22 May , 2020
Dr. Moncef Slaoui: Trump’s Arab-American Head of ‘Warp Speed’ Covid-19 Vaccine Effort
Science & Technology

Dr. Moncef Slaoui: Trump’s Arab-American Head of ‘Warp Speed’ Covid-19 Vaccine Effort

United States President Donald Trump has appointed Dr Moncef Slaoui, a Moroccon-born Belgiun-American expert in immunology…

Al Majalla - London 22 May , 2020
Coping with Coronavirus: Experts Share Insights on Mental-Health in the Age of the Pandemic
Science & Technology

Coping with Coronavirus: Experts Share Insights on Mental-Health in the Age of the Pandemic

The rise of the novel coronavirus outbreak has upended life across the globe. With billions of people adjusting to the limitations of life in the age…

Yasmine El Geressi 24 May , 2020
Michael Jordan’s Last Dance
Culture & Social Affairs

Michael Jordan’s Last Dance

Basketball fans around the world were given a special treat recently, as Netflix released a 10 part documentary series centred on basketball legend,…

Elie Fawaz 22 May , 2020
When it comes to Syria, Russia Lacks a Strategic Plans and Continues to Resort to International Deception
Politics

When it comes to Syria, Russia Lacks a Strategic Plans and Continues to Resort to International Deception

Recently, there have been a lot of talks surrounding the prospects of an Iranian withdrawal from Syria. It is also rumoured that Moscow is growing…

Alia Mansour 22 May , 2020
A Rare U.S. Political Consensus to Get Tough on China
Politics

A Rare U.S. Political Consensus to Get Tough on China

Amid the coronavirus crisis, foreign policy debates in Washington are coming to center around the future of America’s relationship with Beijing…

Joseph Braude 22 May , 2020
The Next Victim of US-China Coronavirus War of Words: Science
Science & Technology

The Next Victim of US-China Coronavirus War of Words: Science

As the world continues to grapple with the coronavirus outbreak, there is growing concern that China and the US, two countries with the greatest…

Majalla 22 May , 2020
Kim Yo-jong: North Korea's Most Powerful Woman and Dictator in Waiting 
Politics

Kim Yo-jong: North Korea's Most Powerful Woman and Dictator in Waiting 

by Ali Elmandalawy Born in September 1987, Kim Yo-jong is the youngest daughter of late leader Kim Jong-il and is…

Al Majalla - London 15 May , 2020
Sea King helicopters landing troops on deck during the Falklands War, 1982. MS Baltic Ferry in background. (Getty)
Politics

Democracies Have an Edge in Fighting Wars

People have long assumed that autocrats and dictators have an advantage in waging war. Today, as the novel coronavirus sweeps across the globe, there…

Dan Reiter and Allan C. Stam 15 May , 2020
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Grace Russell
Politics

Gulf states should steer clear of attritional war traps

01 April 2026

The US-Israeli war against Iran aims to draw in Gulf states, but history has shown that entering wars is far easier than exiting them. Prudence is needed now more than ever.

Khairuldeen Al Makhzoomi
Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin speaks at a press conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on 25 August, 2025. Luka Dakskobler / Getty
Politics

'Israel is exploiting Iran war to kill a Palestinian state'

01 April 2026

PA Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin tells Al Majalla that Israel is taking advantage of the fact that the world is distracted by the US-Iran war to create irreversible facts on the ground

Ahmed Maher
Ewan White
Politics

Iraq's internal battle for influence comes to a head

31 March 2026

New fronts have opened up across the region in light of the US-Israeli war on Iran, as non-state actors with links to Tehran fear for their futures

Rustum Mahmud
People gather during a celebration called by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) at the Umayyad Square, after the ousting of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, 20 December, 2024. Reuters / Ammar
Business & Economy

US-Iran war gives Syria's global economic pitch more urgency

01 April 2026

Given the effective closure of the Hormuz Strait and Houthi threats to close off the Red Sea, Syria may emerge as a corridor and conduit to bypass these embattled maritime chokepoints

Charles Lister
Farid al-Madhan Reuters/ Al Majalla
Politics

Farid al-Madhan: Assad's fingerprints were on every picture

31 March 2026

A former army forensics employee who later became known as Caesar tells Al Majalla how he risked his life to expose the torture and killing of countless Syrians in regime prisons

Ibrahim Hamidi

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