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AFP / Al Majalla

Trump's Board of Peace gives hints of his vision for a new world order

Critics worry the BOP is a bid to dismantle the post-1945 international order and replace it with structures under the US president's direct control, with scope stretching well beyond Gaza

Tarek Rashed 25 January 2026
Ali Shaath during a press interview with a local radio station.
 Reuters

Ali Shaath: Gaza’s technocrat of reconstruction

Responsibility for the enclave's reconstruction has been placed in the hands of an experienced civil engineer native to Gaza

Mohammed Najib 17 January 2026
Field Marshal Asim Munir Asim Munir laying a wreath at the Martyrs' Memorial during a guard of honor review ceremony at General Headquarters in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on 21 May 2025.
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Pakistan emerges as a Middle East power broker 

With 2026 unfolding amidst unprecedented global uncertainty, Pakistan's military has carved out a global role from the White House to the Levant

Kamal Alam 16 January 2026
Palestinians walk past a destroyed building at a makeshift market in the Nuseirat refugee camp, located in the central Gaza Strip, on October 15, 2025, two days after a ceasefire came into effect. EYAD BABA / AFP

The destruction of Gaza’s markets is the destruction of memory

Places that pulsed with daily life are now reduced to rubble, and the effects are much greater than simply a loss of trade. The power of the old markets went far beyond stalls and sales.

Houssam Marouf 05 January 2026
Lina Jaradat

How Israel's war on Gaza helped the Arab world rediscover its agency

In response to events since October 2023, Middle East nations have found that they are strong when acting in concert. This has the power to fundamentally change the game.

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy 26 December 2025
Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu and Egypt's Abdel Fattah al-Sisi have not seen eye-to-eye since October 2023. AFP/Al Majalla

Egypt-Israel ties being tested by concerns over Gaza and Sinai

A $35bn gas supply deal between these two neighbours is being held up by political disagreements, some of which relate to their 1979 peace treaty. What next for the Israel-Egypt relationship?

Amr Emam 17 December 2025
Eduardo Ramon

Eyal Zamir: the army chief trying to save Israel from Netanyahu

This is the second time that Zamir has reported to Israel's prickly prime minister, but the first time he has publicly disagreed with him. Who will get the better of the argument?

Kamal Alam 26 October 2025
A girl stands embracing a man as they inspect destroyed bulldozers and other heavy vehicles at the Jabalia municipality garage, which was hit by Israeli bombardment, in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on April 22, 2025. BASHAR TALEB / AFP

Exploding robots: Israel's latest hammer to level Gaza

Vast areas of the Strip are being flattened. Even trees are being destroyed, lest a Palestinian hide behind them. Increasingly, explosive-laden vehicles are being sent to do the damage.

Salem Al Rayyes 13 September 2025
Hidaya, a 31-year-old Palestinian mother, carries her sick 18-month-old son Mohammed al-Mutawaq, who is also displaying signs of malnutrition, inside their tent at the Al-Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City, on July 24, 2025. Omar AL-QATTAA/AFP

The culmination of policy: Israel’s use of starvation in Gaza

What began 18 years ago is coming to a head today: the intentional, purposeful denial of food as a biological weapon that kills a population slowly, after first breaking its will

Hala Al-Naji 07 August 2025

Hunger, disease may soon trump Israel's kill count in Gaza

Fares Garabet 06 August 2025
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Six factors shaping Trump’s calculus on Iran

27 January 2026

From a US military build-up in the region to Trump's growing unpopularity at home, several factors could influence his decision on whether or not to attack

Brian Katulis
A salesman displays gold chains, at Jos Alukkas jewellery store in Bengaluru on 17 September 2025. Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP
Business & Economy

Gold hits record high of $5,100 as traders seek safety

27 January 2026

Investors' flight into precious metals is symptomatic of the economic upheaval and uncertainty being causes by US President Donald Trump and his trade wars

Mohamed Sharki
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Politics

'Gaza has broken every record of modern warfare'

23 January 2026

Former Médecins Sans Frontières president Rony Brauman explains to Al Majalla how Israel's war on Gaza has produced unprecedented suffering and exposed the collapse of international law

Elie Kossaifi
Opinion

Four miscalculations by the SDF

26 January 2026

Recent events do not mean the end of the SDF as a local actor, but rather the end of a political chapter built on outdated assumptions. The next chapter will be more fluid and unpredictable.

Ibrahim Hamidi
Lebanese pop star Haifa Wehbe performs during the Batroun International Festival in the coastal city of Batroun, north of Beirut. ANWAR AMRO / AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

Lebanon finds an anthem out of the reach of drones

26 January 2026

The economy is a mess and the politics are askew but the Lebanese are once again learning how to celebrate, these days to the tune of Badna Nrou, meaning 'We need to calm down'

Samer Abou Hawwach

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