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2026 will test the foundations of 'the new Syria'

As the anniversary of the Assad regime’s collapse approaches, Syria stands at a moment that invites both celebration and sober reflection. The fall…

Haid Haid 07 December , 2025
Spanish poet Miriam Reyes Wikimedia Commons
Culture & Social Affairs

Spanish poet Miriam Reyes on escaping the prison of the page

It was a moment of both recognition and resonance when Spanish poet Miriam Reyes found out recently that she had been awarded the 2025 National…

Mohammed Al-Bittari 06 December , 2025
Musk lifts the lid on X social media manipulators Al Majalla
Science & Technology

Musk lifts the lid on X social media manipulators

Recent changes to social media platform X have caused quite the stir among its users. It came after the platform introduced a new update that reveals…

Marco Mossad 06 December , 2025
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani meets with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, in Beijing on 17 November, 2025. SANA
Politics

China's approach to 'the new Syria' is one of cautious optimism

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani’s November visit to China marks the first visit by a senior Syrian official since former Syrian President…

Yang Xiaotong 06 December , 2025
The GCC moves from ‘safe neutrality’ to ‘indivisible security’ AFP / Al Majalla
Politics

The GCC moves from ‘safe neutrality’ to ‘indivisible security’

In the wake of Israeli and Iranian attacks on Qatar, the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have pledged to deepen their nations’…

Omar Harkous 06 December , 2025
The evolution of Latin America’s drug cartels Jay Torres
Politics

The evolution of Latin America’s drug cartels

For much of the last century, the illicit drug trade has shaped the economic, political, and social landscape of Latin America. What began as a small…

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra 05 December , 2025
A wounded girl lies on a hospital bed after an Israeli strike in the Syrian village of Beit Jin on 28 November 2025 killed 10 people, the deadliest Israeli attack since al-Assad's ouster in December 2024. LOUAI BESHARA / AFP
Politics

Israeli actions in southern Syria give Iran an opening

Israel’s dawn raid into Syria’s southern village of Beit Jinn in Rif Dimashq at dawn on 28 November marked a critical and unprecedented turning point…

Subhi Franjieh 05 December , 2025
Saudi Arabia's 2026 budget carefully boosts spending Al Majalla
Business & Economy

Saudi Arabia's 2026 budget carefully boosts spending

Saudi Arabia’s 2026 budget puts citizens at the centre of national priorities. This shift in focus coincides with an accelerated transition towards a…

Omar Harkous 05 December , 2025
Opinion

Ukraine peace talks: one step forward, two steps back

Despite US diplomatic efforts to negotiate a lasting peace settlement for Ukraine, the prospects of a breakthrough remain bleak.Last month, a 28…

Con Coughlin 04 December , 2025
Opinion

Lebanon's inability to confront Hezbollah speaks to its structural failure

At the end of this month, the deadline set by Israel will expire: Lebanon must disarm Hezbollah south of the Litani River—and beyond—or face a…

Houssam Itani 04 December , 2025
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Leaders of SCO member states, including Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian—ahead of a summit session in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on 1 September 2026. Sputnik/Reuters
Business & Economy

SCO summit: a Eurasia that no longer seeks US permission

03 September 2026

In Bishkek, a loose Eurasian gathering of illiberal nations inched closer to a functioning post-dollar regional economic bloc

Shirley Ze Yu
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
Al Majalla
Science & Technology

Fighting cancer with cancer: new vaccine raises hope

02 September 2026

In what could be a game-changer, Moderna and Merck announced the first-ever positive results from a Phase III trial to combat melanoma

Mohammed Mansour
Al Majalla
Business & Economy

Hope sells: inroads in cancer treatment excite markets

03 September 2026

For every positive clinical result, pharmaceutical (pharma) companies stand to secure billions of dollars in revenue

Rana Freifer
Lina Jaradat
Culture & Social Affairs

Eyal Weizman dissects the architecture of genocide

28 August 2026

In his new book, the British-Israeli academic shows the methodical tactics Israel has used to uproot Palestinians from their homeland since 1948

Hala Al-Naji

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