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US President John F Kennedy (1917 - 1963) speaks during a welcome ceremony for Saudi King Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1902 - 1969) at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, February 13, 1962. Getty Images

JFK’s history with Arabs and Palestine

On the 60th anniversary of his assassination (22 Nov 1963), Al Majalla revisits John F Kennedy's relationships with Arab leaders and his response to the ongoing question of Palestine-Israel.

Sami Moubayed 22 November 2023
Experts in how Hamas is funded say it brings cryptocurrency into Gaza from Egypt. US authorities estimate that Iran remains the group's main financier, providing it with about $100mn a year. Shutterstock

How Hamas uses cryptocurrency to fund its operations

Calls for a clampdown are likely to follow armed groups' use of digital money. But even if limits are introduced, they are not expected to be as effective as those on traditional currency.

Abdel-Rahman Ayas 19 October 2023
Egypt makes contacts to broker a cessation of hostilities between Gaza and Israel, amid fears of spillover effects of the war. shutterstock

Egypt works for calm in Gaza but braces for backlash

Egypt makes contacts to broker a cessation of hostilities between Gaza and Israel, amid fears of spillover effects of the war.

Amr Emam 10 October 2023
Protesters hold a large Palestinian flag and placards during a demonstration demanding justice for Palestine. Many pro-Palestinian groups have protested in cities around the world. (Photo by Loredana Sangiuliano/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Palestinians Assert Presence, Cannot Be Ignored

The intense violence in Israel and Palestine in May resembled similar episodes in recent decades. But it also had several distinct features, chief among them the newfound unity of Palestinians…

Rashid Khalidi 16 July 2021
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IRGC soldiers march during the annual military parade marking the anniversary of the outbreak of the devastating 1980-1988 war with Saddam Hussein's Iraq, in the capital Tehran on 22 September, 2018. AFP
Politics

The US-Iran war could empower the IRGC

09 March 2026

When states are attacked, authority gravitates towards institutions capable of mobilising resources, enforcing discipline, and coordinating a military response

Alex Vatanka
A picture of Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, displayed on a screen in Tehran, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, on 9 March 2026. Majid Asgaripour / Reuters
Politics

Iran’s defiant regime picks a new supreme leader

09 March 2026

The appointment suggests the Revolutionary Guards have the upper hand

The Economist
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian is greeted by Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi during the D-8 summit in Cairo, Egypt, on 19 December 2024. AFP
Politics

Egypt fears an unrestrained Israel if Iran collapses

06 March 2026

Cairo and Tehran have been at loggerheads since 1979, but the Iranian threat has always acted as a check on Israeli ambitions. If Iran is completely defeated, Israel will reign supreme.

Amr Emam
A boy plays with his sheep next to an unexploded missile that landed in an open field on the outskirts of Qamishli, eastern Syria, on 5 March 2026. DELIL SOULEIMAN / AFP
Business & Economy

Syria may escape war but not its economic fallout

08 March 2026

Even if it stays on the sidelines of the US-Iran war, the country is fragile. Unlike larger economies that can absorb shocks in global markets, it has little room to cushion the impact.

Haid Haid
The displaced Palestinian Abu Mustafa family sits together as they break the dawn-to-dusk Ramadan fast during Iftar in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on 26 February 2026. Photo by EYAD BABA / AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

Ramadan in Gaza: food scarcity compounds suffering

03 March 2026

The iftar table, if it still exists, no longer represents joy, but anxiety and scarcity

Hala Al-Naji

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