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A Syrian kid stands in mud near the tents at 90 tents capacity of Little Fida Camp hosting Syrian families who have been forced to displace due to the attacks carried out by Assad regime and Russia, trying to live under harsh winter conditions in Idlib, Syria on January 07, 2020. (Getty)

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Lightning strikes as a column of ash surrounds the crater of Taal Volcano as it erupts on January 12, 2020 as seen from Tagaytay city, Cavite province, Philippine. (Getty)

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Al-Fursan, the United Arab Emirates Air Force display team, paints the sky with MB339 aircrafts during the Kuwait aviation show in Kuwait City on January 18, 2020.

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rench President Emmanuel Macron meets soldiers as he visits the Orleans Bricy Air Base 123 in Boulay-les-Barres , central France, on January 16, 2020

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A young Ukrainian woman holds the portrait of her mother captured during a rally in front of the presidential office in Kiev, Ukraine, January 16, 2020 as they remind the president of his promise to release all Ukrainians, who have been captured by Russia and pro-Russian activists in eastern Ukraine. (Getty)

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woman holds onto her face mask during a practice session in Melbourne on January 15, 2020, ahead of the Australian Open tennis tournament. (Getty)

Mohamed Sayyed Darwish to Majalla: My Grandfather Was Poisoned By the British Occupational Forces
Politics

Mohamed Sayyed Darwish to Majalla: My Grandfather Was Poisoned By the British Occupational Forces

* Badie' Khayri was his lifelong friend who helped him obtain his Cairo home. * My relationship with my cousins is great, and I had…

Safa Azeb 17 January , 2020
The New Anti-Americanism
Politics

The New Anti-Americanism

Anti-Americanism has surged in much of the world sinceU.S.PresidentDonald Trumptook office. New polling from thePew Research Centershows that…

Richard Wike 17 January , 2020
Soleimani Was More Valuable in Politics Than in War
Politics

Soleimani Was More Valuable in Politics Than in War

TheIslamic Republic of Iranhas suffered a loss with the assassination ofQassem Soleimani, its most prominent military general. The nature and…

Maysam Behravesh 17 January , 2020
The U.S.-Iraqi Relationship Can Still Be Salvaged
Politics

The U.S.-Iraqi Relationship Can Still Be Salvaged

One of the most dramatic consequences of killing Iranian Quds Force commanderQasem Soleimaniis unfolding at…

Meghan L. O'Sullivan 17 January , 2020
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg: How a College Project Connected and Changed the World
Profiles

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg: How a College Project Connected and Changed the World

With a net worth of $70 billion, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is worth more billions of dollars than he has lived and is regarded as one of…

Al Majalla - London 17 January , 2020
Can Oman’s New Leader Uphold Sultan Qaboos’s Peaceful Legacy?
Politics

Can Oman’s New Leader Uphold Sultan Qaboos’s Peaceful Legacy?

After 49 years under Sultan Qaboos bin Said,Omanhas a new ruler. The Arab world’s longest-serving leader died onJanuary 10, ending nearly five…

Nikita Lalwani Josh Rubin and Sam Winter-Levy 17 January , 2020
In Soleimani Aftermath, Iran is Weakened at Home and Abroad
Politics

In Soleimani Aftermath, Iran is Weakened at Home and Abroad

In the immediate aftermath of the American military operation which killed Qods Force commander Qassem Soleimani, the prospect of punishing blowback…

Joseph Braude 17 January , 2020
Two of Africa’s Most Populous and Powerful Countries Fight for Survival
Politics

Two of Africa’s Most Populous and Powerful Countries Fight for Survival

Ethiopia,EgyptandSudanbegan US-sponsored negotiations over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in November and were expected to conclude them…

Yasmine El Geressi 17 January , 2020
The Shia Crescent is Turning Against the Iranian Regime
Politics

The Shia Crescent is Turning Against the Iranian Regime

For the Iranian regime, Qassem Soleimani was much more than a high rank commander. He was the equivalent of Iran’s Wali al-Faqih in the region. As…

Hanin Ghaddar 17 January , 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
Al Majalla
Politics

5 unanswered questions on the US-Iran ceasefire

09 April 2026

The fragile truce faces significant obstacles.

John Haltiwanger
Al Majalla
Politics

The US-Iran war tanked Trump's popularity at home

07 April 2026

Instead of the "no endless wars" they were promised, Americans were thrown into a disastrous war and were feeling the economic pinch at the gas pump

Brian Katulis
Awami Rickshaw Union workers holding posters of Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Asim Munir, shout slogans after the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire in Lahore on 8 April 2026. Arif ALI / AFP
Politics

Behind the truce: Pakistan mediation proves pivotal

08 April 2026

Islamabad is humming with behind-the-scenes diplomacy to turn this tentative pause into lasting peace.

Kaswar Klasra
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir shake hands during a session at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on 29 March 2026. Reuters
Politics

Palestinian executions are now official Israel policy

08 April 2026

Israel's parliament approved a draconian death penalty law last week that only applies to Palestinian prisoners, in a move that the UN says "would constitute a war crime"

Khaled Essam Eleslamboly

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