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Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin speaks at a press conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on 25 August, 2025. Luka Dakskobler / Getty

'Israel is exploiting Iran war to kill a Palestinian state'

PA Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin tells Al Majalla that Israel is taking advantage of the fact that the world is distracted by the US-Iran war to create irreversible facts on the ground

Ahmed Maher 02 April 2026
On 13 September 1993, the Oslo Accords were signed between Israeli and Palestinian leaders under US auspices. Since then, Israel has put facts on the ground that make a Palestinian state impossible. Andrei Cojocaru

31 years later, Oslo takes its last dying breaths

On 13 September 1993, the Oslo Accords were signed between Palestinian and Israeli leaders under US auspices. Since then, Israel has put facts on the ground that make a Palestinian state impossible.

Sami Moubayed 13 September 2024
The Oslo Accords cemented the fragmentation of the Palestinian national discourse and weakened its political entities. Al Majalla explains how the pact gave Israel a clear advantage. Hassan Moharam

30 years later, Oslo's real objectives are clear

The Oslo Accords cemented the fragmentation of the Palestinian national discourse and weakened its political entities. Al Majalla explains how the pact gave Israel a clear advantage.

Majed Kayali 14 September 2023
30 years after the Oslo Accords, what looked like a landmark opportunity has left hope adrift. But there is a way toward a homeland Palestinians deserve via better leaders. Al Majalla explains. Hassan Moharam

30 years after Oslo, Palestinian state elusive as ever

What once looked like a landmark opportunity, has now fizzled out. But there is a way toward a homeland Palestinians deserve via better leaders. Al Majalla explains.

Asaad Ghanem 12 September 2023
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20 April 2026

While all the effects of this conflict may take time to fully realise, short and medium-term signs expose the limits of US power and see America's rivals benefiting

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Business & Economy

The Iran war is reshaping the China-Gulf economic model

21 April 2026

Closing the Strait of Hormuz has shown how the Gulf should shift from an oil-export model to a digital and distribution hub. Will this trigger the long-delayed free trade agreement with China?

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Lebanon and Israel: negotiations and the end of Hezbollah

23 April 2026

Building on the ten-day ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump, time will tell if these talks are a one-off or the beginning of a different path for Lebanon.

Al Majalla - London
Grace Russell
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Saving the soldiers: robots as Ukraine’s new weapon

22 April 2026

The war in Ukraine is becoming an open laboratory for testing advanced military technologies that may yet redefine the very meaning of combat

Marco Mossad
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New book tackles the fading art of Koranic recitation

20 April 2026

Egyptian heritage researcher Haytham Abu Zayd sheds light on how the art form grew, excelled, and then declined over the years and ends by offering a path to revival

Fadi El-Abdallah

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