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Laura Salafia

Tom Barrack: the businessman with a huge Middle East remit

Donald Trump's ambassador to Türkiye and envoy to Syria has been having some critical conversations in regional capitals since April, from disarming Hezbollah to preventing another war with Israel

Omer Onhon 10 August 2025
Diana Estefanía Rubio

Five years on, justice over Beirut Port blast remains elusive

On 4 August 2020, Beirut Port was rocked by one of the most powerful non-nuclear explosions ever recorded, with a blast yield estimated at 200–300 tonnes of TNT. Triggered by a stockpile of 2,750…

Al Majalla - London 05 August 2025
Lebanese composer, pianist, playwright, and political commentator Ziad Rahbani Lina Jaradat

Ziad Rahbani: the heir to a legacy who dreamt of home

The famed Lebanese composer, pianist, playwright, and political commentator Ziad Rahbani died in Beirut on 26 July, aged 69. He was often labelled a 'genius.' The reality was far more nuanced.

Samer Abou Hawwach 02 August 2025
Lebanese Armed Forces personnel in the Al-Mafilha area of Meiss Al Jabal, a town in Lebanon's Nabatieh Governorate. Houssam Shbaro / Anadolu via Getty Images

Don’t discount the Lebanese Army in a fight with Hezbollah

Lebanon's president and prime minister have a big decision to make: whether, and how, to use the army to disarm Hezbollah. Today's army can be trusted, but its task must be well thought through.

Bilal Y. Saab 31 July 2025
Starlink executives are exploring whether a licence could be granted in Lebanon, but talks may have slowed in the country's political and legal morass. Shutterstock

Can Starlink help rewrite Lebanon’s broken telecoms rulebook?

The struggling economy could benefit hugely from the US firm's satellite-based internet service, given that it currently only has patchy broadband coverage. Will it be allowed, though?

Abdulfattah Khattab 28 July 2025
Israel's Ministry of Finance estimated that the state's recent war costs stood at $31bn by the end of 2024, and could rise to $70bn by the end of 2025. Sebastien Thibault

War is draining Israel’s economy… but the stock market is booming

Despite heavy losses and the soaring economic burden of war, Israel's defence and tech companies are making gains

Souraya Chahine 24 July 2025
People gather to celebrate after Lebanese parliament elects army chief Joseph Aoun as the new president, on January 9, 2025, in Al-Aaishiyah, Lebanon. Ramiz Dallah/Getty

Lebanon’s second chance at statehood

The crippling of Hezbollah's dominance and the Assad regime's fall in Syria have created a narrow but historic opening for the Lebanese people

Paul Salem 03 July 2025
Lina Jaradat

The Middle East is experiencing a cultural transformation

The region's youth see themselves as active participants in developing their own countries. They want their voices heard and their talents recognised globally.

Lina Khatib 24 May 2025
22-year-old art degree graduate Karim Naamani Ibrahim Totanji

Cinematheque Beirut gives Lebanon’s film community a space to thrive

An archive in the capital preserves not just films but memory, offering hope and inspiration for a younger generation of filmmakers

Ibrahim Tutunji 10 May 2025
Nada Kousa wearing the traditional Lebanese headress the 'tantour' Joe Challita

The towering history of the tantour

Part of Lebanon's rich cultural heritage, the tall, conical headdress associated with princesses sparked the curiosity of a global audience when it made a cameo at the Miss Universe pageant

Rosette Fadel 08 May 2025
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US President Donald Trump speaks during a reception with business leaders on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on 21 January 2026. Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP
Politics

In Davos, a tale of two speeches

22 January 2026

Trump follows Greenland threats by announcing a "future deal," while Canada's prime minister describes it all as a "rupture in the world order"

Ravi Agrawal
Syrians celebrate in Raqqa on 19 January 2026, after Syria and the SDF struck a wide-ranging deal to bring Kurdish civilian and military authorities under central government control on Sunday. REUTERS / Karam al-Masri
Politics

Why Syrian army gains against the SDF unnerve Israel

20 January 2026

Israeli media have painted the "defeat of the Kurds" as a win for Türkiye, while Israel's military worries that this may carry negative implications for its presence in the Golan

Michael Harari
Opinion

The battle for the state is reshaping regional alliances

18 January 2026

From Yemen and Syria to Sudan and Libya, there is a concerted effort to reassert state authority and thwart moves toward the proliferation of quasi-states and fragmentation

Ibrahim Hamidi
A general view of a concrete block marking the "Yellow Line" drawn by the Israeli military in Bureij, central Gaza Strip, on 4 November 2025. BASHAR TALEB / AFP / Al Majalla
Politics

Is Israel annexing more than half of Gaza?

20 January 2026

The ambiguous meaning of Israel's new yellow line

Giovanni Legorano
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R) shakes hands with Sudan's army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan in Cairo on 18 December 2025. AFP
Politics

Egypt stiffens its resolve to stop Sudan fragmentation

18 January 2026

For Cairo, stability in its southern neighbour is a national security issue. After almost three years of seeking a diplomatic solution, there are signs that it is now turning to firepower.

Amr Emam

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