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Israel's loose understanding of a ceasefire

Fares Garabet 20 October 2025
Sara Padovan

The flaw in Trump’s 'dealmaking' Middle East peace plan

Rushed deals and a disregard for root problems provide a flimsy foundation for sustainable peace  

Abdullah F. Alrebh 17 October 2025
Israeli singer Yuval Raphael parades with the Israeli flag during the dress rehearsal for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 at the St. Jakobshalle arena in Basel on May 16, 2025. Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)

Cultural boycotts: the double standards that expose Western hypocrisy

The international community's contradictory responses to Ukraine and Gaza lay bare the farce of a supposed rules-based global order

Sawsan Jamil Hasan 16 October 2025
Lina Jaradat

After Gaza: what now for the Palestinian national movement?

Trump's peace plan may have ended the daily massacres, but it falls far short of a lasting resolution. So where do Palestinians go from here?

Asaad Ghanem 15 October 2025
US President Donald Trump greets Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas during a summit on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh on October 13, 2025. Evan Vucci / AFP

Can Palestinians trust Donald Trump?

Only US pressure will ensure that Israel honours the Gaza ceasefire

Omar H. Rahman 14 October 2025
Al Majalla

Egypt's post-October 7 balancing act

While Cairo felt that the Hamas attacks on Israel were a response to occupation, it does not see eye-to-eye with the group. It also has practical worries, not least of which are economic.

Amr Emam 13 October 2025
A municipal worker fixes a sign in Sharm el-Sheikh, as the Egyptian resort town gets ready to host a US-brokered Gaza peace summit, on October 12, 2025. Khaled DESOUKI / AFP

Gaza ceasefire takes off, but expect turbulence ahead

Al Majalla lays out four key hurdles to clear to ensure the truce sticks this time around

Brian Katulis 12 October 2025
A protester highlights British companies’ involvement in manufacturing F-35 fighter jets used in Gaza, demanding an arms embargo on Israel, outside the offices of Lockheed Martin, in Havant, Britain, October 8, 2025. REUTERS/Toby Melville

Israel can’t survive autarky

Benjamin Netanyahu lacks a realistic vision for navigating Israel's potential economic isolation

Giovanni Legorano 12 October 2025
Palestinians, who were displaced to the southern part of Gaza at Israel's order during the war, make their way along a road as they return to the north after a ceasefire went into effect on October 10, 2025. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa

Six reasons why a Gaza ceasefire was finally reached

Although there are many reasons to celebrate, numerous obstacles could still make Trump's "deal to end all deals" just another failed attempt at ending forever wars

Michael Horowitz 10 October 2025
Eduardo Ramon

The prospects of Trump’s Gaza plan

Although many issues still need to be ironed out, things will likely move in a positive—even if partially so—direction

Nasser al-Kidwa 09 October 2025
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Syria's new post-sanctions test

22 December 2025

Damascus finally gets breathing room after the US repealed its draconian Caesar sanctions, but it can't exhale just yet. Al Majalla explains why.

Haid Haid
Opinion

Israeli gas and the crafting of a 'new Middle East'

22 December 2025

The US is poised to use Israeli gas as a lever to keep Iran on the backfoot following its regional setback, and it could even use it to undercut Russia's economy

Ibrahim Hamidi
Women and children at the Zamzam displacement camp, close to el-Fasher in North Darfur, Sudan, in January 2024. REUTERS/Mohamed Zakaria
Politics

After el-Fasher: the trajectory of war in Sudan

16 November 2025

Washington seems to have changed its tone after the RSF committed atrocities in October, putting increasing pressure on the foreign backers of a paramilitary that now controls Darfur. What next?

Amgad Fareid Eltayeb
Despite a new president, a new prime minister, a new government, and a new central bank governor, what has actually changed after Lebanon's economic collapse? Lina Jaradat
Business & Economy

A state in crisis: Lebanon’s struggle to restore financial stability 

20 December 2025

Following the appointment of a new president, Lebanon has struggled to come to terms with the deep-rooted challenges of its financial collapse

Toufic Chanbour
Culture & Social Affairs

This year in film: landmark moments across platforms

22 December 2025

Al Majalla looks back at a memorable and haunting year in film, with Kaouther Ben Hania's The Voice of Hind Rajab one of 2025's most powerful works

Wael Said

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Israel is bleeding support on the US Christian right

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Israel exaggerates Hezbollah's strength

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