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Lebanese Sunnis are viewed by many as the glue that unites the country’s diverse tapestry of sects. However, political turmoil has limited their ability to exercise their traditional influence. Sara Gironi Carnevale

What future lies ahead for Lebanon's Sunnis?

Lebanese Sunnis are viewed by many as the glue that unites the country's diverse tapestry of sects. However, political turmoil has limited their ability to exercise their traditional influence.

Al Majalla - London 13 December 2023
Al Majalla highlights milestones of Sunni leadership since the establishment of the Greater Lebanon State in 1920. Majalla

Timeline: The rise and fall of Sunni influence in Lebanon

Al Majalla highlights milestones of Sunni leadership since the establishment of the Greater Lebanon State in 1920.

Al Majalla - London 13 December 2023
The modern politics that left a major group under-represented during a national crisis were shaped by complex historical forces. Al Majalla explores the plight of Lebanon's Sunni Muslims. Andrei Cojocaru

How Lebanon's Sunnis became ‘orphans' of the republic

The modern politics that left a major group under-represented during a national crisis were shaped by complex historical forces. Al Majalla explores the plight of Lebanon's Sunni Muslims.

Houssam Itani 13 December 2023
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A man walks past a mural depicting the Venezuelan national flag and reading "Long live the motherland!" in Caracas on 4 January 2026, a day after Venezuela's president Nicolas Maduro was abducted by the US. Juan BARRETO / AFP
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After Maduro: what next for Venezuela?

04 January 2026

The US could be secretly negotiating with elements in the government to take charge. The alternative is state and popular resistance, which sets the stage for more military action and insurgency.

Tarek Rashed
Venezuela's Vice President Delcy Rodríguez speaks during a press conference in Caracas on 8 September 2025. Federico PARRA / AFP
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Delcy Rodríguez and Venezuela’s politics of survival

05 January 2026

Venezuela's vice president is known for having a diplomatic style that is confrontational in tone but cautious in substance, and pursuing a strategy that marries public defiance with quiet pragmatism

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra
Richard N. Haass, Senior Counsellor, Centerview Partners, speaks onstage during the Reindustrialise Conference 2025 on 17 July 2025, in Detroit, Michigan. TASOS KATOPODIS / AFP
Politics

Richard Haass on America’s changing global role

31 December 2025

In an interview with Al Majalla, the senior US diplomat says that while the US may no longer play the role of world policeman, it is not isolationist either

Ibrahim Hamidi
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2025 highlights and what to look out for in 2026

30 December 2025

Al Majalla reflects on this year and the first quarter of the 21st century, highlighting standout achievements, events and trends

Al Majalla - London
An aerial view shows pigeons flying over the Marjeh square in Syria's capital Damascus on 12 December 2024. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

The history of Damascus pulses through Marjeh Square

30 December 2025

If anywhere encapsulates the Syrian capital in recent decades, it is this enigmatic and iconic public space, which has seen more than its fair share of changes

Khalil Sweileh

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