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Non-state actors play an outsized role in the region's conflicts and wars. Hezbollah is a prime example of how these actors have blurred the lines between militancy and national governance. Sebastien Thibault

Non-state actors no more: The evolution of militant groups in the Middle East

Non-state actors play an outsized role in the region's conflicts and wars. Hezbollah is a prime example of how these actors have blurred the lines between militancy and national governance.

Makram Rabah 08 February 2024
Syrian writer Khalida Saeeda recalls a strange encounter she experienced during Lebanon's civil war, where a moment of panic revealed one man's true nature. Marian Moratinos

The day a bird saved me

A Syrian writer recalls a strange encounter she experienced during Lebanon's civil war, where a moment of panic revealed one man's true nature

Khalida Saeed 12 January 2024
Billions deposited by the Lebanese people haven’t disappeared but won’t be found simply by asking. Al Majalla

Restoring Lebanon's depositors' frozen funds needs an international court, not the IMF

Billions deposited by the Lebanese people haven't disappeared, but won't be found simply by asking.

Toufic Chanbour 29 December 2023
Credit: Nesma Moharam

Could Hezbollah win over Lebanon’s Sunni community?

An examination of the historic and recent trends relating to Sunni-Shiite relations in Lebanon and the influencing factors.

Elie Kossaifi 25 December 2023
People walk along a street at the entrance of the Burj al-Barajneh Palestinian camp south of Beirut on November 15, 2023, as battles between Israel and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip continue. AFP

Lebanon’s displaced feel forgotten while war rages in Gaza

People who have fled the cross-border clashes in Lebanon's south warn that the world is underestimating the extent of fighting while the country is ill-prepared for a breakdown in rules of engagement.

Joudy El-Asmar 18 December 2023
Lebanese Sunnis are viewed by many as the glue that unites the country’s diverse tapestry of sects. However, political turmoil has limited their ability to exercise their traditional influence. Sara Gironi Carnevale

What future lies ahead for Lebanon's Sunnis?

Lebanese Sunnis are viewed by many as the glue that unites the country's diverse tapestry of sects. However, political turmoil has limited their ability to exercise their traditional influence.

Al Majalla - London 13 December 2023
Al Majalla highlights milestones of Sunni leadership since the establishment of the Greater Lebanon State in 1920. Majalla

Timeline: The rise and fall of Sunni influence in Lebanon

Al Majalla highlights milestones of Sunni leadership since the establishment of the Greater Lebanon State in 1920.

Al Majalla - London 13 December 2023
The modern politics that left a major group under-represented during a national crisis were shaped by complex historical forces. Al Majalla explores the plight of Lebanon's Sunni Muslims. Andrei Cojocaru

How Lebanon's Sunnis became ‘orphans' of the republic

The modern politics that left a major group under-represented during a national crisis were shaped by complex historical forces. Al Majalla explores the plight of Lebanon's Sunni Muslims.

Houssam Itani 13 December 2023
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Killer profits in Lebanon’s medicine trade reveal the dystopia faced by its people

The story of the pharmaceuticals crisis reveals the country's wider social, political, and economic dynamics

Lina Khatib 02 December 2023
Islamic Group's members in a protest supporting Hamas, Beirut in October 2023 AP

The 'Sunni facade' of Hezbollah on Israel's northern borders

Is Hezbollah seeking to make the armed wing of the Islamic Group its Sunni façade near the border where war with Israel could spread?

Samer Zouraiq 24 November 2023
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In what could be a historic turning point in US-Syria relations, the new government in Damascus will likely join the international coalition against the Islamic State (IS)

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Zohran Mamdani becomes first Muslim mayor of New York

04 November 2025

The 34-year-old socialist's win is a seismic development, proving that tax rises for the rich to fund social programmes, and unwavering advocacy for Palestinian rights, are politically viable stances

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Closure denied: the agonising search for Gaza's vanished

05 November 2025

Those who are able to bury their dead are among the lucky. For others, not knowing the fate of their missing loved ones or receiving mutilated corpses impossible to identify adds insult to injury.

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How Trump reshaped the world

03 November 2025

Al Majalla examines key developments in the US and across the globe less than a year into Trump's second presidential term

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