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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shakes hands with Fayez al-Sarraj, the head of the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord, in Istanbul after signing a military deal on November 27, 2019. Mustafa Kamaci / AFP

The fight over Mediterranean gas turns to Tobruk

If the authorities in eastern Libya ratify a 2019 maritime accord between Ankara and Tripoli, it will have wide ramifications. Cue the diplomacy.

Omer Onhon 25 August 2025
A Saudi Aramco rig in the HSBH field north of Dhahran in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia. AFP

The Arab Gulf’s gas moment

The Arab Gulf is stepping into a pivotal role in global energy markets—not just as a swing oil supplier, but as a gas powerhouse

Neil Quilliam 21 August 2025
Syria's oil and gas reserves could fire an economic recovery but investment is needed. Al Majalla

Syria’s oil and natural gas fields offer opportunities for investors

Old fields could produce 400,000 barrels of oil per day within a year and there are some large natural gas reserves to exploit, but investment is needed to make the most of the opportunity.

Hussein al-Sharaa 05 June 2025
A series of red lines were drawn at a meeting of gas producing countries in Algiers. Al Majalla looks at what they are, where they came from, and what they may mean for energy markets. Ewan White

Top global gas producers set four red lines

A series of red lines were drawn at a meeting of gas-producing countries in Algiers. Al Majalla looks at what they are, where they came from, and what they may mean for energy markets.

Rabia Khreis 18 March 2024
Al Majalla

Iran sparks fresh tension with neighbours over Durra gas field

A longstanding dispute between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait on the one hand, and Iran on the other, has been rehashed after Iran states its intention to start drilling in the Durra gas field

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 06 July 2023
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President of the European Council Charles Michel at the EU headquarters in Brussels on 28 June 2024. JOHN THYS / AFP
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Former European Council president gets candid on US-Iran war

27 March 2026

In an interview with Al Majalla, Charles Michel explains how Trump didn't consult with allies before attacking Iran in a war that benefits Russia at Europe's expense

Ahmed Maher
Axel Rangel Garcia
Business & Economy

Foreign workers in the Gulf pay the price of war

24 March 2026

Millions working in the Gulf are worried about their livelihoods and the impact on their families, while their employers are worried that they will leave

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi
A woman mourns in a cemetery in Choueifat, Lebanon, on 29 March 2026, before the funeral of Lebanese journalists who were killed by a targeted Israeli strike. REUTERS / Manu Brabo
Politics

Lebanon's mediation window is firmly shut...for now

29 March 2026

Tehran says any negotiated settlement to the US-Iran war must include its Hezbollah allies, but this could take a long time—a luxury Lebanon may not have.

Elie Kossaifi
Spanish writer Javier Cercas poses for a photo session during the 27th "Les Correspondances" literature festival in Manosque, southeastern France, on 27 September 2025. JOEL SAGET / AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

Javier Cercas on why novels thrive on ambiguity

26 March 2026

The Spanish novelist and professor shares his musings on memory, moral courage, deception and faith

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy
Al Majalla
Politics

Sipan Hamo on integrating Kurdish units into the Syrian army

26 March 2026

In Part 2 of a two-part interview, the newly appointed deputy defence minister outlines the mistakes made by the SDF and gives his outlook on Syria's future.

Ibrahim Hamidi

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