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Eduardo Ramon

Beirut’s slow and catastrophic collapse

A description of the physical deterioration of the city and the challenges faced by its remaining inhabitants

Mohamed abi Samra 26 May 2023
Destruction in Gaziantep Imad Bezzi

Earthquake survivor recounts psychological ‘aftershocks’

Lebanese survivor of the Turkey earthquake explains how the disaster has mentally scarred those who experienced it

Mohamed abi Samra 23 February 2023
A general view shows the damage at the site of Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, Lebanon August 5, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Second Anniversary of the Crime of the Age

The "smoke of pain" that has been rising for days as a result of the continuous fire in the wheat barns pulsates in Beirut's port, amid warnings of the collapse of the "silent witness" as flames rage…

Lara El Sayed 29 July 2022
Illustration by Ali Mandalawi

Nadine Njeim: A Lebanese-Tunisian Actress, Model and Beauty Pageant Titleholder

Nadine Njeim was elected Miss Lebanon 2004 and represented her home country in the Miss Universe 2005 pageant in Lebanon. This brought her fame in Lebanon and the Arab world, which facilitated her…

Majalla 07 May 2021

The Corrupt Political Class That Broke Lebanon

The massive explosion that tore through the port ofBeiruton the evening ofAugust 4left more than 200 people dead, 6,000 injured, and a quarter of a million homeless. In the frenzied hours afterward,…

Mohamad Bazzi 21 August 2020

Beirut Explosion: A Crossroad for Hezbollah 

In a matter of two weeks, Hezbollah and its Lebanese allies have lost more than they could fathom. In two weeks, Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah had to watch life-size cardboards cutout of him…

Hanin Ghaddar 21 August 2020

Beirut's Accidental Cargo: How an Unscheduled Port Visit Led to Disaster

The chemicals that went up in flames in Beirut’s deadliest peace-time explosion arrived in the Lebanese capital seven years ago on a leaky Russian-leased cargo ship that, according to its captain,…

Majalla 07 August 2020

The Devastating Aftermath of the Beirut Explosion

The deadly blast that sent a red mushroom cloud thousands of feet into the air rocked Beirut on Tuesday evening killing over 160 people, wounding thousands and displacing many more has hit a country…

Majalla 11 August 2020

Hezbollah Draws International Criticism After Beirut Explosion

The political landscape of post-civil war Lebanon has been precarious. The events of 1990 resulted in 15 years of Syrian occupation, which would only end following the assassination of Prime Minister…

Ali El Shamy 07 August 2020
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Ukrainian air defences fire to stop drones in a relentless wave of bombardments targeting Kyiv early Tuesday morning in Kyiv, Ukraine, May 30, 2023. AP
Politics

Moscow strikes: A bitter pill for Putin to swallow

30 May 2023

The willingness of the Ukrainians to strike targets inside Russia represents a significant challenge for Putin, who claimed the war on Ukraine was to 'secure Russia's borders'

Con Coughlin
Dubbed 'the special one', Mourinho's undoubted greatness comes with some controversy, but one of the biggest names in football has fought back to rediscover a unique brand of success. Dave Murray
Culture & Social Affairs

José Mourinho’s Roma revolution is a lesson on how to overcome setbacks

02 June 2023

Dubbed 'the special one', Mourinho's undoubted greatness comes with some controversy, but one of the biggest names in football has fought back to rediscover a unique brand of success

Samer Zouraiq
Visitors tour at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF) in the Emirati capital. AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

Saudi innovation on display at Abu Dhabi International Book Fair

30 May 2023

Saudi pavilions at the 32nd edition of the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair shone a spotlight on Saudi publishers, writers, and thought leaders. Saudi universities also had a remarkable presence.

Abeer Ali
Yemen has promising economic potential in various sectors, including agriculture, industry, tourism, and oil, but any recovery in the country remains subject to political and security stability. Al Majalla
Business & Economy

What does Yemen need to resuscitate its economy?

01 June 2023

Yemen has promising economic potential in various sectors, including agriculture, industry, tourism, and oil, but any recovery in the country remains subject to political and security stability

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi
A visitor at the Mahkmour refugees camp in Arbil, northern Iraq, look at photographs on October 29, 2009 of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) guerillas killed during fighting at a memorial center built in their honour. AFP
Politics

Pipelines and PKK: Iraq and Turkey step up cooperation

30 May 2023

Iraq and Turkey share an extremely important strategic relationship, but multiple unresolved issues continue to create friction between the two

Shelly Kittleson

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