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Douba's name was permanently associated with the massive crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood in Hama and was a loyal friend of al-Assad to the very end Eduardo Ramon

Ali Douba: Hafez al-Assad's spy chief and most feared man in Syria

Douba's name was permanently associated with the massive crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood in Hama and was a loyal friend of al-Assad to the very end

Manaf Saad 22 June 2023
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has recently passed away at the age of 86 after a battle with an incurable disease. EPA

Silvio Berlusconi: The charismatic Italian premier chased by controversy

Berlusconi — Italy's longest-serving prime minister — passed away recently at the age of 86. Despite a career mired in controversy, the Italian public continuously re-elected him to office.

Khattar Abu Diab 15 June 2023
Starmer was elected as an MP only in 2015, after a successful career as a human-rights barrister. Al Majalla profiles the man pegged to be the UK's next prime minister, effectively ending the Tories' long run in power. Matt Holland

Keir Starmer: Former human rights lawyer and next UK premier?

Al Majalla profiles the "ruthless" MP slated to be the first Labour UK prime minister since Gordon Brown, effectively ending the Tories' long run in power.

Con Coughlin 08 June 2023
Syrian President Hafez al-Assad and Lebanese President Suleiman Frangieh. Sami Moubayed Archive

Suleiman Frangieh: The president who witnessed the outbreak of Lebanon's civil war

As Suleiman Frangieh junior has emerged as a candidate for Lebanon's presidential vacancy, Sami Moubayed takes a look at the presidency of his grandfather and namesake.

Sami Moubayed 01 June 2023
Kissinger earned a Nobel peace prize for his efforts to negotiate an end to the Vietnam war. Al Majalla takes a look at his incredible career and legacy. Péter Csuth

Henry Kissinger, US foreign policy titan, dies at 100

Critics accused Kissinger of war crimes and inflicting massive human suffering, but he always managed to defend his decisions, saying that everything he did was in America's best national interest.

Sami Moubayed 27 May 2023
History is riddled with stories of ambitious women who emerge from the shadow of their powerful husbands to have political careers of their own. Albane Simon

From Madame Mao to Evita: A look at some of the most influential first ladies of history

History is riddled with stories of ambitious women who emerge from the shadow of their powerful husbands to have political careers of their own

Manaf Saad 28 April 2023
No family name is more familiar in modern US history as the Kennedys, who have been holding public office since 1884. Getty, Al Majalla

Robert F. Kennedy Jr: A controversial figure with a ‘cursed’ family history

The Kennedys have criticised Robert for his stance on vaccines and then, for his support for his father's alleged assassin's release

Sami Moubayed 24 April 2023
Known for avoiding politics, the man from the Nile River state insists on only one army in the country. That has set up a clash with a rival leader known as Hemedti and a delay to civilian rule. Getty, Al Majalla

Al Burhan: The reluctant ruler of Sudan

Known for avoiding politics, the man from the Nile River state insists on only one army in the country. That has set up a clash with a rival leader known as Hemedti and a delay to civilian rule.

Al Majalla - London 18 April 2023
Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo's rise from humble Darfur origins to national prominence leaves his RSF militia in conflict with the army for full control. Getty, Al Majalla

Hemedti: From camel trader to second most powerful man in Sudan

Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo's rise from humble Darfur origins to national prominence leaves his RSF militia in conflict with the army for full control

Al Majalla - London 18 April 2023
A picture of King Farouk I (1920 - 1965), the last reigning king of Egypt, lying with its glass broken on a pavement. He was forced into exile after the coup of 1952. Getty

King Farouk I: The last king of Egypt

A review of Farouk's life from his childhood to his forced departure including his political achievements and setbacks

Sami Moubayed 10 April 2023
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Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, dressed in an IRGC uniform, chairs a session in Tehran on 1 February 2026. AFP
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Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf: a possible US partner?

24 March 2026

Reports that the Trump administration is eyeing Iran's parliament speaker as an Iranian 'Delcy Rodriguez' has been dismissed in Tehran as fake news

Alex Vatanka
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Army Chief and Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir pose with US President Donald Trump (C) at the White House in Washington, DC on 26 September 2025. AFP
Politics

Why Pakistan is well-placed to host US-Iran talks

24 March 2026

Islamabad is uniquely positioned to mediate between the warring parties. It also has more than enough reasons to want this war to end.

Kamal Alam
Mark Wallace (L), CEO of the non-profit United Against Nuclear Iran, talks with Rep. Mike Lawler (R) (R-NY) next to a Shahed 136 military drone during a press conference on Capitol Hill on 8 May 2025 in Washington, DC. WIN MCNAMEE / AFP
Business & Economy

Iran and the new arithmetic of war

23 March 2026

Cheap autonomous weapons are overturning the economics of combat—and teaching the United States important lessons.

Fareed Zakaria
Trump holding a Make America Great Again Hat AFP
Politics

Could the US-Iran war deliver Trump his own ‘Suez’ moment?

23 March 2026

The conflict will likely prompt political and economic shifts, even if the extent of those changes may not be known for years.

Christopher Phillips
A displaced woman sits next her tent in an unofficial camp, erected along Beirut’s seafront area on 22 March 2026. DIMITAR DILKOFF / AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

Beirut's daily grind: between refuge, ruin and routine

23 March 2026

Beirut continues to host exhibitions and sustain cultural life, but in a subdued, robotic fashion shaped by war and emotional numbness

Mimoza Al-Arrawi

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