ع
Sections
  • Politics
  • Culture & Social Affairs
  • Business & Economy
  • Science & Technology
  • Documents & Memoirs
Regions
  • Gulf
  • MENA
  • Europe
  • USA
  • Asia
  • World
More
  • Videos
  • Cartoons
  • World in photos
  • Infographics
  • Profiles
  • Newsletter

LATEST ISSUE

Latest Issue
Magazine Archive
النسخة العربية
  • Politics
  • Culture & Social Affairs
  • Business & Economy
  • Science & Technology
  • Search
US President Donald Trump holds up a map detailing territory losses by the Islamic State in Syria as he speaks following a tour of the Lima Army Tank Plant at Joint Systems Manufacturing in Lima, Ohio, March 20, 2019. (Getty)
Politics

Getting Real About Iran

U.S.Secretary of StateMike Pompeohas singled outIranas a uniquely dangerous regional actor that must be confronted for the sake of peace and…

Kian Tajbakhsh 29 March , 2019

March 22

March 22

Afghan villagers carry sheep along a flood affected area in Arghandab district of Kandahar province.(Getty)

March 22

An Algerian woman walks between police vehicles during a demonstration in the capital Algiers on March 5, 2019 against ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term. (Getty)

March 22

A resident uses water supplied by the emergency services to subdue a fire in the informal settlement of Stjwetla in Alexandra Township, Johannesburg.(Getty)

March 22

Algerian students demonstrate in the centre of the capital Algiers on March 12, 2019, one day after President Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced his withdrawal from a bid to win another term in office and postponed an April 18 election, following weeks of protests against his candidacy. (Getty)

March 22

A mother and her sick son wait for treatment at the Udier primary health and care center, owned by community and supported by ICRC at the Udier town, in South Sudan.(Getty)

March 22

Members of the 'Pena de Pavao de Krishna' traditional carnival group which celebrates Indian deities, perform in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. (Getty)

The Convincing Call from Central Europe: Let Us into NATO
Politics

The Convincing Call from Central Europe: Let Us into NATO

Twenty years ago today, the first major post–Cold War expansion ofNATOtook place in an unlikely locale:Independence, Missouri. TheCzech Republic…

M. E. Sarotte 22 March , 2019
Can Putin Fix Russia’s Sputtering Economy?
Business & Economy

Can Putin Fix Russia’s Sputtering Economy?

“Blatant disrespect” for Russia’s government can now land you in jail, under a new law the country’s legislature has passed. Worried that Russians…

Chris Miller 22 March , 2019
The Next Stage of the Korean Peace Process
Politics

The Next Stage of the Korean Peace Process

When the U.S.–North Korean summit inHanoiended early, with no agreement whatsoever, many South Koreans were shocked. The disappointing conclusion…

Chung-in Moon 22 March , 2019
Washington Tightens Sanctions While Tehran Looks to Proxies for Aid
Politics

Washington Tightens Sanctions While Tehran Looks to Proxies for Aid

As senior American officials warn of new sanctions, President Rouhani has dubbed the measures “a crime against humanity” and vowed to seek legal…

Joseph Braude 22 March , 2019
Jacinda Ardern: A Symbol of Tolerance and Hope
Politics

Jacinda Ardern: A Symbol of Tolerance and Hope

Jacinda was born on July 26, 1980 in Hamilton, New Zealand. Her upbringing taught her the importance of…

Ali El Shamy 22 March , 2019
Constructing Otherness: Past and Present
Culture & Social Affairs

Constructing Otherness: Past and Present

Othering a group of people has been a mainstay of humanity and while race relations today are better than they were throughout the 20thcentury, there…

Yasmine El-Geressi and Ali El Shamy 22 March , 2019
Building the Nation: Missed Opportunities in Iraq and Afghanistan by Heather Selma Gregg
Culture & Social Affairs

Building the Nation: Missed Opportunities in Iraq and Afghanistan by Heather Selma Gregg

Gregg believes that U.S. security needs will always drive Washington to attempt to salvage failed or fragile states. So the United States…

by John Waterbury 19 March , 2019

March 15

March 15

A group of girls leave their school during a rally by All Progressives Congress (APC) party supporters celebrating the re-election of the incumbent president and the leader of APC, in Kano on February 27, 2019. (Getty)

March 15

A young child looks at a member of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) after leaving ISIS's last holdout of Baghouz, in Syria's northern Deir Ezzor province on February 27, 2019.

March 15

Schoolgirls look at 'The Morning of the Streltsy Execution' by Russian painter Vasily Surikov exhibited at The State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow on February 26, 2019. (Getty)

March 15

Every winter, as the Yenisei River in the south of Krasnoyarsk, Russia, freezes, a five-kilometre-long ice road appears, linking its east and west banks. Regional traffic services supervise the crossing point as cars drive on the thick ice. (Reuters)

March 15

Men suspected of being ISIS fighters wait to be searched by members of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) after leaving the IS group's last holdout of Baghouz, in Syria's northern Deir Ezzor province on February 27, 2019.(Getty)

March 15

A man dressed in a toucan costume for the Cordao da Bicharada carnival in Cametá, northern Brazil. The festival celebrates and works to protect the wildlife of the Amazon. (AP)

  •  Load More
  • Editor's Pick
Iranians mark 40 days since Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli strikes at a demonstration in Tehran on 9 April, 2026. Majid Asgaripour / AFP
Politics

The US and Iran mull next moves amid shaky truce

10 April 2026

Washington weighs the desire to avoid a protracted war with offsetting the appearance of defeat, as Tehran debates whether to consolidate gains before conditions shift or press perceived advantages

Alex Vatanka
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
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
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

Sign up for our Weekly Newsletter

Get the best of Al Majalla, straight to your inbox.

Your newsletter subscriptions are subject to Al Majalla privacy policy and terms and conditions.

CARTOON

No progress in Islamabad talks

MORE CARTOON
logo
  • Politics
  • Culture & Social Affairs
  • Business & Economy
  • Science & Technology
  • Documents & Memoirs
  • Gulf
  • MENA
  • Europe
  • USA
  • Asia
  • World
  • Videos
  • Cartoons
  • World in photos
  • Infographics
  • Profiles
  • About Al Majalla
  • Al Majalla Team
  • Terms of Service
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact us
logo

© Al Majalla Magazine. All Rights Reserved.

0:00:00
0:00:00