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Displaced families fleeing Israeli army operations in Jabalia in northern Gaza take the main Salah al-Din road towards Gaza City on October 23, 2024, amid Israel's war on Gaza. AFP

Israel's war on Gaza enters its "darkest moment" in the north

Jordan's foreign minister says "ethnic cleansing" is unfolding in the north of Gaza, telling Blinken "it has got to stop". Is Israel implementing 'The Generals' Plan'?

Amr Emam 27 October 2024
Relatives and supporters of Israelis held hostage in Gaza since the October 7 attacks call on the US to intervene for their release during a demonstration in Tel Aviv during Antony Blinken's October 22, 2024, visit. Jack GUEZ / AFP

Why hasn't Netanyahu hit Iran yet?

Since his threat to hit his foe hard, Benjamin Netanyahu has been weighing up both its method and timing. To understand what has been on his mind, it helps to know what it is he is trying to do.

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy 24 October 2024

US election: Netanyahu wins either way

Fares Garabet 23 October 2024
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, right, meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Riyadh on October 9, 2024. SPA

Is Araghchi trying to save Gaza and Lebanon...or Iran?

The Iranian foreign minister has just concluded a regional tour, working out who is still a friend, who is frosty, and who might help in other ways in its hour of need

Amr Emam 23 October 2024
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken disembarks from his plane upon arrival at the Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv on October 22, 2024. Nathan Howard / AFP

Blinken makes final attempt at Gaza truce on last regional visit

On the 11th visit to the region in a year since the Gaza war began, the outgoing US Secretary of State gives his last push for a ceasefire that Netanyahu was perhaps never really interested in

Con Coughlin 22 October 2024

Netanyahu puts Israel on a multi-front warpath

Fares Garabet 21 October 2024
Axel Rangel Garcia

Washington seems to have lost its diplomatic will in Lebanon

A flurry of diplomatic activity accompanied Israel's war on Lebanon in the summer of 2006. Fast-forward to today, there has been a lacklustre response to end the war. Why? Al Majalla explains.

Christopher Phillips 21 October 2024
Jay Torres

Sinwar killing leaves many Israelis wondering: what now?

While many Israelis celebrate the news, others wonder how this will affect the lives of the remaining hostages as both Netanyahu and Hamas double down on their demands

Michael Horowitz 19 October 2024
This file photo from October 10, 1973, shows a building destroyed by an Israeli bombing in Damascus during the 1973 Arab-Israeli War. AFP

Damascus under bombs: From Ottomans to French to Israelis

Israel has attacked Damascus multiple times this past year, but the Syrian capital is no stranger to such tactics. It has come under shelling from occupation powers numerous times in the past century.

Sami Moubayed 18 October 2024
The notion that the sophistication of Israel’s air defences makes it immune to penetration is now under serious review in the wake of recent attacks by Iran, Hezbollah and other "resistance axis" allies. Axel Rangel García

Cracks emerge in Israel's much-touted missile defences

Israel is widely regarded as having the world's most sophisticated air defence systems, but a Hezbollah drone strike on a military base has rattled Israelis. Is it time for a reality check?

Con Coughlin 17 October 2024
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Border security and cooperation with Washington

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The G7 grapples with the politics of AI access

23 June 2026

As advanced AI models become strategic assets, the G7 is confronting difficult questions of access, dependence, and control

Marco Mossad
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The fall of Keir Starmer

23 June 2026

His timid reign served as a how-not-to guide in the exercise of power

 John Kampfner
the app of the betting company Bet Nacional is displayed on a smartphone showing a match of the Brazilian national football championship open for betting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 2 October 2024. MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP
Business & Economy

The World Cup and the meteoric rise of sports betting

24 June 2026

As sports gambling becomes a multibillion-dollar global business, fuelled by   digital technology and regulatory change, its influence is extending far beyond the pitch 

Abdel-Rahman Ayas
A painting by the Egyptian artist George Bahgory from the series “Love and Football”.
George Bahgoury via Facebook
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Football and art: fusing a popular sport with culture

22 June 2026

Artists use paintings, sculpture, murals, and digital designs to iconise, idolise, and mythologise football culture in a language understood by all

Mimoza Al-Arrawi

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