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An image of the late leader of Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah with a black stripe for mourning is displayed on a television set airing a broadcast from the private Lebanese station NBN in Beirut on September 28, 2024.

How the myth of Hezbollah's invincibility died in the span of a week

Lebanese wake up to a new reality after Hassan Nasrallah's assassination. What happens next could have serious ramifications for Lebanon, Israel and the entire region.

Michael Horowitz 29 September 2024
Smoke billows following Israeli strikes over Beirut's southern suburbs throughout the night of September 27 and early morning of September 28, as seen from Sin El Fil, Lebanon. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Israel targets Hezbollah’s top leader in Beirut

The strike came just an hour after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the United Nations

Anusha Rathi 28 September 2024
A man inspects the rubble of a house destroyed in Israeli bombardment in the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila. Hassan FNEICH / AFP

War has hurt Israel's economy but devastated Lebanon's

Both countries have suffered massive economic blows. But Lebanon's economy was already on its knees before the war, making recovery and reconstruction all the more difficult.

Salwa Baalbaki 27 September 2024
Axel Rangel Garcia

The weaponisation of everyday items throughout history

From blankets infected with smallpox to car bombs and explosive-laden pagers, Al Majalla highlights how state and non-state actors have used mundane objects to carry out murder

Steve Hewitt 27 September 2024
A photo of Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah amid the devastation in an area targeted by Israeli air strikes at night in a village in Sidon on September 26, 2024. AFP

Israel dead set on beating Hezbollah back, no matter the cost

Chances for success on the diplomatic front appear remote. Decisions made by Israel and Hezbollah in the coming days and weeks will have a significant impact on Lebanon, Israel, and the region.

David Schenker 27 September 2024
Israeli troops deploy in an area in the Upper Galilee region in northern Israel on September 27, 2024. Jalaa MAREY / AFP

Eyes on Iran as Israel sets its sights on Tehran’s golden child

Hezbollah has been badly hit in recent days with damage inflicted at every level, leaving the world wondering what Israel's ultimate intentions are and what (if anything) Iran will do about it

Houssam Itani 26 September 2024
This file photo shows US Navy F/A-18E Super Hornets, attached to Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW-1) and Belgian Air Force F-16s flying over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Mediterranean Sea. Christina Sears / AFP

Will Israel finally succeed at pulling the US into a regional war?

US military build-up in the Middle East reflects its concern that Israel's new military operation in Lebanon could ultimately draw Iran into the conflict

Con Coughlin 25 September 2024
Nash Weerasekera/Majalla

From unicorns to dystopians: The disappearance of Israel's centre-centre

Despite Israelis protesting against Netanyahu every Saturday, a closer look through the political lens shows centrists moving further to the right and an almost non-existent left

Ahmed Maher 25 September 2024
Members of Lebanon's powerful Shiite movement Hezbollah parade with a mock missile launcher in this file photo. AFP

Will Hezbollah choose to keep its word—or its arsenal?

The militant group must decide between walking back its threat to northern Israel or risking the loss of its advanced missile capabilities

Hanin Ghaddar 24 September 2024
Plumes of smoke rise from the site of the Israeli raid that targeted the Jabal al-Rayhan area in the Jezzine region of southern Lebanon on September 21, 2024. AFP

Israel and Hezbollah creep closer to all-out war

But Israel does not yet have the forces in place to invade

The Economist 23 September 2024
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Cinema's changing face on display at Cannes

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This year, the renowned film festival appears to be addressing a world where films are made and consumed differently, while maintaining its legacy as the world's foremost arena for art cinema

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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on the day of the EU Leaders and Regional Partners Summit in Nicosia, Cyprus, on 24 April 2026.
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Are Lebanon-Israel talks a mistake? The view from Cairo

11 May 2026

Egyptian officials believe US-Israeli pressure to rapidly disarm Hezbollah could backfire and plunge Lebanon into a new civil war

Amr Emam

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