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The Autocrat’s Achilles' Heel
Politics

The Autocrat’s Achilles' Heel

[caption id="attachment_55255491" align="aligncenter" width="3836"] Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) enter…

Majalla 08 February , 2018
Paris Atelier Provides Safe Haven for Exiled Artists
Culture & Social Affairs

Paris Atelier Provides Safe Haven for Exiled Artists

[caption id="attachment_55255441" align="aligncenter" width="688"] Syrian artist Lina Aljijakli poses with her paintings in the Atelier for Artists…

Majalla 04 February , 2018
No End to Crisis in Sight as Lebanon's Garbage Mountains Grow
Business & Economy

No End to Crisis in Sight as Lebanon's Garbage Mountains Grow

[caption id="attachment_55255425" align="aligncenter" width="3989"] A partial view shows the Karantine garbage dump situated on the northern…

Majalla 04 February , 2018
Another Grand Coalition Takes Shape in Berlin

Another Grand Coalition Takes Shape in Berlin

[caption id="attachment_55255416" align="aligncenter" width="5268"] German Chancellor and head of the German Christian Democrats (CDU) Angela Merkel …

Majalla 02 February , 2018
Why a South China Sea Diplomatic Breakthrough Is Unlikely

Why a South China Sea Diplomatic Breakthrough Is Unlikely

[caption id="attachment_55255414" align="aligncenter" width="5000"] DigitalGlobe imagery (overview) of the Fiery Cross Reef located in the South…

Majalla 02 February , 2018
How Sharp Power Threatens Soft Power

How Sharp Power Threatens Soft Power

[caption id="attachment_55255411" align="aligncenter" width="3281"] Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi…

Majalla 02 February , 2018
Old Rivalries Drag Lebanon into New Political Storm
Politics

Old Rivalries Drag Lebanon into New Political Storm

[caption id="attachment_55255400" align="alignleft" width="2835"] Protesters burn tires, used as a road block during a protest to condemn libelous…

Hanin Ghaddar 02 February , 2018
Syria: “A Problem from Hell”
Politics

Syria: “A Problem from Hell”

[caption id="attachment_55255397" align="alignleft" width="5558"] A Syrian opposition fighter takes a selfie as fighters walk through Syria in front…

Majalla 02 February , 2018
New Egyptian Film Depicts the Story Behind the Revolutions
Culture & Social Affairs

New Egyptian Film Depicts the Story Behind the Revolutions

by Soha al-Sharkawy The makers the film “Very Confidential”, whose cast includes more than 55 Egyptian stars, are filming the remaining scenes…

Majalla 01 February , 2018
How to Counter Fake News
Science & Technology

How to Counter Fake News

by Peter L. Levin During the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Macedonian teens looking to get paid for ad-clicks, Russian cyber sophisticates…

Majalla 29 January , 2018
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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
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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
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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
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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

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