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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and Defence Minister Israel Katz (R) during a briefing in the Netzarim Corridor on November 19, 2024. AFP

With Hezbollah on the back burner, Netanyahu shifts focus back to Gaza

Netanyahu will not let Hamas rule post-war Gaza. In parts of the Strip, his army seems to be digging in for what could be a longer stay from the 'day after' the war ends.

Amr Emam 28 November 2024
AFP-Al Majalla

ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant; what Europe does next is important

This is the first time the court has issued a warrant for the head of government of a major Western ally. European states must abide by it and not follow the US in condemning it.

Anthony Dworkin 21 November 2024
Barry Falls

Riyadh Summit could yet shape the dynamics of a multipolar world

To realise its immense potential as a cohesive pole in this new global order, the Islamic world needs to decide on the best way forward. Inspiration can be found in the Abbasid model

Aleksandr Dugin 21 November 2024

Where will Israel turn its guns to next?

Fares Garabet 14 November 2024
In Gaza, Israel has set records in killing journalists and aid workers, producing the fastest onset of a hunger crisis, targeting hospitals and medical workers, and creating the largest cohort of pediatric amputees. Ann Kiernan

Gaza is a manufactured apocalypse

As we bear witness to the endless livestream of death and destruction on our phones, it is important to call Israel's war on Gaza what it truly is: a genocide

Assal Rad 12 November 2024

It's already too late for a Gaza ceasefire

Fares Garabet 11 November 2024
Heads of state stand for a group photo at the Arab-Islamic summit held in Riyadh on November 11, 2024. SPA

Arab-Islamic Summit: An opportunity to advance the two-state solution

Netanyahu is pushing for a 'New Middle East' that erases Palestine from the map. With Trump in the White House, all bets are off. We must act now before it's too late.

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy 11 November 2024
Grace Russell

The promise and danger of AI in the military

Militaries around the world will face competitive pressures to increase their reliance on AI, but to avoid catastrophe, its use must be guided by laws, rules, and norms

Bilal Saab 09 November 2024
Ottoman artillery at Hareira in 1917 to defend against the British advance into southern Palestine. Shutterstock

This day in history: Ottoman-ruled Gaza falls to the British

Gaza has long been a theatre of military confrontation, witnessing four major battles before Israel finally occupied it in the 1967 war

Sami Moubayed 07 November 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres holds a press conference at the prime minister's office in Jerusalem on August 28, 2017. Heidi Levine / AFP

Al Majalla obtains Guterres letter to Netanyahu on UNWRA ban

The UN Secretary-General warns Netanyahu that banning the UN agency would have devastating consequences for Palestinian refugees and reminds him of his obligations under international law

Al Majalla - London 31 October 2024
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In this image, taken from a video provided by the Russian Defence Ministry Press Service on 21 May 2026, a Russian navy seaman takes part in drills of Russia's nuclear forces. Russian Defence Ministry Press Service/AP
Politics

Russia’s timely reminder of its vast nuclear arsenal

03 June 2026

Military exercises in Belarus at an unusual time of year seem designed in part to make Moscow's adversaries think twice

Khattar Abu Diab
Opinion

Has Trump's patience with Netanyahu run out?

04 June 2026

The Israeli leader's intransigence is proving deeply problematic for the White House, so much so that Trump swore at him on a recent phone call

Con Coughlin
Units of Moqtada Sadr's militia parade with his photo down a main street of the Shiite stronghold of Sadr City June 21, 2014, in Eastern Baghdad. Washington Post
Politics

Sadr once again dismantles his armed militia. Why now?

03 June 2026

The decision to dismantle the Peace Brigades may herald a new stage in the Iraqi state's trajectory, or it could just be a shrewd recalibration to disorient friend and foe alike

Khairuldeen Al Makhzoomi
Adrián Astorgano
Business & Economy

Why people flock to the dollar when local currencies collapse

05 June 2026

An estimated 60% of all US banknotes in circulation are held outside the United States. In many parts of the world, the dollar is effectively the unofficial local currency. Al Majalla explains why.

Abdel-Rahman Ayas
A Royal Caribbean cruise sails into the Havana harbour on 6 May 2019, after the activation of Chapter III of the Helms-Burton Act, which sought to intensify the US blockade against Cuba. YAMIL LAGE / AFP
Politics

Cuba, lawfare, and Trump’s Venezuela temptation

02 June 2026

A new American legal ruling turns the screw on the Caribbean island nation by increasing the risks companies face by continuing to make money there. This is all part of the plan.

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra

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