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Lina Jaradat

Naim Qassem: The austere ex-chemist now leading Hezbollah

The group's lacklustre former deputy leader was the last viable leadership option once Israel killed Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Saffiedine. Who is he?

Badia Fahs 03 November 2024
Andrea Awada-Zeaiter of Dearborn attends a rally in support of Lebanon in light of recent Israeli strikes that killed hundreds on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, in front of the Henry Ford Centennial Library in Dearborn, Michigan. Katy Kildee/AP

Michigan’s Lebanese Americans feel abandoned by Democrats

Amid Israel's campaign in southern Lebanon, voters in the city of Dearborn express anger and indifference

Abdelhalim Abdelrahman 31 October 2024
A file picture from the 1940s shows from (L to R) Lebanese President Bechara El Khoury, Lebanese Speaker of the Parliament Sabri Hamadeh,Yemeni Crown Prince Seif al-Islam Abdullah and Lebanese Prime Minister Sami al-Solh. SAMI SOLH ALBUM / AFP

The Shiites of pre-war Lebanon

Shiites have always been an integral part of Lebanese society, holding government posts since its first government was formed in 1926, with feelings of "victimisation" only surfacing in the 1960s

Sami Moubayed 26 October 2024
Hezbollah-affiliated economic activity in Dahiyeh generates around $70-$80mn in revenue a month Eduardo Ramon

Lebanon's shadow economy reels as Israel pummels Dahiyeh

Relentless Israeli air strikes have led to losses of $1bn so far, devastating an area home to thousands of small businesses vital to the economy, which had developed over decades

Salwa Baalbaki 25 October 2024
Al Majalla

Lebanon emergency aid is forthcoming, but not nearly enough

The country was virtually bankrupt before Israel's war displaced more than a million people. Lebanese hope a Paris donor conference will deliver in their hour of need.

Abdulfattah Khattab 24 October 2024
Axel Rangel Garcia

Washington seems to have lost its diplomatic will in Lebanon

A flurry of diplomatic activity accompanied Israel's war on Lebanon in the summer of 2006. Fast-forward to today, there has been a lacklustre response to end the war. Why? Al Majalla explains.

Christopher Phillips 21 October 2024
Lina Jaradat

Nabih Berri: The many faces of Lebanon’s longest-serving Speaker

Aged 86, the president of the Amal Movement is a well-known name and battle-hardened parliamentary survivor. Politician, lawyer, and militia leader, what made the Shiite leader who he is today?

Badia Fahs 20 October 2024

Israel attacks UNIFIL forces in Lebanon

Fares Garabet 14 October 2024
Syrian Red Crescent rescuers attend to displaced people arriving from Lebanon at the Jdeidat Yabus border crossing in southwestern Syria on October 7, 2024. LOUAI BESHARA / AFP

War in Lebanon puts Syria's already struggling economy under further strain

Syria's deep economic reliance on Lebanon, shaped by years of conflict and international sanctions, has made regime-held areas particularly vulnerable to Lebanon's economic and political instability

Haid Haid 13 October 2024
A man photographs the destruction in the aftermath of an Israeli strike that targeted the Sfeir neighbourhood in Beirut's southern suburbs on October 6, 2024. AFP

Lebanon will need huge help in rebuilding… but from who?

For a country reeling from economic collapse and runaway inflation, war was the last thing it needed. The Gulf provided substantial assistance after the 2006 war. In 2024, new saviours are sought.

Abdulfattah Khattab 07 October 2024
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Politics

The Houthis: the new Hezbollah?

24, Sep 2026

Just as Iran used Hezbollah to expand its influence in the Levant, it is now using the Houthis to give it leverage in Bab al-Mandab and the Red Sea amid its war with the US

Al Majalla - London
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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
A rebel fighter seen behind a Kingdom of Libya flag near the front line along the western entrance gate of Ajdabiyah, on 18 April 2011. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
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A tale of two Libya's: internal division meets external unity

19, Sep 2026

In Libya today, things have never been better. They have also never been worse. Just depends on who you ask

Tarek Megerisi
Axel Rangel García
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Francesca Albanese: the Palestine question is a global one

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

15, Sep 2026

Washington needs its rivals to create peace on its behalf

Amir Handjani

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