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Lina Jaradat

The price of Lebanon’s civil war is still being paid

Fifty years after the outbreak of fighting, Lebanon still suffers from the effects of corruption and clientelism, undermining the achievements made during brief periods of stability

Abdulfattah Khattab 19 April 2025
The IMF's failure to forewarn of Lebanon's crisis highlights its controversial history and inherent shortcomings as a lender of last resort. Dave Murray

Lebanon shows why the lack of transparency at the IMF is a huge problem

The IMF's stark failure to warn of a looming crisis in Lebanon reveals why it has long been controversial, alongside the characteristic shortcomings as the lender of last resort

Toufic Chanbour 11 October 2023
Lebanese leaders have created a crisis so severe that the World Bank classified it as one of the worst crises that humanity has known since the middle of the 19th century. Neil Webb

The destruction of Lebanon’s economy is an ongoing crime

Lebanese leaders have created a crisis so severe that the World Bank classified it as one of the worst crises that humanity has known since the middle of the 19th century

Toufic Chanbour 07 April 2023

Lebanon's Central Bank Governor Defends His Role amid Crisis

Lebanon’s central bank governor defended himself Wednesday against scathing criticism by the government, claiming there is a “systematic campaign” meant to hold him responsible for the country’s…

Al Majalla - London 29 April 2020
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Trump, Sharaa, and the future of Syria

05 December 2025

There was visible warmth when the US and Syrian presidents met in the Oval Office last month, with some even speculating a Trump visit to Damascus. But there is much to do before that happens.

Robert Ford
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Politics

The GCC moves from ‘safe neutrality’ to ‘indivisible security’

05 December 2025

Following the unprecedented attacks on Qatar, Gulf leaders have pledged to forge a unified defence front, marking a historic shift from cautious neutrality to collective security

Omar Harkous
Jay Torres
Politics

The evolution of Latin America’s drug cartels

04 December 2025

What began as a locally rooted trade in coca leaves and opium evolved into a transnational system of cartels that challenged governments, corrupted institutions, and destabilised countries

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra
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Politics

Why the US is asking Lebanon for its bomb back

05 December 2025

When Israel killed a Hezbollah military chief in late November, one GBU-39 bomb failed to detonate, leaving Washington worried that its adversaries could reverse engineer it

Michael Horowitz
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Culture & Social Affairs

Spanish poet Miriam Reyes on escaping the prison of the page

03 December 2025

With her collection 'Con' having won Spain's 2025 National Poetry Prize, the Galician writer spoke to Al Majalla about the process of creation as she works on her first novel.

Mohammed Al-Bittari

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