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Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addresses a crowd on 3 June during a ceremony marking the 35th death anniversary of the Islamic Republic's founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini at his mausoleum in Tehran. AFP

Iran’s shifting political calculus for Hamas and Hezbollah

A fiery speech hails the pre-war Arab-Israeli rapprochement as dead, showing how Tehran sees the Middle East eight months after Hamas attacked Israel, while Hezbollah is also hoping to gain.

Elie Kossaifi 10 June 2024

Nuseirat massacre: Israel kills 274 Palestinians to free 4 hostages

Fares Garabet 10 June 2024
 A student is arrested during a pro-Palestine demonstration at the University of Texas at Austin on April 24, 2024, in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell/AFP

Universities get tough on students after students get tough on Israel

A wave of student protests against Israel's war on Gaza was followed by vicious and unnecessary police crackdowns in the name of 'fighting antisemitism'. Al Majalla debunks this baseless smear.

Alfred J. Naddaff 09 June 2024
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“Biden's plan” for Gaza in full: Exchange of prisoners and hostages, truce, withdrawal and reconstruction

The Gaza Agreement draft, unveiled by President Joe Biden on 31 May and obtained in full by Al Majalla, incorporates Israeli amendments to the original draft accepted by Hamas

Ibrahim Hamidi 07 June 2024

Biden 'puts pressure' on Netanyahu

Fares Garabet 06 June 2024
Al Majalla explores how the notion of a red line has become unconvincing in American diplomacy. Sara Gironi Carnevale

America’s elastic red line

A deadly Israeli attack on a displacement camp in Rafah sparked global outrage. But there were no consequences in Washington, making it the latest in a long list of red lines the US has walked back

Lina Khatib 04 June 2024
US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on a proposed new ceasefire agreement in Gaza on 31 May, 2024. Reuters

Biden reveals 'Israeli' ceasefire plan, putting the ball in Netanyahu's court

Al Majalla obtains the full text of the latest Gaza ceasefire proposal and lays out the Arab vision for Gaza's 'day after'

Ibrahim Hamidi 01 June 2024
Israeli female soldiers pose for a photo with the ruins of Gaza in the background on February 19, 2024. AP

Gaza war is a big win for Israel's far right

The more Palestinians endure abuse, the stronger Israeli extremists become

Ahmed Maher 01 June 2024
Eduardo Ramon/Getty Images

Are global tech giants facilitating Israel’s war on Gaza?

With $1bn+ deals for vital services like cloud computing and AI software, some say the tech community is complicit in Israeli crimes against Palestinians. The truth is still emerging.

Marco Mossad 31 May 2024

Bloodbath begins: Israel intensifies Rafah offensive

Fares Garabet 30 May 2024
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Forces that seized control of the Second Military Region Command on the outskirts of Al Mukalla, the capital of Hadramout, on 3 January 2026. AFP
Politics

Saudi Arabia's red line in Yemen explained

08 January 2026

Overcoming Yemen's fragmentation requires more support for the Riyadh-led path—one that rejects secession, all militias and institutionalises the state

Abdullah F. Alrebh
A Venezuelan oil tanker in the middle of the sea near Singapore, after being pursued by US authorities, on 18 March 2025. Reuters
Business & Economy

The problem with Venezuela's oil is technical, not political

04 January 2026

Tighter US control over Venezuelan exports won't necessarily redirect barrels, reshape trade flows, or alter global supply balances

Faisal Faeq
Al Majalla
Politics

5 unanswered questions about Trump’s Venezuela plan

06 January 2026

Maduro's exit doesn't mean the end of his government

Ravi Agrawal
Al Majalla
Documents & Memoirs

Putin foreshadowed the Ukraine war in 2008 meeting with Bush

06 January 2026

Recently declassified meeting minutes between the two leaders show how Washington was well aware of Moscow's grievances over NATO expansion, but went ahead anyway

Samer Elias
People ride in an old electric tram in Alexandria, Egypt, on 3 August 2017. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
Culture & Social Affairs

Alexandria bids farewell to its historic tram

07 January 2026

More than 160 years after the first tram was inaugurated in the Egyptian city, the pace of life has forced change, replacing the much-loved old carriages holding memories of a bygone age

Yasmin Abdallah

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