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The Strongest Military Is an Inclusive One
Politics

The Strongest Military Is an Inclusive One

What makes an army successful in battle? A few factors come to mind: strength in numbers, tactical acumen, the type of political institutions at home…

Jason Lyall 28 February , 2020
India’s Growing Surveillance State
Politics

India’s Growing Surveillance State

InDecember 2019, as protests against a controversial new citizenship law sweptIndia, three incidents in different parts of the country revealed the…

Gautam Bhatia 28 February , 2020
Coronavirus Adds New Layer of Iranian Isolation
Science & Technology

Coronavirus Adds New Layer of Iranian Isolation

Iran’s long list of adversaries has grown by one more as coronavirus has spread rapidly throughout the country, infecting even senior officials. The…

Joseph Braude 28 February , 2020
The Futility of Hezbollah’s New Boycott War
Politics

The Futility of Hezbollah’s New Boycott War

In a televised speech on Sunday commemorating the death of Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani, Hezbollah’s chief subtly announced a campaign to…

Hanin Ghaddar 28 February , 2020
The Dismal Kingdom
Culture & Social Affairs

The Dismal Kingdom

The Economists’ Hour: False Prophets, Free Markets, and the Fracture of Society.Binyamin Appelbaum. Little, Brown, 2019. 448pp. Transaction Man: The…

Paul Romer 21 February , 2020
James Marsden, left, and Ben Schwartz in "Sonic the Hedgehog." (Paramount Pictures)
Culture & Social Affairs

Sonic the Hedgehog Kicks Off with Fanfare from Critics and Audiences

Almost 30 years on since Sonic made his debut in the video game world, the blue hedgehog has finally made his first appearance on the big screen…

Ali El Shamy 21 February , 2020
Parallax Art Fair Brings Artists from Differing Backgrounds Under One Roof
Culture & Social Affairs

Parallax Art Fair Brings Artists from Differing Backgrounds Under One Roof

First held in 2010, the Parallax Art Fair is an annual art exhibit that prides itself on being run by artists rather than a corporation. Since then,…

Ali El Shamy 21 February , 2020
Animating Egypt
Culture & Social Affairs

Animating Egypt

Egypt was the first in the Arab world and Africa to establish an animation production. In 1934, the pioneering brothers Solomon, David and Frankel…

Yasmine El Geressi 21 February , 2020
Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi: Iraq’s New Prime Minister is On a Mission to Curb Corruption
Politics

Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi: Iraq’s New Prime Minister is On a Mission to Curb Corruption

Early Life and Education Mohamed Tawfiq Allawi was born on June 1, 1954, in Baghdad. He would…

Ali El Shamy 21 February , 2020
The Coronavirus Is a Stress Test for Xi Jinping
Science & Technology

The Coronavirus Is a Stress Test for Xi Jinping

OnFebruary 4,Cui Tiankai, China’s ambassador tothe United States, prepared to address an audience of students, scholars, and businesspeople…

Elizabeth Economy 21 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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