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
The Surprising Success of Putinomics
Business & Economy

The Surprising Success of Putinomics

[caption id="attachment_55255633" align="aligncenter" width="3500"]Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives at the Congress of Russian Union of…

Majalla 01 March , 2018
Kabul Catwalk
Culture & Social Affairs

Kabul Catwalk

by Fairouzeh Ramadanzadeh In recent years, the world of fashion has attracted the attention of many young men and women in Afghanistan. The…

Majalla 01 March , 2018
Commemorating Zaha Hadid, Queen of the Curve
Culture & Social Affairs

Commemorating Zaha Hadid, Queen of the Curve

by Farah Hashem Illustration by Ali Al Madalawi From Riyadh to Beijing, Zaha Hadid’s distinctive buildings have revolutionised architecture around…

Yasmine Ahmed 23 February , 2018
Can Ukraine Win Its War on Corruption?

Can Ukraine Win Its War on Corruption?

[caption id="attachment_55255579" align="aligncenter" width="3000"] Activists supporting Mikheil Saakashvili, the former president of Georgia and…

Yasmine Ahmed 23 February , 2018
The True Cost of Trump’s National Defense Strategy

The True Cost of Trump’s National Defense Strategy

[caption id="attachment_55255576" align="aligncenter" width="3765"] Ships and submarines participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise 2012…

Majalla 23 February , 2018
The Backlash to Belt and Road

The Backlash to Belt and Road

[caption id="attachment_55255574" align="aligncenter" width="3424"] Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi…

Majalla 23 February , 2018
South Africa's Healthy Democracy

South Africa's Healthy Democracy

[caption id="attachment_55255572" align="aligncenter" width="3600"] President of South Africa Jacob Zuma addresses the nation at the Union Buildings…

Majalla 23 February , 2018
Just and Unjust Leaks

Just and Unjust Leaks

[caption id="attachment_55255569" align="aligncenter" width="5288"] NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden speaks via videoconference at "Why Didn't a Tech…

Majalla 23 February , 2018
Iran and its Proxies: International Escalation and Confrontation

Iran and its Proxies: International Escalation and Confrontation

[caption id="attachment_55255566" align="aligncenter" width="3000"] Supporters of the Houthi movement raise their weapons during a gathering in the…

Joseph Braude 23 February , 2018
Did Khomeini Kidnap Moussa Al-Sadr?
Politics

Did Khomeini Kidnap Moussa Al-Sadr?

[caption id="attachment_55255521" align="aligncenter" width="585"] Imam Musa al-Sadr[/caption] by Hanin Ghaddar Last month, a former Iranian…

Hanin Ghaddar 16 February , 2018
  •  Load More
  • Editor's Pick
Nash
Business & Economy

The tiny waterway that put the global economy into a chokehold

18 April 2026

Disruption in the Hormuz can have major implications for global trade, but it also creates opportunities for smaller nations like Iran to become global political players

Steve Hewitt
Pete Reynolds
Politics

Glimpses of Bush's Iraq debacle appear in Trump's Iran war

15 April 2026

The Iraq war was viewed as disastrous in retrospect, while the Iran war was unpopular from the get-go. Al Majalla highlights the similarities and differences between the two.

Robert Ford
Al Majalla
Business & Economy

The US plan to turn Syria into an oil transit hub

16 April 2026

Pipelines have a chequered history in the Middle East, but the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has led US Tom Barrack to conclude that a new route through Syria could solve some problems.

Al Majalla - London
An Iranian woman flashes the V-sign as she takes part in a rally to pay tribute to women killed during war, in Tehran on 17 April 2026. AFP
Politics

Has Iran's ideology actually hardened?

16 April 2026

The change in tone and presentation of policy isn't a fundamental redirection, but rather the consolidation of a system under pressure

Alex Vatanka
Egyptian director Daoud Abdel Sayed holds two awards during the opening ceremony of the Alexandria Film Festival for Mediterranean Countries in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria, late on 14 September 2010. AMR AHMAD / AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

Daoud Abdel Sayed and the cinema of quiet rebellion

16 April 2026

Throughout his career, the renowned Egyptian film director challenged authority, rejected easy answers, and remained rooted in lived experience

Hazem Massoud

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

Hormuz games: Trump's blockade on Iran's blockade

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