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After the Invasion of Kuwait, Edward Saeed was Under Attack Until He Stopped Writing for Majalla

The year 1990 was difficult for everyone in the field of journalism and politics. The Arab media was divided, war was declared on all levels, and…

Abdulrahman Al-Rashid 06 March , 2020
Controlling Coronavirus Will Mean Keeping People Apart
Science & Technology

Controlling Coronavirus Will Mean Keeping People Apart

InHollywood, movie sequels are often weaker than the originals. For viruses, that logic does not always apply. The virus now named the “severe…

Benjamin Cowling 06 March , 2020
The Price of Peace in the Donbas

The Price of Peace in the Donbas

Ukrainian PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyhas staked his presidency on ending the war againstMoscow-backed insurgents in the Donbas region of…

Thomas Graham and Joseph Haberman 06 March , 2020
Only Migration Can Save the Welfare State
Politics

Only Migration Can Save the Welfare State

In the coming decades, the developed world will face a daunting demographic challenge. As life expectancy goes up and fertility rates go down…

Lant Pritchett 06 March , 2020
Why the US-Taliban Deal is Bound to Fail
Politics

Why the US-Taliban Deal is Bound to Fail

Late last week, the Taliban and the US signed a historic peace deal. This seemed like a landmark moment in the US’s almost two-decade presence in…

Ali El Shamy 06 March , 2020
Third Time Unlucky: Hung Parliament Persists in Israel
Politics

Third Time Unlucky: Hung Parliament Persists in Israel

On March 2, 2020 Israel held its third election in almost 12 months, as a political deadlock that prevented both Netanyahu’s Likud Party and Benny…

Ali El Shamy 06 March , 2020
Of Cannibals (Part Three)
Culture & Social Affairs

Of Cannibals (Part Three)

When the Brexit fever was at its height, and the words ‘febrile’ and ‘torrid’ seemed to be on every pundit’s lips, along with ‘free movement,’ ‘cake…

Bryn Haworth 06 March , 2020
A Rare Consensus in Washington Forms Amid Turkey-Syrian Clashes
Politics

A Rare Consensus in Washington Forms Amid Turkey-Syrian Clashes

As the tense calm that prevailed between Turkish and Syrian military forces has given way to open combat and increasingly lethal Turkish strikes, a…

Joseph Braude 06 March , 2020
Elyes Fakhfakh: Tunisia’s New Prime Minister Designate Races Against Time to Form New Government
Politics

Elyes Fakhfakh: Tunisia’s New Prime Minister Designate Races Against Time to Form New Government

Early Life and Education Elyes Fakhfakh was born in the Tunisian capital of Tunis in 1972. He would then attend the…

Al Majalla - London 28 February , 2020
Egyptian Artist Creates Work Inspired by the Ancient Past, with a Story for the Future
Culture & Social Affairs

Egyptian Artist Creates Work Inspired by the Ancient Past, with a Story for the Future

The mysteries of the ancient Egyptians are huge, but the key to understanding the life, culture and belief systems of the ancient civilization under…

Yasmine El Geressi 28 February , 2020
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People shout slogans as they gather after a two-week ceasefire in the Iran war was announced, in Tehran, Iran, 8 April 2026. Majid Asgaripour / Reuters
Politics

US-Iran ceasefire unlikely to hold

07 April 2026

If the ceasefire collapses, China has an interest in getting the two sides back to the table, but it would be a difficult task given Tehran's deep mistrust of the US and Israel.

Xiaotong Yang
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
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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