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British diplomat Martin Griffiths was UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs until 2024 and has worked throughout the Middle East. Barbara Gibson

Martin Griffiths: let’s state facts, this is genocide in Gaza

The seasoned British diplomat and barrister who, until recently, was the United Nations' Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, speaks to Al Majalla about the Middle East.

Ibrahim Hamidi 23 July 2025
Sara Padovan

How might Trump's presidency shape regional dynamics?

Will the trend of war, displacement, and escalation continue or will negotiations and deal-making put an end to the cycle of violence? The months ahead will be telling.

Paul Salem 11 March 2025
Morgan Ortagus AFP_Al Majalla

Morgan Ortagus: Trump’s blunt new Middle East envoy

Alongside Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, Ortagus is prepared to furrow brows in a region known for its sensitivities. In fact, she has already started.

Aqeel Abbas 11 February 2025
Andy Edwards

Netanyahu may cajole and send his wife, but Trump is no friend

The Israeli prime minister's interests are served by a US president who will acquiesce to his hard-right government's every whim, but in Donald Trump he does not have a nodding dog

Michael Horowitz 03 January 2025
An Israeli mobile artillery unit fires a shell from a border
position in southern Israel toward the Gaza Strip on May 8,
2024 AFP

For some, today’s Middle East is a giant military testing ground

Better than any simulator, multiple conflicts throughout the war-torn region are proving to be a boon for the testing and showcasing of weapons, and the battle-hardening of fighters

Lina Khatib 18 December 2024
Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump signs autographs as Massad Boulos listens during a visit to The Great Commoner on 1 November 2024 in Dearborn, Michigan. AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson

The Lebanese-American businessman in Donald Trump’s inner circle

Recently appointed as Middle East advisor, can Massad Boulos influence the incoming administration in the region?

The Economist 03 December 2024
An Israeli military convoy on the move inside the Gaza Strip on August 14, 2024. Amir Cohen/Reuters

Is arms control experiencing a renaissance in the Middle East?

Not the arms control we have come to know from ratification signings, but a different, less formal, but perhaps no less effective form. Look closely, and you will see it is already happening

Bilal Saab 16 August 2024
Nash Weerasekera

How a President Harris might approach the Middle East

Kamala Harris is new to the presidential election campaign and largely an unknown quantity on foreign policy. Yet there are clues as to how she may approach the region if she wins the White House

Amal Mudallali 04 August 2024
The early five BRICS states - Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa - are expanding the group to include Egypt, Iran, the UAE, Ethiopia, and possibly Saudi Arabia. Nash Weerasekera

BRICS group expands in the Middle East with the dollar in its sights

An important grouping has grown considerably, recently adding states like Egypt, the UAE, and Iran, while Saudi Arabia has been invited. The group's true nature will determine its course.

Nazareth Seferian 25 July 2024
Speaking to Al Majalla, former CENTCOM commander Joseph Votel reflects on the region’s most recent turbulence, including the first-ever direct military confrontation between Israel and Iran. Axel Rangel Garcia

Joseph Votel: A US-Saudi defence pact is mutually vital

The former commander of the US Central Command tells Al Majalla about the changing nature of war, terrorists' use of technology, and the role of the US in the Middle East

Ibrahim Hamidi 13 June 2024
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Two years after October 7

06 October 2025

Al Majalla examines the repercussions of Hamas's attack on Israel, which set into motion a series of significant changes and power shifts in the Middle East

Al Majalla - London
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa (L) visits the polling station where members of Syrian local committees have been casting their votes to select members of an interim parliament, in Damascus on October 5, 2025. LOUAI BESHARA / AFP
Politics

Cheers and jeers as Syria votes in first post-Assad parliament

06 October 2025

Only 4% of 119 members selected in the indirect vote were women, and only two Christians, sparking concerns about inclusivity and fairness. Meanwhile, voting was postponed in Druze and Kurdish areas.

Subhi Franjieh
Al Majalla
Politics

Allies' anger over Gaza tests US support for Israel

03 October 2025

Trump may be willing to accept global isolation to keep supporting Israel, but at some point, he may conclude that he isn't getting enough from Netanyahu in return

Christopher Phillips
A shopkeeper looks out through a window displaying replicas of football trophies at a gift shop in Souq Waqif bazaar in Doha on July 24, 2025. Karim JAAFAR / AFP
Business & Economy

Qatar’s economic resilience and the road ahead

07 October 2025

Qatar is positioning itself not only to weather external shocks, but to thrive in a changing global environment

Neil Quilliam
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Morocco's influence on Matisse

02 October 2025

The famed painter (1869-1954) found both himself and the inspiration he needed in two visits to Tangier in the early 20th century, the effects of which are still very evident.

Azeddine Bourkia

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