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The “Great Firewall” of China
Politics

The “Great Firewall” of China

[caption id="attachment_55254366" align="aligncenter" width="900"] People congregate and take photographs at a make-shift tribute outside the Google…

Majalla 25 August , 2017
Hezbollah Draws Lebanon Closer to Assad

Hezbollah Draws Lebanon Closer to Assad

[caption id="attachment_55254331" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Supporters of the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah watch a video screening of a…

Hanin Ghaddar 18 August , 2017
Russia Sanctions: How Will the Bear Bite Back?

Russia Sanctions: How Will the Bear Bite Back?

[caption id="attachment_55254335" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Russian President Vladimir Putin hunts fish underwater in the remote Tuva region…

Maia Otarashvili 18 August , 2017
Shaikha Mai bint Mohammed Al-Khalifa: Culture is the True Act of Resistance
Culture & Social Affairs

Shaikha Mai bint Mohammed Al-Khalifa: Culture is the True Act of Resistance

by Nadia Turki A leading figure in the Arab culture and art scenes, H.E. Shaikha Mai has spearheaded national efforts to develop the cultural…

Majalla 18 August , 2017
The Portfolio Model of Foreign Assistance

The Portfolio Model of Foreign Assistance

[caption id="attachment_55254345" align="aligncenter" width="900"] A young boy rests by empty USAID vegetable oil tins in the Dagahaley refugee camp…

Majalla 18 August , 2017
How Blockchain Could Shape International Trade
Business & Economy

How Blockchain Could Shape International Trade

[caption id="attachment_55254347" align="aligncenter" width="900"] An image of Bitcoin and US currencies is displayed on a screen as delegates listen…

Majalla 18 August , 2017
Danny Glaser: Iran and Hamas are United in Their Desire to Wreak Havoc in the Region
Politics

Danny Glaser: Iran and Hamas are United in Their Desire to Wreak Havoc in the Region

[caption id="attachment_55254286" align="aligncenter" width="1488"] Daniel Glaser[/caption] Washington – Joseph Braude Daniel L. Glaser’s…

Joseph Braude 11 August , 2017
Former Ambassador and Communication Expert Charles Crawford: Diplomacy Hates Taking Risks
Politics

Former Ambassador and Communication Expert Charles Crawford: Diplomacy Hates Taking Risks

[caption id="attachment_55254307" align="aligncenter" width="1434"] Charles Crawford[/caption] by Nadia Turki Charles Crawford is a former British…

Majalla 11 August , 2017
Will Iran Become the Next North Korea?

Will Iran Become the Next North Korea?

[caption id="attachment_55254300" align="aligncenter" width="900"] A picture taken on August 20, 2010 shows an Iranian flag fluttering at an…

Majalla 11 August , 2017
Will al Qaeda Make a Comeback?
Politics

Will al Qaeda Make a Comeback?

[caption id="attachment_55254295" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Fighters from Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate Al-Nusra Front drive in the northern…

Majalla 11 August , 2017
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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
Pete Reynolds
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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
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

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