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Eduardo Ramon

Are Damascus and Hezbollah headed for confrontation?

Fighters have been sent to the porous Syria-Lebanon border area from both sides in recent weeks, with far more at stake than smuggling rackets.

Subhi Franjieh 23 April 2026
Israel Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter, US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa, President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the Oval Office at the White House on 23 April 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

Round 2: Lebanon-Israel talks inch forward

Given concerns about Hezbollah backlash, Beirut will likely want to proceed incrementally toward its stated goal of establishing a state monopoly on weapons

David Schenker 23 April 2026
Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun delivers a televised address to the Lebanese people from the Baabda Presidential Palace, east of the capital Beirut, on 17 April 2026. Lebanese Presidency / AFP

After the Lebanon-Israel ceasefire

Beirut now must demonstrate its commitment toward ultimately disarming Hezbollah—not for Israel's sake, but for Lebanon's

Bilal Saab 17 April 2026
A woman mourns in a cemetery in Choueifat, Lebanon, on 29 March 2026, before the funeral of Lebanese journalists who were killed by a targeted Israeli strike. REUTERS / Manu Brabo

Lebanon's mediation window is firmly shut...for now

Tehran says any negotiated settlement to the US-Iran war must include its Hezbollah allies, but this could take a long time—a luxury Lebanon may not have.

Elie Kossaifi 29 March 2026
Aliaa Abou Khaddour

The end of Hezbollah?

Al Majalla unpacks the scenarios facing the group from all angles: international, regional and domestic.

Al Majalla - London 26 March 2026
Lina Jaradat

Lebanon’s stability requires steadier US engagement

Military intervention alone solves nothing, especially in Lebanon's case. US diplomatic leadership here could make all the difference.

Brian Katulis 24 March 2026
Nesma Moharam

Why proposed Israel-Lebanon talks are so important

Even as the bombs fly between Hezbollah and the Israeli army, there is suddenly an opportunity to sort out some longstanding problems. If Syria can help, all the better.

Michael Harari 17 March 2026

Hezbollah drags Lebanon into war once more

Fares Garabet 04 March 2026
Plumes of smoke rise from the sites of Israeli airstrikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut on 3 March 2026. IBRAHIM AMRO / AFP

Lebanon front opens up amid US-Iran war

Attacks by Hezbollah and an Iraqi militia appear to be a calculated step by Tehran to widen the arena of conflict in a bid to raise the costs for its adversaries

Elie Kossaifi and Fayza Diab 03 March 2026
Aliaa Aboukhaddour

The Kuwaiti collector preserving Fairuz's legacy

Faris Al-Muhanna dreams of one day creating a digital archive to safeguard the history and memory of Lebanon's most iconic artist for future generations

Charbel Khoury 17 February 2026
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2026 World Cup: football in the age of AI

09 June 2026

From 3D players to data-transmitting balls, the sport's biggest tournament is awash with technology to help with everything from offside decisions to viewer angles, but does this come at a cost?

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Trump started a war he can’t control

09 June 2026

Netanyahu continues to defy calls from Washington to pump the brakes on Israel's offensive in Lebanon, something Iran has linked to a future peace deal

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Why is Iran targeting Kuwait and Bahrain?

10 June 2026

While it could be tied to military calculations related to the current US-Iran war, it also reflects a deeper struggle between two opposing regional visions

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11 June 2026

We highlight some of the most notable movies centred on the world's most coveted sport

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