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Local residents walk past a house destroyed by an earthquake that killed nearly 1,000 people and devastated villages in eastern Afghanistan, on September 1, 2025. AFP

For Afghan quake victims, sympathy came faster than help

An earthquake in Afghanistan earlier this week levelled entire villages and left people trapped under rubble for days, but in the shadow of the Hindu Kush, saviours were thin on the ground

Kaswar Klasra 04 September 2025
Diana Estefana Rubio

Natural disasters in first half of 2023 rack up $194b price tag

Deadly earthquakes in Turkey and Syria earlier this year were followed by the Morocco earthquake, floods in Libya, and an extreme heatwave in Europe, which will further drive costs up

Al Majalla - London 26 September 2023

North Africa reels from natural and man-made disasters

Fares Garabet 14 September 2023
Diana Estafana Rubio

Deadliest earthquakes in Moroccan history

As the death toll from Friday's earthquake nears 3,000, Al Majalla takes a look at some of the other catastrophic quakes in Moroccan history

Al Majalla - London 12 September 2023

Death and despair grip Morocco after devastating quake

Fares Garabet 11 September 2023
Diana Estefana Rubio

Syria earthquake: Economic impact to be felt for years to come

Seven months after the earthquake that struck southern Turkey and northwestern Syria — the area that suffered the most from marginalisation policies before the Syrian conflict — the heavy cost of the…

Al Majalla - London 05 September 2023
A new report highlights the huge economic costs of the quake which ate up a third of Syria's national 2022 GDP.  Also, 6,392 were killed and 170,000 were displaced. Mari Fouz

February's catastrophic earthquake cost Syria $5.85bn in economic losses

A new report highlights how the damage caused by the quake ate up a third of Syria's national 2022 GDP. Also, 6,392 people were killed and 170,000 displaced in the catastrophe.

Rabie Nasser 05 September 2023
Places like Iskenderun, Antakya, Reyhanli are reeling in an aftermath of blame and anger as years of underinvestment and corner-cutting come home to bite. Eduardo Ramon

Sifting through the rubble and political fallout of Turkey’s quake

A close up view of the reaction to - and effect of - Turkey's double earthquake in February 2023, near the Syrian border

Bissane El-Cheickh 22 March 2023
After Syrians experienced the brutalities of war for more than a decade as the world stood by watching, earthquake survivors say they didn't expect help this time either Eduardo Ramon

"We knew we would be left to die under the rubble"

After Syrians experienced the brutalities of war for more than a decade as the world stood by watching, earthquake survivors say they didn't expect help this time either

Khaled Khalifa 12 March 2023
Turkey flags, hand dropping ballot card into a box - voting Stock Illustration

Turks to vote in the dust of devastation

In the aftermath of February's twin earthquakes, accountability is hard to come by, despite everyone knowing who is to blame

Omer Onhon 11 March 2023
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Two years after October 7

06 October 2025

Al Majalla examines the repercussions of Hamas's attack on Israel, which set into motion a series of significant changes and power shifts in the Middle East

Al Majalla - London
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa (L) visits the polling station where members of Syrian local committees have been casting their votes to select members of an interim parliament, in Damascus on October 5, 2025. LOUAI BESHARA / AFP
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Cheers and jeers as Syria votes in first post-Assad parliament

06 October 2025

Only 4% of 119 members selected in the indirect vote were women, and only two Christians, sparking concerns about inclusivity and fairness. Meanwhile, voting was postponed in Druze and Kurdish areas.

Subhi Franjieh
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Politics

Allies' anger over Gaza tests US support for Israel

03 October 2025

Trump may be willing to accept global isolation to keep supporting Israel, but at some point, he may conclude that he isn't getting enough from Netanyahu in return

Christopher Phillips
A shopkeeper looks out through a window displaying replicas of football trophies at a gift shop in Souq Waqif bazaar in Doha on July 24, 2025. Karim JAAFAR / AFP
Business & Economy

Qatar’s economic resilience and the road ahead

07 October 2025

Qatar is positioning itself not only to weather external shocks, but to thrive in a changing global environment

Neil Quilliam
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Morocco's influence on Matisse

02 October 2025

The famed painter (1869-1954) found both himself and the inspiration he needed in two visits to Tangier in the early 20th century, the effects of which are still very evident.

Azeddine Bourkia

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