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The US will not withdraw from all its bases around the Middle East, but the future of its military forces in Iraq and Syria is less certain. Nash Weerasekera

America's changing calculations in the Middle East

The US will not withdraw from all its bases around the Middle East, but the future of its military forces in Iraq and Syria is less certain

Robert Ford 04 March 2024
A US naval presence in the Middle East can help serve as the cornerstone of enhanced partnerships, deterrence, and regional stability.  Nathalie Lees

Why US naval presence in the Middle East matters

A naval presence can help serve as the cornerstone of enhanced partnerships, deterrence, and regional stability. 

Kevin Donegan 04 March 2024
When France set up a meeting to boost Lebanon's state military, it seemed so easy and clear. If only. Alas, very few things are easy and clear in Lebanon and the Middle East. shutterstock

Lebanese army rejuvenation stuck in perpetual limbo

When France set up a meeting to boost Lebanon's state military, it seemed so easy and clear. If only. Alas, very few things are easy and clear in Lebanon and the Middle East.

Khaled Hamadeh 03 March 2024
A volunteer holds a sign urging voters participating in the Democratic primary elections not to vote for President Joe Biden in front of a school in Dearborn, Michigan, on February 27, 2024. AFP

Listen to Michigan: Arab Americans flex voting muscles to pressure Biden on Gaza

If Arab Americans boycott polls in November, they could potentially impact Biden's chances of winning in a fiercely contested presidential race

Aqeel Abbas 02 March 2024
Israeli police officers monitor Palestinians performing Friday prayers outside the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Occupied East Jerusalem on January 19. Reuters

Fears mount over rising Al-Aqsa tensions as Ramadan nears

No single event has a greater potential of triggering a regional war than an incendiary incident at Al-Aqsa during Ramadan — especially against the backdrop of Israel's brutal war on Gaza

Daniel Seidemann 02 March 2024
Dr. Nasser al-Kidwa is the former Foreign Minister of the Palestinian National Authority and the nephew of the late leader Yasser Arafat. Al Majalla

Where are we heading to?

We should work toward a national Palestinian position supported by a unified Arab position acceptable to major global powers

Nasser al-Kidwa 01 March 2024
Demonstrators wave Palestinian flags and placards as they protest in Parliament Square in London on February 21, 2024, during an Opposition Day motion in the House of Commons calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. AFP

Parliament squabble over Gaza shows Britain's global decline

Where the UK was once able to direct EU foreign policy on major crises like Gaza, today it is a lone voice on the outside.

Christopher Phillips 29 February 2024

Israel's war on hospitals

Fares Garabet 29 February 2024
People raise lights and placards during a demonstration against racism, anti-Semitism and hate speech in Munich, southern Germany on February 11, 2024. AFP

Never again is now: How Germany's antisemitic past has shaped its present

More than 3 million Germans have protested against the rise of the far right in the country. Israel's war on Gaza has rehashed the residual trauma and shame over the Holocaust.

Bryn Haworth 28 February 2024
In an interview with Al Majalla, the regional director at the World Health Organization, Dr Hanan Balkhy, lays out the challenges she faces in her new role and shares her recipe for success Supplied

WHO Regional Director Hanan Balkhy: We are delivering critical medical supplies and fuel to keep Gaza's hospitals running

In an interview with Al Majalla, the regional director at the World Health Organization lays out the challenges she faces in her new role and shares her recipe for success

Ahmed Maher 26 February 2024
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US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman exchange a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) during a ceremony at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 May 2025. REUTERS / Brian Snyder
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US-Saudi ties are the cornerstone of Trump’s Mideast policy

14 November 2025

When Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits the White House to meet with US President Donald Trump on 18 November, there will be no shortage of issues for the two leaders to discuss

Brian Katulis
This handout photograph released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on 10 November 2025, shows US President Donald Trump (L) shaking hands with Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House in Washington DC. SANA / AFP
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Syria-US rapprochement sees cooperation surge

13 November 2025

Since Trump began lifting sanctions in May, no time has been wasted. US investment delegations have been flocking to Damascus, and security cooperation has already started.

Charles Lister
Sara Padovan
Politics

Is support for Israel becoming toxic at the ballot box? 

11 November 2025

As Americans rethink the moral—and strategic—calculus of US support for Israel, politicians are scrambling to keep pace

Alfred J. Naddaff
Ewan White
Politics

How Trump reshaped the world

03 November 2025

Al Majalla examines key developments in the US and across the globe less than a year into Trump's second presidential term

Al Majalla - London
Lina Jaradat
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Israel's Olive War aims to uproot more than just trees

09 November 2025

The olive tree is no longer just a source of sustenance for West Bank Palestinians, but a silent witness to their profound struggle between permanence and erasure

Mohammed Najib

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