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Bigger role, fewer options: how Yemen’s crisis is testing China

In the Gulf, the In the Gulf, is still the dominant power, but Beijing is being urged to do more. Naval exercises, antenna construction, and Chinese-made missiles suggest that may already be happening

Charbel Barakat
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Civil defence members carry babies as the evacuation of civilians from the Shia-majority villages of Fuah and Kafriya in Syria's northwestern Idlib province is now underway after a deal was reached between Iran and Syrian armed opposition groups on July 19, 2018. (Getty)

2 Syrian Towns Reshaped by Siege

One morning in July, the residents of Fuah and Kfarya got word that it was time to leave. “I didn’t believe it at first,” said Jamal Faour, 33, who works for the Syrian army as a photographer. “We…

A fighter of the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) at the iconic Al-Naim square in Raqa on October 17, 2017. (Getty)

The SDF's Post-American Future

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a U.S.-backed militia led by the Kurdish-majority People’s Protection Units (YPG), is now involved in a high-stakes geopolitical standoff involving the world’s two…

Haley: Iran is to Blame When Human Shields Are Killed

On August 28, the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies in Washington gave its Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Statesmanship Award to Nikki R. Haley, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations…

Hezbollah Can Be Restrained

Throughout its thirty six years of existence as an organization, Hezbollah has undergone significant changes and formative experiences that have impacted its current situation. These include the…

Hanin Ghaddar
African Heads of State pose for a group photo ahead of the start of the 28th African Union summit in Addis Ababa on January 30, 2017. (Getty)

A Post-American Africa

Africa is transforming rapidly, and the United States’ approach to Africa is not keeping pace. While other countries are jumping at opportunities to invest in growing African economies, the United…

Reuben Brigety

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy

Majalla - London Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, former supermodel, French pop star, mother of two, wife of former President Nicolas Sarkozy, was never a typical first lady — even for a country where that…

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Putin's Plan to Russify the Caucasus

[caption id="attachment_55257268" align="aligncenter" width="950"] Russian President Vladimir Putin (C), Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (R) and Commander in Chief of the Russian Navy Vladimir Korolev…

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Stefano Summo
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Can the Houthis be defeated?

15, Oct 2026

In this week's cover story, Al Majalla examines the military balance of power on the ground, the networks through which the Houthis obtain weapons, and the foreign support they receive

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OPINIONS

Communities should do more in mental health care

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Syria’s property protests require a national strategy

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Operation Dawn of Yemen: a nation's future at stake

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The threat of Iran’s European networks

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