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Israeli soldiers with their Merkava tanks near Gaza. A range of regional powers all willing and able to intervene increases the risk of conflict in the Middle East. Getty Images

Israel in the new Middle East: A military giant with no legs

The region is changing, in part due to Israel's own successes. But if it leaves foreign policy decision-making to a heavily politicised clique, it may not be able to reap the rewards.

Michael Horowitz 28 December 2024
Philippe Lazzarini AFP

Philippe Lazzarini: Saudi push for two-state solution ‘the only game in town’

The head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency in Gaza tells Al Majalla a ceasefire in Gaza is desperately needed and warns of a humanitarian 'vacuum' without UNRWA

Ibrahim Hamidi 27 December 2024
Ewan White

How Israel’s longest war is reshaping its defence industry

Faced with threats to use weapon supply as a tool of leverage against Israel, one would expect to have Israel's defence industry leaders dead with worry. But that is not the case.

Michael Horowitz 10 December 2024

Netanyahu's revolving wars

Fares Garabet 05 December 2024
Writer and researcher Lina Meruane David Levenson - Getty Images

Lina Meruane on Palestinian erasure and genocide in real time

The acclaimed writer tells Al Majalla that Israel has used October 7 as a pretext to seize Palestinian land and erase their culture and history

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 02 December 2024
Biden speaks at a press conference at the White House, in Washington on February 8, 2024. REUTERS

Biden didn't really try to end the war in Gaza

US-led diplomatic talks were essentially a performance, doomed from the outset

Nathan J. Robinson 30 November 2024
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
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Iran war deepens cracks in America’s alliances

31 August 2026

The sense that the US may be less committed to its allies' security is prompting a rethink of long-held assumptions, much to the delight of China and Russia

Christopher Phillips
An aerial view shows houses lying deluged in sludge after flash floods in Devighat, Bidur Municipality, Nepal's Nuwakot district, on 27 August 2026. PRABIN RANABHAT / AFP
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Nepal pays the price for climate change

02 September 2026

Melting glaciers and devastating floods are hitting the Himalayas

Bibek Bhandari
Noelia de Alda
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How Gaza turned US public opinion against Israel

30 August 2026

Supporting Israel used to help politicians get elected, but with Americans far more critical of Tel Aviv's influence on US policy, it has now become a liability at the ballot box

Assal Rad
A woman cools off under a mist sprayer during the annual street music festival 'Fete de la Musique' while taking part in a heatwave in Bordeaux, southwestern France on 21 June 2026. ROMAIN PERROCHEAU / AFP
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As the world grows hotter, a 'cooling economy' emerges

30 August 2026

It is not just a fancy name for the air-conditioning industry, but an intricate system that begins with power stations and extends to the design of buildings and cities

Abdel-Rahman Ayas
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Alena Jabarine on Palestine advocacy in Germany

01 September 2026

The Palestinian-German author speaks to Al Majalla about the challenges facing Palestinian voices in Germany and how she engages German readers from within their own cultural and political context

Mohammed Magdy

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