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

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

Walking a tightrope between Riyadh and Tehran, Beijing has little room to manoeuvre, but it is not without options. More air defence systems and drones could help defend Saudi Arabia

With fighting in the south-west, cross-border attacks against Saudi Arabia, and no political settlement in sight, crude shipments are unlikely to resume any time soon

Al Majalla tracks a rapidly shifting battlefield where stamina, not speed, will determine the ultimate victor

Palestinians who survived what the UN has termed a genocide are living in an apocalyptic landscape, where access to clean water, food, medical care, and education has become a daily struggle

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

Its current gratuitously destructive approach will neither eliminate Hezbollah militarily nor empower Lebanese leaders politically to pursue cooperation and peace

On the ground in southern Syria, Al Majalla speaks to residents who describe their new bleak reality under Israeli shelling, incursions, and land confiscation

Three years after October 7, Israeli confidence in their government has not recovered. This requires leadership willing to answer for the past and choose a direction beyond it