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Hassan Nasrallah: Orator, cleric, militant

The assassinated Hezbollah leader had a long list of victims that included many more Arabs than Israelis

Arash Azizi 06 October 2024
Head of the Executive Council of Hezbollah, Hashem Safieddine on August 13, 2017. AFP

Hashem Safieddine: The drum-beating cleric pegged as Nasrallah's successor

Israel claims to have targeted the man who many have described as 'Lebanon's Yahya Sinwar'

Shadi Alaa Aldin 03 October 2024
A dominant figure in Lebanon since 1992, when he became secretary-general of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah can be credited with reshaping the playing field of Lebanese politics for over three decades Robert Carter

Nasrallah assassination: An end of an era

A dominant figure in Lebanon since 1992 when he became secretary-general of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah can be credited with reshaping the playing field of Lebanese politics for over three decades

Sami Moubayed 28 September 2024
The longest-living American president is best remembered in the Arab world for the Camp David Accords and for not rescuing the Shah from being toppled by Iran's Islamic Revolution in 1979. Péter Csuth

Turning 100: A look at the life and legacy of Jimmy Carter

The longest-living American president is best remembered in the Arab world for the Camp David Accords and for not wanting to rescue the Shah after he was toppled by Iran's Islamic Revolution in 1979

Sami Moubayed 22 September 2024
Axel Rangel Garcia

Yoav Gallant: Netanyahu sacks his defence minister and key critic

After months of clashes over domestic politics and Israel's war efforts, Netanyahu has finally fired Gallant, saying the "trust between us has cracked"

Con Coughlin 15 October 2024
Alice Iuri

Pavel Durov: What the arrest of Telegram's CEO means for social media privacy

French President Emmanuel Macron has been accused of taking Durov hostage in a bid to gain access to private communications on Telegram

Bryn Haworth 15 September 2024
Despite never finishing school, having no noticeable signs of charisma, and a political toolbox limited to blunt violence, Saddam Haftar is now being backed by a range of regional and international powers to be Libya’s next leader. Harol Bustos

Saddam Haftar: The nepotistic rise of a Libyan general

While he never underwent any real military training, he has been crucial to his father's bloody power struggle. He is now being backed by a range of powers to be Libya's next leader.

Manaf Saad 09 September 2024
Michel Barnier's appointment has dashed far-left hopes of dominating the new French parliament Al Majalla

Michel Barnier: Can France's new 'no-nonsense' PM restore order?

His appointment is seen as a belated attempt by Macron to head off the mounting challenge his government faces from Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally

Con Coughlin 08 September 2024
Several of Elon Musk's recent musings on his X platform appear to have stoked discord on issues that have led to rioting. What is his gameplan? Dave Murray

White Musk: X owner interviews Uncle Donald at the dinner table

The serial tech entrepreneur once stood in line to shake Barack Obama's hand. Now he sits across from Donald Trump wagging, nodding, salivating, and retweeting. Has he earned enough for a hug?

Bryn Haworth 21 August 2024
Russia's central banker Elvira Nabiullina holds one of the most important positions in the country and is trusted by Putin. Who is she? Scott Anderson

Putin’s purse-strings: Russian Central Bank governor Elvira Nabiullina

Completely trusted by the Russian president, this conscientious economist has made the job her own after 11 years in the role. Who is she, and who does she really serve?

Nazareth Seferian 18 August 2024
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A displaced woman rests in Tawila, in the country's war-torn western Darfur region, on 28 October 2025, after fleeing el-Fasher following the city’s fall to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). AFP
Politics

From siege to slaughter: the fall of el-Fasher

29 October 2025

After over 500 days of a crippling blockade, the city finally fell to the RSF, cementing their control of the giant Darfur state in western Sudan and giving them full access to key supply routes

Amgad Fareid Eltayeb
Governor of the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, Yasir Al-Rumayyan, delivers his speech at the opening of the ninth edition of the Future Investment Initiative (FII), in Riyadh, 28 October 2025. Reuters
Business & Economy

Investing in people and AI: Saudi Arabia’s vision for a new Middle East

29 October 2025

Now in its ninth edition, Riyadh's Future Investment Initiative has transformed from an investment forum into a geo-economic platform redefining how nations link peace, progress, and technology

Omar Harkous
US Commander in Iraq General David Petraeus speaks to the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, 8 April 2008. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Politics

David Petraeus talks Trump, Gaza 'gated' areas and challenges 'privatisation' of war

28 October 2025

In an interview with Al Majalla, the former CIA director says the US president's Middle East approach is working and explains how Ahmed al-Sharaa's vision for Syria aligns with his own

Ahmed Maher
A visitor walks near a bust of the ancient Egyptian King Akhenaten while touring the Grand Egyptian Museum, in Giza on the southwestern outskirts of the capital Cairo on 7 February 2025. Khaled DESOUKI / AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

The Grand Egyptian Museum: ancient answers to contemporary questions

30 October 2025

As the Grand Egyptian Museum officially opens its doors, it ushers in a new era for archaeology and modern scientific discovery

Ibrahim Tutunji
During their Oval Office meeting in September, President Donald Trump greeted President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warmly, pulling out a chair for his guest and referring to Türkiye’s delegation as “too smart”. shutterstock_
Politics

Türkiye's intelligence prowess turns Trump's head

28 October 2025

Türkiye has a long history of successful espionage and the development of the 'derin devlet' (deep state). The modern inheritors of this legacy have played a pivotal role in shifting how the US perce

Kamal Alam

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