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.
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
Two years after the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks, Israel has killed more than 64,500 Palestinians and injured over 163,500, the majority of them women and children, in what the UN has termed a…
Al Majalla examines the repercussions of Hamas's attack on Israel, which set into motion a series of significant changes and power shifts in the Middle East
There is still time to turn conflict into durable stability and to construct a regional order that benefits all. Failure to do so could leave things in limbo until the next big flare-up.
What began as a bold bid by Hamas to internationalise the Palestinian cause and paralyse Israel has instead catalysed the most significant transformation of regional power structures in decades
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
Supporting Israel used to help politicians get elected, but with Americans far more critical of Tel Aviv's influence on US policy, it has now become a liability at the ballot box
Sliman Mansour, the renowned Palestinian painter who used clay from his land to make his works after deciding to boycott art materials produced by Israel, has died at the age of 79