ع
Sections
  • Politics
  • Culture & Social Affairs
  • Business & Economy
  • Science & Technology
  • Documents & Memoirs
Regions
  • Gulf
  • MENA
  • Europe
  • USA
  • Asia
  • World
More
  • Videos
  • Cartoons
  • World in photos
  • Infographics
  • Profiles
  • Newsletter

LATEST ISSUE

Latest Issue
Magazine Archive
النسخة العربية
  • Politics
  • Culture & Social Affairs
  • Business & Economy
  • Science & Technology
  • Tag
  • Gaza war

This file photo shows US Navy F/A-18E Super Hornets, attached to Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW-1) and Belgian Air Force F-16s flying over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Mediterranean Sea. Christina Sears / AFP

Will Israel finally succeed at pulling the US into a regional war?

US military build-up in the Middle East reflects its concern that Israel's new military operation in Lebanon could ultimately draw Iran into the conflict

Con Coughlin 25 September 2024
Nash Weerasekera/Majalla

From unicorns to dystopians: The disappearance of Israel's centre-centre

Despite Israelis protesting against Netanyahu every Saturday, a closer look through the political lens shows centrists moving further to the right and an almost non-existent left

Ahmed Maher 25 September 2024
Houthi-mobilised fighters parade during a ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the Houthi takeover in Sanaa, Yemen, September 21, 2024. Reuters

Houthis in Syria: Genuine threat or political posturing?

While the potential presence of Houthis in Syria is most likely only symbolic, its implications could be significant. Israel might use this as a justification to ramp up attacks across the region.

Haid Haid 24 September 2024
Members of Lebanon's powerful Shiite movement Hezbollah parade with a mock missile launcher in this file photo. AFP

Will Hezbollah choose to keep its word—or its arsenal?

The militant group must decide between walking back its threat to northern Israel or risking the loss of its advanced missile capabilities

Hanin Ghaddar 24 September 2024

Hostages forgotten? Netanyahu adds new war goal

Fares Garabet 23 September 2024
Plumes of smoke rise from the site of the Israeli raid that targeted the Jabal al-Rayhan area in the Jezzine region of southern Lebanon on September 21, 2024. AFP

Israel and Hezbollah creep closer to all-out war

But Israel does not yet have the forces in place to invade

The Economist 23 September 2024
The pager attack on Hezbollah was most likely the result of the distribution of booby-trapped communication devices ahead of time through a front company that was controlled (or compromised) by the Israeli Mossad. Nash Weerasekera

By paging Hezbollah, Israel took aim at a chip in Iran’s armour

Actors battling sanctions can't be picky about where the initial product came from. After all, beggars can't afford to be choosers.

Michael Horowitz 22 September 2024
Thick smoke rises above the southern suburbs of Beirut after an Israeli strike on September 20, 2024. Israel says Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Aqil and around 10 other commanders were killed. Hezbollah has not confirmed Aqil’s death. AFP

Israel has bloodied Hezbollah but is stuck in a war of attrition

Two attacks on the Shiite militia may not change Israel's strategic dilemma in Lebanon

The Economist 21 September 2024
The discovery that Hezbollah’s communication devices are compromised will have a ripple effect, limiting the ability of Iran’s proxies to act and coordinate Barbara Gibson

Pager attack transforms 'axis of resistance' into 'axis of paranoia'

The discovery that Hezbollah's communication devices are compromised will have a ripple effect, limiting the ability of Iran's proxies to act and coordinate

Lina Khatib 20 September 2024
Using phones to kill or strike down traditional enemies is not new to Israel. It actually pre-dates both pagers and mobiles. Lina Jaradat

Israel's assassinations via telecoms predate pagers

From letter bombs to car bombs to even chocolate, Israel has a long, sordid history of assassinations and unorthodox ways to carry them out

Sami Moubayed 18 September 2024
  •  Load More
  • Popular
  • Editor's Pick
US President Donald Trump speaks during a reception with business leaders on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on 21 January 2026. Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP
Politics

In Davos, a tale of two speeches

22 January 2026

Trump follows Greenland threats by announcing a "future deal," while Canada's prime minister describes it all as a "rupture in the world order"

Ravi Agrawal
Syrians celebrate in Raqqa on 19 January 2026, after Syria and the SDF struck a wide-ranging deal to bring Kurdish civilian and military authorities under central government control on Sunday. REUTERS / Karam al-Masri
Politics

Why Syrian army gains against the SDF unnerve Israel

20 January 2026

Israeli media have painted the "defeat of the Kurds" as a win for Türkiye, while Israel's military worries that this may carry negative implications for its presence in the Golan

Michael Harari
Opinion

The battle for the state is reshaping regional alliances

18 January 2026

From Yemen and Syria to Sudan and Libya, there is a concerted effort to reassert state authority and thwart moves toward the proliferation of quasi-states and fragmentation

Ibrahim Hamidi
A general view of a concrete block marking the "Yellow Line" drawn by the Israeli military in Bureij, central Gaza Strip, on 4 November 2025. BASHAR TALEB / AFP / Al Majalla
Politics

Is Israel annexing more than half of Gaza?

20 January 2026

The ambiguous meaning of Israel's new yellow line

Giovanni Legorano
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R) shakes hands with Sudan's army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan in Cairo on 18 December 2025. AFP
Politics

Egypt stiffens its resolve to stop Sudan fragmentation

18 January 2026

For Cairo, stability in its southern neighbour is a national security issue. After almost three years of seeking a diplomatic solution, there are signs that it is now turning to firepower.

Amr Emam

Sign up for the Weekly Newsletter

Get the best of Al Majalla, straight to your inbox.

Your newsletter subscriptions are subject to Al Majalla privacy policy and terms and conditions.

OPINIONS

Geoeconomic concerns top Global Risk Report

Majalla

Trump to SDF: 'Your services are no longer needed'

Fares Garabet
Fares Garabet

Syria’s deals with Assad-era cronies raise unsettling questions

Haid Haid
Haid Haid

Is Israel annexing more than half of Gaza?

Giovanni Legorano
Giovanni Legorano
MORE FROM OPINIONS
logo
  • Politics
  • Culture & Social Affairs
  • Business & Economy
  • Science & Technology
  • Documents & Memoirs
  • Gulf
  • MENA
  • Europe
  • USA
  • Asia
  • World
  • Videos
  • Cartoons
  • World in photos
  • Infographics
  • Profiles
  • About Al Majalla
  • Al Majalla Team
  • Terms of Service
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact us
logo

© Al Majalla Magazine. All Rights Reserved.

0:00:00
0:00:00