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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

Israel's military targets

Fares Garabet 31 October 2024
Andrea Awada-Zeaiter of Dearborn attends a rally in support of Lebanon in light of recent Israeli strikes that killed hundreds on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, in front of the Henry Ford Centennial Library in Dearborn, Michigan. Katy Kildee/AP

Michigan’s Lebanese Americans feel abandoned by Democrats

Amid Israel's campaign in southern Lebanon, voters in the city of Dearborn express anger and indifference

Abdelhalim Abdelrahman 31 October 2024
Israel is the only country ever to be created by the UN yet also the country that has most violated the UN's resolutions Nash Weerasekera

Israel ramps up its 'war' on the United Nations

Israel's UNRWA ban further cements its disregard for the world governing body and its resolutions. Like apartheid South Africa, Israel should be suspended from the General Assembly.

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy 29 October 2024
Displaced families fleeing Israeli army operations in Jabalia in northern Gaza take the main Salah al-Din road towards Gaza City on October 23, 2024, amid Israel's war on Gaza. AFP

Israel's war on Gaza enters its "darkest moment" in the north

Jordan's foreign minister says "ethnic cleansing" is unfolding in the north of Gaza, telling Blinken "it has got to stop". Is Israel implementing 'The Generals' Plan'?

Amr Emam 27 October 2024
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken disembarks from his plane upon arrival at the Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv on October 22, 2024. Nathan Howard / AFP

Blinken makes final attempt at Gaza truce on last regional visit

On the 11th visit to the region in a year since the Gaza war began, the outgoing US Secretary of State gives his last push for a ceasefire that Netanyahu was perhaps never really interested in

Con Coughlin 22 October 2024

Netanyahu puts Israel on a multi-front warpath

Fares Garabet 21 October 2024
Jay Torres

Sinwar killing leaves many Israelis wondering: what now?

While many Israelis celebrate the news, others wonder how this will affect the lives of the remaining hostages as both Netanyahu and Hamas double down on their demands

Michael Horowitz 19 October 2024
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (R) stands with Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant (L) at the Kerem Shalom border crossing with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel on May 1, 2024. Evelyn Hockstein / AFP

Full text of US letter to Israel: Let aid into Gaza or face consequences

The leaked four-page letter addressed to Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant speaks of a possible halt to weapons transfers if Israel fails to comply within 30 days

Al Majalla - London 16 October 2024
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Ukraine: the war that shook the world

23 February 2026

The conflict has forced Russia to scale back its global footprint and NATO to boost its defence spending. Meanwhile, China and Middle powers have emerged as key beneficiaries.

Christopher Phillips
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Trump has few good options on Iran

16 February 2026

As the US and Iran head to talks in Geneva, competing forces are pulling Trump in opposite directions. There are only two "good" scenarios in front of him, and neither will be easy to achieve.

Michael Horowitz
Reuters / Al Majalla
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Donald Trump answers a Supreme Court rebuke with new tariff threats

21 February 2026

The immediate economic impact will be more uncertainty

The Economist
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Ex-Prince Andrew's arrest rocks the British monarchy

20 February 2026

His arrest is the first for a British royal in modern history and comes after it was revealed he had passed confidential state documents to US financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

Con Coughlin
Aliaa Aboukhaddour
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The Kuwaiti collector preserving Fairuz's legacy

16 February 2026

Faris Al-Muhanna dreams of one day creating a digital archive to safeguard the history and memory of Lebanon's most iconic artist for future generations

Charbel Khoury

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