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Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa meets with US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in this handout released on May 14, 2025. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS
Politics

With his Syria gamble, Trump opens a door

Frederic C. Hof 18, May 2025
Israeli spy Eli Cohen.
Documents & Memoirs

This day in history: Israeli spy Eli Cohen executed in Damascus

Sami Moubayed 18, May 2025
Egyptian officials have been talking to Iran since Israel's war on Gaza began earlier this month and warning of potentially catastrophic consequences for the region should the conflict expand. Majalla

Israel's war on Gaza could set tone for Egypt-Iran ties

Egyptian officials have been talking to Iran since Israel's war on Gaza began earlier this month and warning of potentially catastrophic consequences for the region should the conflict expand.

Amr Emam 27, Oct 2023
Memories of death and destruction during the 2006 war between Hezbollah and Israel are still ripe among Lebanese people who have yet to recover. Meanwhile, it's in a deep economic crisis. Ewan White

Lebanon's already struggling economy cannot survive a war with Israel

Memories of death and destruction during the 2006 war between Hezbollah and Israel are still ripe among Lebanese people who have yet to recover. Meanwhile, it's in a deep economic crisis.

Khaled Kassar 27, Oct 2023
Israeli soldiers take part in Urban Warfare Training in a facility at the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, October 25, 2023. Reuters

Israel's war on Gaza: Possible scenarios for the day after

Potential outcomes include a temporary Israeli re-occupation, the return of the Palestinian Authority or even a disarmed Hamas to rule in Gaza or even international peacekeepers being deployed.

Khaled Hamadeh 27, Oct 2023
As Israel ponders its next steps, caution should be the operating word. Israel should set realistic and gradual goals to degrade Hamas while fostering hope for an actual resolution of the conflict. Majalla/Agencies

Why Israel has no good options in Gaza

As Israel ponders its next steps, caution should be the operating word. Israel should set realistic and gradual goals to degrade Hamas while fostering hope for an actual resolution of the conflict.

Michael Horowitz 26, Oct 2023
Some working women in Lebanon, particularly in traditional settings, might feel added stress associated with entering the workforce. Shutterstock

Working women in Lebanon: Inside the so-called “motherhood tax”

In the midst of an economic crisis, working Lebanese mothers suffer. This is due to deep-seated societal bias and a lack of legal framework, which recognises their contributions and unique challenges.

Joudy El-Asmar 26, Oct 2023

Gaza death toll surpasses 5,000

Fares Garabet 26, Oct 2023
From a devalued currency to a disproportionate impact on the tech sector and a collapse in foreign investment, the problems caused by Netanyahu's political crisis will be worse during open conflict. Majalla/Agencies

War on Gaza threatens Israel's already weakened economy

From a devalued currency to a disproportionate impact on the tech sector and a collapse in foreign investment, the problems caused by Netanyahu's political crisis will be worse during open conflict

Nazareth Seferian 25, Oct 2023
Diana Estefana Rubio

Investment risks increase in the Middle East

The outbreak of military conflict in the Middle East may deal a blow to world economic confidence as the violence in Gaza, added the possibility of a broader regional conflict to the sense of global…

Al Majalla - London 24, Oct 2023
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Israel's Silicon Valley on the brink of collapse

With Israel calling up 360,000 reservists, mostly tech workers, to take part in the war on Gaza, the second largest technology ecosystem in the world after Silicon Valley is threatened with collapse.

Kawthar Zantour 24, Oct 2023
While the IDF wants to degrade Hamas's military capabilities, the ground operation comes with a host of political and tactical risks. Al Majalla explains. Majalla/Agencies

The hell of Israel’s ground invasion of Gaza

While the IDF wants to degrade Hamas's military capabilities, the ground operation comes with a host of political and tactical risks. Al Majalla explains.

Bilal Saab 24, Oct 2023
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) watching as US President Donald Trump (C) shakes hands with Syria's interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, in Riyadh on May 14, 2025. Bandar AL-JALOUD / Saudi Royal Palace
Politics

Trump's lifting of Syria sanctions solidifies Iran's regional defeat

14 May 2025

It could very well boost Israel's security as well as that of everyone else in the region

James Jeffrey
US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman exchange a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) during a ceremony at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on May 13, 2025. REUTERS / Brian Snyder
Business & Economy

US, Saudi Arabia enter 'golden era' in defence, AI partnership

14 May 2025

A string of deals ranging from defence to technology were signed in Riyadh worth at least $300bn, including the "largest military sales contract in history"

Maher Chmaytelli
Rahaf Ayyad, a 12-year-old Palestinian who is suffering from malnutrition due to an Israeli-imposed starvation campaign, sits at a school-turned-shelter in al-Rimal in central Gaza City on May 4, 2025. Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP
Politics

Sunken faces: kids in Gaza waste away as Israel blocks aid

15 May 2025

As experts warn of a looming famine due to Israel's blocking of all aid for over ten weeks, Al Majalla speaks to affected families on the ground whose children have become skin and bones

Salem Al Rayyes
Lina Jaradat
Profiles

Ahmed al-Sharaa: the Syrian president with much to prove

14 May 2025

Al-Sharaa met Trump today in Riyadh, after the US president lifted sanctions on Syria on Tuesday, offering it "a chance at greatness". But who is the Syrian leader thrust into the global spotlight?

Bilal Saab
American President Richard Nixon made an official visit to Damascus on June 15, 1974, and was welcomed by Syrian President Hafez al-Assad. Getty
Documents & Memoirs

From Nixon to Clinton: Syrian-American summits since 1945

14 May 2025

Syria's interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, will meet Donald Trump in Riyadh today, making him the first Syrian leader to meet with a US president since Clinton's meeting with Hafez al-Assad in 2000

Sami Moubayed

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