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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men inspect the damage at the site of an Iranian missile strike in Bnei Brak, east of Tel Aviv, on June 16, 2025. OHN WESSELS / AFP
Business & Economy

How the Israel-Iran flare-up is impacting the global economy

Abdel-Rahman Ayas 16, Jun 2025
Five unconventional portrayals of motherhood in Arabic novels Aliaa Abou Khaddour
Culture & Social Affairs

Five unconventional portrayals of motherhood in Arabic novels

Ibrahim Adel 16, Jun 2025
A man walks past a banner depicting missiles launching from a representation of the map of Iran, coloured with the Iranian flag, in central Tehran on April 15, 2024. ATTA KENARE / AFP

A nuclear deal with Iran is possible—but only if the US learns from history

A former Iranian diplomat outlines a path forward

Seyed Hossein Mousavian 26, Apr 2025
Masked men from the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas SAID KHATIB / AFP

Demands for Hamas to disarm have been rebuffed. What next?

There are competing visions for Gaza, from a 'riviera' without Palestinians to a rebuilt enclave run by Palestinians for Palestinians. Until then, thousands are still being killed.

Amr Emam 25, Apr 2025
A man dressed as a clown entertains children at a makeshift school in a camp for displaced Palestinians in Deir El-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, on April 27, 2024. AFP

The clowns trying to bring joy to Gaza's traumatised children

Uncle Zezo, Uncle Mickey, and Dr Alloush perform in displacement shelters and hospitals, striving to restore fragments of a joy last felt in 2023. Al Majalla meets them.

Houssam Marouf 24, Apr 2025
US President Donald Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 7, 2025. SAUL LOEB / AFP

Trump's Iran strategy is irking Israel

What concerns the Israelis is not a possible return to JCPOA-era caps, but how quickly the Trump administration is willing to make concessions

Michael Horowitz 24, Apr 2025
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There is no better time to disarm Hezbollah

With both Hezbollah and its Iranian patrons at their weakest point, Lebanon has a fleeting opportunity to restore its eroded sovereignty

David Schenker 23, Apr 2025

Youssef Habchi El-Ashkar: writing is my salvation

In a never-before-published interview, the late Lebanese novelist explains how the characters in his epic trilogy reflect his distaste for city life and lost faith in humanity

Mohamed abi Samra 22, Apr 2025
Al Majalla

Washington tells Damascus what it needs to do to ease sanctions

Demands include a public ban on any Palestinian political activity, proscribing Iran's Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organisation, and allowing unilateral US military action in Syria

Ibrahim Hamidi 22, Apr 2025
The US-led Operation Inherent Resolve coalition against the Islamic State (IS) trains SDF fighters in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province on September 7, 2022. Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP

Where does the counter-IS mission stand after Sharaa-SDF deal?

An SDF shift away from the US partnership and the risk of IS resurgence could undo years of hard-won progress in the fight against terrorism

Caroline Rose 21, Apr 2025
A drone view shows charred vehicles standing in the aftermath of what Al Masirah TV said was a US strike on the Ras Isa fuel port, Al Jazirah, Yemen, in this screengrab from a handout video released on April 18, 2025. REUTERS

A ground offensive against the Houthis looks imminent

An informed Yemeni military source says a US-backed Yemeni government assault is likely to begin "between mid and late May" after US air strikes have crippled key Houthi military assets

Anwar Al-Ansi 19, Apr 2025
Lina Jaradat

The price of Lebanon’s civil war is still being paid

Fifty years after the outbreak of fighting, Lebanon still suffers from the effects of corruption and clientelism, undermining the achievements made during brief periods of stability

Abdulfattah Khattab 19, Apr 2025
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Will Iran-Israel strikes derail Trump's Mideast vision?

14 June 2025

Trump and Netanyahu disagree on whether to use military force to stop Iran's nuclear programme, and Israel's punishing attack on Iran places the region on a worrisome trajectory

Robert Ford
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men inspect the damage at the site of an Iranian missile strike in Bnei Brak, east of Tel Aviv, on June 16, 2025. OHN WESSELS / AFP
Business & Economy

How the Israel-Iran flare-up is impacting the global economy

16 June 2025

From spiking crude to dwindling confidence, the sudden and unprecedented escalation between these two regional powers has sent markets into a tailspin

Abdel-Rahman Ayas
Axel Rangel García
Politics

Nuclear claims are a smoke screen for hopes of toppling Iran

15 June 2025

The Israeli strikes aren't about facilities or centrifuges, but regime change

Jeffrey Lewis
Opinion

Iran has no place in Netanyahu's 'new Middle East' vision

16 June 2025

The Islamic Republic of Iran remains a key obstacle to Netanyahu's post-October 7 vision for a 'new Middle East'. This helps explain the ferocity of Israel's unprecedented attack on its long-time foe.

Ibrahim Hamidi
After Israel attacked Iran overnight on June 12, Tehran responded with a barrage of missile salvos hitting Tel Aviv, June 13, 2025.
Politics

Where is Israel's unprecedented Iran attack taking the region?

13 June 2025

While Israel's attack dealt a severe blow to Iran's military and nuclear infrastructure, the long-term impact remains uncertain as Tehran's potential for retaliation introduces new risks

Michael Horowitz

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