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Containers and cranes at the port of Beirut, Lebanon, on 14 April 2025. Reuters

Strings attached: Lebanon’s economic rescue tied to its openness to Israel

Proponents of a peace deal argue that by reducing security risks with Israel, Lebanon can move from a volatile frontier market into a regional hub much like the UAE.

Thuraya Shahin 04 May 2026
The Leviathan natural gas platform in the Mediterranean Sea. With Lebanon and Cyprus having finally demarcated their maritime boundary, exploration for new gas fields can begin. Jack Guez/AFP

Drawing lines for gas: Lebanon and Cyprus sort their waters out

The two countries at last have a maritime border, letting energy firms search for new gas fields in the Eastern Mediterranean, but the agreement has geopolitical repercussions too.

Michael Harari 18 December 2025

No More War? Israel, Lebanon Agree to Negotiate Maritime Border 

AsLebanon quickly sinks ever deeper into its most severe economic crisis in its modern history, the announcement that it had agreed to a framework fornegotiations with Israelover its disputed…

Al Majalla - London 09 October 2020
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The Houthis: the final battle?

06 August 2026

Regional and global players have begun to realise that the threat posed by the Yemeni militant group requires comprehensive and decisive action

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Finding an effective strategy to combat Iran and its 'axis'

03 August 2026

Regional states have come to the realisation that fighting 'axis' members individually will have little effect, and any tactical success will likely be short-lived

Ibrahim Hamidi
Workers are seen through a pipe at a construction site on the extension of Russia's TurkStream gas pipeline. Reuters
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Getting the oil out: exploring Hormuz alternatives

03 August 2026

Al Majalla looks at potential new export routes that big oil producers can use to offset Iran's control over key regional waterways

Sharif Mohammad
A member of the Popular Mobilisation Forces monitors the Iraq-Syria border in Al-Qaim, January 23, 2026. AFP
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Iraq’s armed factions are still three steps ahead of Baghdad

03 August 2026

Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has vowed to dissolve armed groups by the end of September, but this is highly unlikely. Al Majalla explains why.

Salam Zaidan
Migrants walk towards the Fnideq region in northern Morocco after leaving Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta following an attempted crossing at the Bab Sebta border crossing, on the outskirts of Fnideq, on 1 August 2026. Abdel Majid BZIOUAT / AFP
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The Ceuta tragedy: illusory homelands and unattainable paradises

05 August 2026

Where social media offers magic solutions, the real world delivers slammed doors

Samer Abou Hawwach

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