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While the bombs may have stopped flying, the cyberwar between Israel and Iran continues apace. Nash

Beyond the ceasefire, the Iran-Israel cyber war still rages on

The gloves are off in cyberspace, with Israeli and Iranian actors increasingly targeting their adversaries' vulnerabilities since the 12-Day War last month. It is forcing a rethink of digital defence.

Alice Gower 14 July 2025
Israeli army soldiers add zip ties to the mast of an Israeli flag flying at a special area for exercises during a military drill in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights on July 8, 2025. Jalaa Marey/AFP

Why Syria and Israel should walk, not run, towards peace

This is a once-in-a-blue-moon opportunity to agree a détente between two hostile neighbours, but getting there is tricky. Several issues must (but can) be overcome.

Michael Harari 11 July 2025
Israeli air defence systems intercept Iranian missiles over Tel Aviv on June 18, 2025. AFP

How Türkiye has reacted to the Israel-Iran 12-Day War

Ankara watched and learned from events in June 2025, as missiles flew between Tel Aviv and Tehran. The Middle East is changing, as is warfare and intelligence. For Türkiye, it is time to to act.

Burcu Ozcelik 10 July 2025
The 'Trump Deal' is a 13-point ceasefire plan outlining agreed steps in areas such as aid, prisoners, surveillance, and troops.

Revealed: the full text of Trump’s deal between Israel and Hamas

Al Majalla publishes the US president's plan for a phased hostage/prisoner release over 60 days during a temporary end to the bombing that gives both sides time to negotiate a permanent agreement.

Al Majalla - London 07 July 2025
Lina Jaradat

Gaza’s ‘death trap’ aid centres: a real-life Hunger Games

Israel's commandeering of aid distribution in Gaza forces starving Palestinians to run the gauntlet at centres with biometric monitoring systems, armed security, and life-or-death hazards

Hala Al-Naji 03 July 2025

Rabbi behind the Abraham Accords: Trump key to Israel-Syria peace

American Rabbi Abraham Cooper has just met Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus, weeks after meeting Syria's foreign minister in New York. Al Majalla went to ask his thoughts.

Ibrahim Hamidi 30 June 2025
Late Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser and Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi arrive together at the Arab Summit venue in Rabat on December 23, 1969. AFP

The time Abdel Nasser tried his hand at peace with Israel

Peace with Israel had crossed the Egyptian president's mind as early as 1952, when he engaged in secret negotiations with Israel, which ultimately failed

Sami Moubayed 25 June 2025
'Arab in the Corridors of Parliament: My Story and Politics in Israel' by Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi Al Majalla

A window into the experience of Palestinian citizens of Israel

A new book by influential Palestinian Knesset member Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi sheds light on an often-forgotten group of Palestinians—a people dispersed in different directions upon Israel's creation

Mohamed abi Samra 19 June 2025
Axel Rangel García

An Israel-Iran war could unravel the Middle East

Israel's strikes on Iran have turned a simmering rivalry into a volatile confrontation, fuelling fears of a wider regional war with unpredictable consequences

Omer Onhon 16 June 2025
Axel Rangel García

Nuclear claims are a smoke screen for hopes of toppling Iran

The Israeli strikes aren't about facilities or centrifuges, but regime change

Jeffrey Lewis 15 June 2025
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An Iranian holds a picture of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei; Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, killed by an Israeli air strike on September 27, 2024; and Iran Quds Force Commander Qasem Soleimani, killed by the US in January 2020. ATTA KENARE / AFP
Politics

Israel sharpens its focus amid growing unrest in Iran

11 January 2026

Last year's 12-day war with Iran was ostensibly aimed at its nuclear programme. This time, the regime is significantly weakened, presenting an opportunity Israel may feel it can't miss.

Michael Horowitz
Al Majalla
Politics

The Donroe Doctrine and the new hemispheric order

12 January 2026

Pressure builds on Venezuela after Trump appoints himself 'acting president'. With Colombia, Mexico and Cuba seemingly also in the line of fire, they will be closely watching what happens in Caracas.

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra
Government forces patrol the Sheikh Maqsoud neighbourhood after taking control of the area, following the collapse of an agreement between the Syrian government and the SDF, in Aleppo, Syria, on 10 January 2026. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi
Politics

What next for Syria after tenuous Aleppo ceasefire?

10 January 2026

It remains unclear if Damascus's move to kick the Kurds out of Aleppo will pressure the SDF to implement the 10 March deal to integrate its forces into the Syrian army or harden its resolve to resist

Haid Haid
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan (L) gives a joint press conference with his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty (R) at Tahrir Palace in the centre of Cairo on September 10, 2024. Khaled DESOUKI / AFP
Politics

Egypt steps up its balancing act amid Yemen rift

08 January 2026

The UAE backs southern Yemenis who want secession, while Saudi Arabia wants a unified Yemen. Egypt also favours unity, but is close to both Gulf states, putting it in a difficult position.

Amr Emam
Al Majalla
Documents & Memoirs

Putin foreshadowed the Ukraine war in 2008 meeting with Bush

06 January 2026

Recently declassified meeting minutes between the two leaders show how Washington was well aware of Moscow's grievances over NATO expansion, but went ahead anyway

Samer Elias

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