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Syrian soldiers wave as they leave Lebanon 26 April 2005 in Masnaa. Lebanese danced with joy as the last Syrian troops crossed the border back home, ending their 29-year presence in Lebanon. JOSEPH BARRAK / AFP

This day in history: Syria ends its 29-year military occupation of Lebanon

On 26 April 2005, Syria was forced to pull its troops from a country that US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger had tacitly invited in a year after the civil war erupted in 1975

Sami Moubayed 26 April 2025
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There is no better time to disarm Hezbollah

With both Hezbollah and its Iranian patrons at their weakest point, Lebanon has a fleeting opportunity to restore its eroded sovereignty

David Schenker 23 April 2025

Youssef Habchi El-Ashkar: writing is my salvation

In a never-before-published interview, the late Lebanese novelist explains how the characters in his epic trilogy reflect his distaste for city life and lost faith in humanity

Mohamed abi Samra 22 April 2025
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
Lina Jaradat

Only national reconciliation can heal Lebanon's civil war wounds

Fifty years ago today, a civil war that lasted 15 years ripped the country apart. Today, outstanding grievances and underlying causes of that war still remain, leaving the country on shaky ground.

Ali Mourad 13 April 2025
Lina Jaradat

Young Lebanese artists summon the ghosts of the civil war

Living through crises, tragedy, and war, followed by crises, tragedy, and war, Al Majalla speaks to four young artists turning to art to make sense of their country and inheritance

Ibrahim Tutunji 10 April 2025
Lina Jaradat

From Syria to Gaza: a blueprint for rebuilding the Middle East

A strategy to rebuild post-conflict Arab economies is slowly taking shape despite Israeli intransigence. It's an enormous task, but the cost of inaction is higher.

Alaa Shahine Salha 28 February 2025
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Arab students' futures in limbo after USAID funds freeze

The shuttering of aid has caused huge problems for students in Lebanon and Egypt on US scholarships. What does the future hold?

Joudy El-Asmar 17 February 2025
Al Majalla

Nawaf Salam: From ICJ president to Lebanese prime minister

The former professor and diplomat was elected to oversee the International Court of Justice in The Hague less than a year before his country came calling. Who is he, and how will he approach his task?

Elie Kossaifi 19 January 2025
Al Majalla

A new Syria gives Lebanon a chance to reevaluate past deals

Many agreements were one-sided in favour of Damascus, with some never ratified, implemented or even known about at all. Calls are now mounting to rebalance the relationship.

Salwa Baalbaki 14 January 2025
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Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (C) reviews a military honour guard with Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) during a welcoming ceremony in Beijing's Great Hall of the People on January 31, 2019. GREG BAKER / AFP
Politics

Pivot to China? Gulf states mull options after Doha strike

12 September 2025

Israel's attack in Qatar erodes Gulf states' trust in the US and serves as a stark reminder that they cannot depend on American security guarantees

Xiaotong Yang
A Hezbollah flag is placed in front of the shrine of Shamoun al-Safa, built within a castle in the village of Shamaa in southern Lebanon's Tyre governorate, on January 31, 2025, that was heavily damaged by Israeli bombing. Mahmoud ZAYYAT / AFP
Business & Economy

Trump Economic Zone plan raises eyebrows in Lebanon

11 September 2025

Many Lebanese see the project as a demographic one with economic dressings aimed at expelling the country's southern population from their lands

Souraya Chahine
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa Al Majalla
Politics

From Idlib to New York: Sharaa’s winding road the UN

12 September 2025

From the plains of Idlib to the presidential palace in Damascus and now the UN headquarters in Manhattan, Al Majalla traces the Syrian president's journey to get to this historic moment

Ibrahim Hamidi
Opinion

'The Voice of Hind Rajab' shows cries for justice are only getting louder

07 September 2025

A 24-minute standing ovation at the film premiere was more than a symbolic gesture of justice for Israel's murder of little Hind, but a heartfelt cry of real anguish over the ongoing genocide in Gaza

Samer Abou Hawwach
Egyptian writer May Telmissany poses during a portrait session held on April 15, 2014, in Paris, France. Ulf Andersen/Getty
Culture & Social Affairs

May Telmissany: writing is an act of resistance against the ugliness of the world

14 September 2025

The acclaimed Egyptian writer talks love, betrayal, autobiography, and the lack of Arab literary identity

El-Sayed Hussein

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