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Hormuz face-off? US and Iran in a battle of wills
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Hormuz face-off? US and Iran in a battle of wills

Fares Garabet 29 April 2026
Iran’s 'mosquito fleet' presents a pesky problem Sara Padovan
Science & Technology

Iran’s 'mosquito fleet' presents a pesky problem

Marco Mossad 29 April 2026
A collage of Israel's policy of destruction and starvation in Gaza. Eduardo Ramon

Unpacking Israel's decisive turn towards savagery

Israel's gloves-off approach since 2023 didn't emerge out of the blue; it is deeply rooted in Zionist and Israeli military thought.

Majed Kayali 28 April 2026
A Syrian army soldier holds a national flag featuring Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in front of a building left in ruins on 5 June 2013 in the city of Qusayr in the Homs province. AFP

Syria's taswiya slow roll creates a host of problems

Former regime soldiers are stuck in limbo, as their undocumented status prevents them from working, travelling, and curbs family members' access to education, healthcare and social services

Haid Haid 28 April 2026
Axel Rangel Garcia

Test of wills: Iran’s ability to outlast the US blockade

The standoff in the Hormuz is not simply a question of whether Tehran can survive economic pressure, but whether Washington can sustain the pressure at an acceptable cost.

Alex Vatanka 27 April 2026

Assad to be tried in absentia

Fares Garabet 26 April 2026
Pete Reynolds

The 2026 Lebanon-Israel talks have echoes in 1983

Largely forgotten by history, leaders in Beirut and Tel Aviv shook hands on a plan for normal bilateral relations 43 years ago, after yet another Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon.

Elie Kossaifi 26 April 2026
Ewan White

Simon Karam: the diplomat leading Lebanon's talks with Israel

Given his reputation for being a staunch sovereignist, many trust him not to concede an inch of Lebanese land to Israel

Thuraya Shahin 26 April 2026
Soldiers from the Libyan Joint Forces during the opening ceremony of the "Flintlock-2026" exercises in Sirte, Libya, on 14 April 2026.
AFRICOM

US military exercise brings Libya’s rival factions together

The initiative runs alongside an agreed budget and political discussions on power-sharing facilitated by an American envoy, but Washington is concerned about the presence of foreign fighters

Rifaat Balkhair 25 April 2026
Lina Jaradat

Israel's casual expression of its violent occupation

Photos of Israeli soldiers cooking, celebrating, and looting inside homes in Gaza and southern Lebanon reveal how the occupied home is treated as a natural right

Shadi Alaa Aldin 25 April 2026
Vice President JD Vance at a news conference as Jared Kushner, left, and Steve Witkoff, Special Envoy for Peace Missions listen on 12 April 2026, in Islamabad. Jacquelyn Martin/ REUTERS

The US has ditched professional diplomacy

The first priority is Trump's image, not national interests.

Nicholas Grossman 24 April 2026
Pete Reynolds

Lebanon and Israel: negotiations and the end of Hezbollah

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 23 April 2026
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A collage of Israel's policy of destruction and starvation in Gaza. Eduardo Ramon
Politics

Unpacking Israel's decisive turn towards savagery

23 April 2026

Israel's gloves-off approach since 2023 didn't emerge out of the blue; it is deeply rooted in Zionist and Israeli military thought.

Majed Kayali
Axel Rangel Garcia
Business & Economy

Test of wills: Iran’s ability to outlast the US blockade

26 April 2026

The standoff in the Hormuz is not simply a question of whether Tehran can survive economic pressure, but whether Washington can sustain the pressure at an acceptable cost.

Alex Vatanka
Sara Padovan
Science & Technology

Iran’s 'mosquito fleet' presents a pesky problem

28 April 2026

The Strait of Hormuz is now poised to become the primary arena of confrontation, with Iran relying on speedboat-driven guerrilla warfare to confront the US navy.

Marco Mossad
A Syrian army soldier holds a national flag featuring Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in front of a building left in ruins on 5 June 2013 in the city of Qusayr in the Homs province. AFP
Politics

Syria's taswiya slow roll creates a host of problems

28 April 2026

Former regime soldiers are stuck in limbo, as their undocumented status prevents them from working, travelling, and curbs family members' access to education, healthcare and social services

Haid Haid
Culture & Social Affairs

The Arab women raising the bar in travel literature

28 April 2026

In recent years, travel writing has witnessed a striking revival, though along a different path, one now charted by Arab women's voices.

Ibrahim Adel

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