Iran's deep ties with key countries are enough to set off US anxiety and influence strategic calculations, but not enough to constitute a decisive second front in times of war
She is the deputy director of the National Economic Council in the Biden administration. She came to the spot light when she gave a White House press briefing last week about Biden’s policy to a…
The name Jawad Nasrallah resurfaced in international media in February 2021, after the assassination of Hezbollah critic Lokman Slim in Lebanon. Minutes after Slim’s assassination was conformed,…
Political dynasties have been a distinctive feature of Lebanon’s politics, as the eldest son succeeds his father in leading a movement or a party. In some Lebanese parties, succession of leadership…
In my secondary school, few years after the July 2006 war, girls were charmed by Jawad Nasrallah when most of them were participating in “Education mobilization”.
“Education mobilization” is the…
In a bid to enhance Arab unity and promote reconciliation, the State of Kuwait last week hosted meetings of official delegations between Qatar and Egypt, and Qatar and the UAE. The meetings are the…
Egypt has taken an additional step on the road to becoming a central player in the energy market in the Eastern Mediterranean region by hammering out a deal with the Palestinian Authority (PA) to…
From the streets of Yangon to the mountain strongholds of ethnic peoples, the diverse peoples of Myanmar are forging a rare unity in their nationwide mass protests against the February 1 military…
In a luxury hotel in Doha, Qatar, negotiators representing the Afghan government and the Taliban resumed peace talks this week after a long pause. During the month-long pause in peace talks, killings…
Over the past, the Biden administration unveiled what will likely be the signature Middle East initiative of its first year in office: a bold attempt to revive the Iran nuclear deal. So far, Biden’s…
Speculation is rife about the future of negotiations between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia over the latter's Nile River dam, after Saudi Arabia unveiled a plan to broker a settlement of the conflict…
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
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.
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.