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Motorists drive past a campaign billboard Egyptian Parliamentary elections candidates in the Twin Giza city of the capital Cairo on November 9, 2025, ahead of the country's parliament election starts the first round on 10 November. Khaled DESOUKI / AFP
Politics

Rubber-stamping breeds voter apathy in Egypt polls

The first phase of Egypt's two-phase elections for the House of Representatives is now underway, to renew the country's 596-seat lower chamber of…

Amr Emam 10 November , 2025
Hezbollah in Israel's crosshairs
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Hezbollah in Israel's crosshairs

Fares Garabet 09 November , 2025
As Sharaa steps into the White House, Syria steps into the US orbit Axel Rangel Garcia
Politics

As Sharaa steps into the White House, Syria steps into the US orbit

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa is set to arrive in the United States for the second time in less than two months —this time in Washington, DC…

Subhi Franjieh 09 November , 2025
Opinion

Sharaa, the White House and the Saudi linchpin

In the annals of statecraft, certain images reposition nations more profoundly than any battlefield victory. One image alone can tilt history: a…

Ibrahim Hamidi 09 November , 2025
The RSF: the militia that eroded Sudan from within Shutterstock
Politics

The RSF: the militia that eroded Sudan from within

When Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir established the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia in 2013, it marked the hollowing out of state institutions and…

Amgad Fareid Eltayeb 09 November , 2025
A look at US-Syria summits ahead of Sharaa's White House visit Axel Rangel García
Documents & Memoirs

A look at US-Syria summits ahead of Sharaa's White House visit

Syria stands at a crossroads ahead of a second official meeting between Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and US President Donald Trump, when the…

Sami Moubayed 09 November , 2025
Egypt's struggling factories fight for survival AFP-Reuters-Al Majalla
Business & Economy

Egypt's struggling factories fight for survival

Egypt is seeking to revive more than 6,000 idle factories with a new investment fund, aiming to emulate successful Asian models and end 14 years of…

Marcelle Nasr 09 November , 2025
Ondo State governor Rotimi Akeredolu (3rd L) points to blood the stained floor after an attack by gunmen at St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo town, southwest Nigeria on 5 June 2022. AFP
Politics

Why is Trump suddenly talking about invading Nigeria?

Over the past year, a talking point about Nigeria has gradually gained a foothold in US right-wing media. It spread even to relatively liberal spaces…

Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún 08 November , 2025
Donald Trump poses with his new special envoy to Iraq Mark Savaya Mark Savaya on X
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Mark Savaya: is Trump's new envoy to Iraq up to the task?

The appointment of Mark Savaya as Special Envoy to Iraq by President Donald Trump has garnered considerable attention in Iraq, prompting questions…

Aqeel Abbas 08 November , 2025
A guest walks in front of a work entitled 'Out of Chaos XIII' by artist Daniel Crews-Chubb at the Frieze London 2025 exhibition in London on 15 October 2025. HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

Frieze London 2025: art as algorithm

For years, those who have wanted to know what is hot in art have come to Frieze London, held annually in Regent's Park in the British capital. Among…

Fai Nasser 08 November , 2025
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A Houthi takeover of Bab al-Mandab cannot be tolerated

12 September 2026

The Iran-backed group's effective takeover of Yemen's western coast comes with serious regional and global implications. The world needs to act.

Alice Gower
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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