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Netanyahu's revolving wars

Fares Garabet 05 December 2024
Alexandra España

Intricately bound: Lebanon’s army and UN Resolution 1701

With both internal and external security threats, plus a ceasefire agreement that leaves more questions than answers, the Lebanese Armed Forces seems trapped between a rock and a hard place

Mohamad Rammal 04 December 2024
Nesma Moharam

Lebanon: The Third Republic

Will stakeholders be able to breathe new life into the Lebanese state, or will we see the birth of an entirely new one?

Al Majalla - London 01 December 2024
Sara Gironi Carnevale

Lebanon's maze to opportunity

Putting Lebanon back on the path of statehood and economic recovery is not only an urgent necessity for the Lebanese but also a step toward building a more peaceful and prosperous Middle East

Paul Salem 01 December 2024
A man gestures as he stands in a damaged building in Beirut's southern suburbs, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect, Lebanon November 27, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Yassin

Cracks already begin to emerge in Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire

While the US-brokered truce garnered international praise, there are serious reservations about its ability to be enforced and implemented

Con Coughlin 28 November 2024

Lebanon's army steps up as Hezbollah steps back

Fares Garabet 28 November 2024
A man waves the flag of Lebanon in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon on November 27, 2024, as displaced people make their way back to their homes in the south of Lebanon after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect. Anwar Amro / AFP

5 questions about the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah

Limited strikes could continue even after the truce

Daniel Byman 27 November 2024
Lina Jaradat

Fairuz at 90: The voice of Lebanese nostalgia

With dreamy vocals evoking images of hills and homeland, the star and her husband together wove a new and more romantic version of Lebanon in the years before the civil war that feels very distant now

Mohamed abi Samra 20 November 2024

Israel pushes for Hezbollah's total disarmament

Fares Garabet 18 November 2024
Aliaa Aboukhaddour

Destroying Hezbollah’s heartland will change Lebanon forever

A new wave of social and demographic re-engineering is unfurling that includes Syrians, Palestinians, and displaced Lebanese Shiites

Houssam Itani 13 November 2024
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Six factors shaping Trump’s calculus on Iran

27 January 2026

From a US military build-up in the region to Trump's growing unpopularity at home, several factors could influence his decision on whether or not to attack

Brian Katulis
A salesman displays gold chains, at Jos Alukkas jewellery store in Bengaluru on 17 September 2025. Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP
Business & Economy

Gold hits record high of $5,100 as traders seek safety

27 January 2026

Investors' flight into precious metals is symptomatic of the economic upheaval and uncertainty being causes by US President Donald Trump and his trade wars

Mohamed Sharki
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Politics

'Gaza has broken every record of modern warfare'

23 January 2026

Former Médecins Sans Frontières president Rony Brauman explains to Al Majalla how Israel's war on Gaza has produced unprecedented suffering and exposed the collapse of international law

Elie Kossaifi
Opinion

Four miscalculations by the SDF

26 January 2026

Recent events do not mean the end of the SDF as a local actor, but rather the end of a political chapter built on outdated assumptions. The next chapter will be more fluid and unpredictable.

Ibrahim Hamidi
Lebanese pop star Haifa Wehbe performs during the Batroun International Festival in the coastal city of Batroun, north of Beirut. ANWAR AMRO / AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

Lebanon finds an anthem out of the reach of drones

26 January 2026

The economy is a mess and the politics are askew but the Lebanese are once again learning how to celebrate, these days to the tune of Badna Nrou, meaning 'We need to calm down'

Samer Abou Hawwach

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