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US President Donald Trump greets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, DC on 18 November 2025. SAUL LOEB / AFP
Politics

The promise of expanded US-Saudi ties

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's visit to Washington, DC in November marked a pivotal moment in the 80-year relationship between the United…

Brian Katulis 25 November , 2025
Opinion

Netanyahu is the key obstacle to Syria’s stability

The relationship between Saudi Arabia and the United States is among the most enduring and strategically significant in the Middle East. Yet Crown…

Alia Mansour 24 November , 2025
Opinion

Riyadh breathes new life into resolving Sudan's war

Despite the thousands killed, millions displaced, and entire cities reduced to rubble, Sudan's war hasn't grabbed the same headlines as the wars in…

Ibrahim Hamidi 24 November , 2025
Hezbollah money laundering risks sanctions on Lebanon Lina Jaradat
Business & Economy

Hezbollah money laundering risks sanctions on Lebanon

American eyes are closing in on Lebanon’s economic and monetary systems, amid suggestions that Hezbollah is laundering money through the country. At…

Thuraya Shahin 24 November , 2025
A Palestinian man walks with his child after speaking to Reuters at an undisclosed location in Johannesburg, South Africa after being transfered from Gaza via Israel on 14 November, 2025. Reuters
Politics

Inside the shadow network moving Palestinians abroad

In mid-November 2025, a chartered aircraft carrying 153 Palestinians landed in Johannesburg without proper exit documentation. South African…

Michael Horowitz 24 November , 2025
A Houthi supporter chants slogans as he carries a rocket replica during an anti-US and anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen, on Friday, September 26, 2025. AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman
Politics

Why some Yemenis want US-Israeli airstrikes on Houthis

During the year 2025, a noticeable—if perplexing—trend emerged among segments of the Yemeni population: vocal support for US airstrikes targeting the…

Farea Al-Muslimi 24 November , 2025
Trump skips out on G20 meeting
Cartoons

Trump skips out on G20 meeting

Fares Garabet 23 November , 2025
Opinion

First public trial after Assad tests justice in the new Syria

On most days, Aleppo’s Palace of Justice is a building Syrians pass without a second glance. But on 18 November, it became the setting for what could…

Haid Haid 23 November , 2025
New Red Sea Film Festival boss and  acclaimed Saudi filmmaker Faisal Baltyuor
Culture & Social Affairs

Faisal Baltyuor on championing bold cinematic voices

Despite his relative youth, Saudi filmmaker Faisal Baltyuor already has quite the résumé. The new chief executive of the Red Sea International Film…

Noor Hisham Alsaif 23 November , 2025
Michel Issa: Trump’s trusted ambassador takes on Lebanon’s hardest file Axel Rangel Garcia
Profiles

Michel Issa: Trump’s trusted ambassador takes on Lebanon’s hardest file

The new US Ambassador to Lebanon, Michel Issa, is the first such representative with Lebanese roots. His loyalty, however, remains first and foremost…

Thuraya Shahin 23 November , 2025
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Politics

Government drones redraw the rules of war in Yemen

09 September 2026

A military expert writes about new weaponry on the battlefield that could tip the balance of power away from the Houthis, while also highlighting the challenges

Robert Tollast
Pete Reynolds
Politics

Inside Assad’s nuclear secrets

09 September 2026

Al Majalla reveals the structure of Syria's nuclear programme 19 years after Israel bombed the Al-Kibar reactor, detailing the involvement of other states and the assassinations that followed

Al Majalla - London
Underwater image of a diver among fish at the North Seymour Island dive site in the Galapagos archipelago, Ecuador, taken on 8 March 2024. ERNESTO BENAVIDES / AFP
Business & Economy

The global race for rare earths reaches the ocean floor

07 September 2026

A critical mineral found on Japan's seabed has caught US attention, and the two are teaming up to see whether it can yield future benefits and reduce their dependence on China

Abdulfattah Khattab
Al Majalla/Reuters
Politics

The murky origins of al-Qaeda explained

09 September 2026

Thousands of Muslim volunteers flocked to Afghanistan in 1979 to fight the Soviets in response to a rallying cry, aided by the largest covert operation in CIA history

Steve Hewitt
Susan Sarandon in Echo Chamber ANDREA MICONI
Culture & Social Affairs

Susan Sarandon on fear, freedom, and refusing to change

08 September 2026

The renowned American actress tells Al Majalla about her gnawing drive for justice at the Venice Film Festival, where her new film 'Echo Chamber' premiered

Leila Amar

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