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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
Europe's new Aspides maritime operation to safeguard vessels being attacked by Houthis in Yemen has set it on a different course from the US. It needs to sail carefully if it is to succeed. shutterstock

Defence-only EU force in Red Sea shows break with US-UK strategy

Europe's new Aspides maritime operation to safeguard vessels being attacked by Houthis in Yemen has set it on a different course from the US. It needs to sail carefully if it is to succeed.

Mathieu Droin 26 February 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu receives US President Joe Biden upon his arrival in Israel on October 18, 2023. AFP

Why unconditional US support for Israel must stop

No ally or partner is perfect. So, for Washington to commit to a policy of total support, irrespective of the partner's conduct, is neither smart nor prudent.

Bilal Saab 26 February 2024
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CIA Director John Ratcliffe at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on 15 August 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska, where Donald Trump met with Vladimir Putin for peace talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. ANDREW HARNIK / AFP
Politics

Why Ratcliffe's secret visit to Moscow is concerning

27 August 2026

The American CIA director's visit looks to be a desperate attempt by the Trump administration to avert a doomsday scenario in which NATO is pulled into a larger war with Russia

Con Coughlin
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Chinese President Xi Jinping during their meeting in Beijing, China, on 2 September 2025. Reuters
Business & Economy

Will US sanctions on Iran bite? It may depend on China

26 August 2026

Beijing says it will not abide by the new 'Economic D-Day' measures and warns the US of retaliation if they hurt their oil trade with Tehran

Rana Freifer
Nigel Buchanan
Politics

Gadi Eisenkot: Israel’s next leader?

27 August 2026

Al Majalla looks at the former army general's career, political positions, possible paths to victory, and what a change in leadership could mean for Israel and the region after three years of war

Al Majalla - London
Sara Padovan
Science & Technology

When myth replaces medicine

25 August 2026

As social media transforms how people seek medical advice, figures such as Barbara O'Neill offer something conventional medicine rarely can: absolute certainty

Mohammed Mansour
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (C), Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif posing after signing the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on 7 August, 2026. PAKISTAN PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE / AFP
Politics

Networked Middle East security

22 August 2026

The Iran war exposed the risks of being too closely tied to US military posture, which is why some Gulf states are repositioning themselves not merely as consumers of security but as architects of it

Bilal Saab

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