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Lebanese soldiers stand on a road near the entrance to the southern village of Zawtar al-Garhbiya on July 21, 2026. Fadel Itani/AFP

Reclaiming southern Lebanon village by village

Al Majalla visits an area where the locals refused to leave their homes to be used by Hezbollah, so they blocked roads, invited the army in, and coordinated with neighbouring areas

Lina Khatib 25 July 2026
Alexandra España

Intricately bound: Lebanon’s army and UN Resolution 1701

With both internal and external security threats, plus a ceasefire agreement that leaves more questions than answers, the Lebanese Armed Forces seems trapped between a rock and a hard place

Mohamad Rammal 04 December 2024

Lebanon's army steps up as Hezbollah steps back

Fares Garabet 28 November 2024
Shiite fighters from Hezbollah and Amal aim a Kalashnikov assault rifle and a rocket-propelled grenade launcher amid clashes in the Tayouneh neighborhood of Beirut. Credit: AFP via Getty Images

History Repeats itself in The Land of Battles

This is Lebanon! A nation with historical identity of cultural heritage, but a past filled with battles. A country well described by its sectarian diversity and at the same time stereotyped by its…

Latifa El Hassanyeh 22 October 2021
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Houthis seek expansion after reaching Bab al-Mandab

17 September 2026

After rapid advances, the Yemeni rebel group is fortifying its positions along the vital maritime chokepoint, while intensifying pressure in southwestern Taiz, northern Lahj, and Marib

Ibrahim Jalal
Al Majalla
Culture & Social Affairs

Backlash over Macklemore ban shows major US culture shift

16, Sep 2026

The American rapper's removal from Ed Sheeran's tour over his 'Free Palestine' speech and the British singer's meek rebuttal sparked an uproar on social media

Samer Abou Hawwach
Axel Rangel García
Politics

Francesca Albanese: the Palestine question is a global one

16 September 2026

In an interview with Al Majalla, the UN Special Rapporteur says the backlash against her for speaking out against Israel's genocide in Gaza reveals much about the current international order

Elie Kossaifi
Al Majalla
Business & Economy

AI data centres: the costliest infrastructure race in history?

16 September 2026

Investment could reach $50tn by 2050, but electricity, semiconductors and data laws will determine where the factories of the new economy are built

Abdel-Rahman Ayas
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi shares a moment with Russian President Vladimir Putin as Chinese President Xi Jinping looks on during day two of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, on 13 September 2026. REUTERS
Politics

Only China, India, and Russia can end the Iran war

15 September 2026

Washington needs its rivals to create peace on its behalf

Amir Handjani

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