With its mineral wealth and jihadist dilemma, Mali is entertaining both the Americans and the Russians, to see what each can offer, and what they want in return
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…
Al Majalla examines this changed landscape—from Israel's domestic political scene to its external ambitions, where it occupies large swathes of new territory in the West Bank, Lebanon and Syria
From Gaza to Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Jordan, Iraq, and Algeria, this year's Arab Oscar submissions explore stories of conflict, displacement, memory, and survival