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A member of the former rebel group Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham stands guard near an image of Syria's Bashar al-Assad at the fourth division headquarters in Damascus, Syria, January 23, 2025. REUTERS/Yamam Al Shaar
Politics

Syria after Assad: reclaiming a national identity lost to regional overreach

Majed Kayali 19 November 2025
US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman pose for a picture at the White House in Washington, DC, US on 18 November 2025. REUTERS/Jessica Koscielniak
Politics

Saudi Arabia, the US, and the renewal of partnership

Al Majalla - London 18 November 2025
A scene from the film

Yalla Gaza: French documentary shows beauty of Palestinian resilience

Yallah Gaza by Roland Nurier was filmed before the war swept devastation over the enclave. Beautiful but flawed, its airing in Paris helps keep Gaza in the minds of an apathetic public.

Mohamed abi Samra 04 February 2024
In response to the killing of three US soldiers in Jordan last week, the US attacked more than 80 targets belonging to Iran-backed proxy groups and Tehran's Revolutionary Guard. shutterstock

Biden promises more strikes after US attacks Iraq and Syria

In response to the killing of three US soldiers in Jordan last week, the US attacked more than 80 targets belonging to Iran-backed proxy groups and Tehran's Revolutionary Guard.

Majalla 03 February 2024
Israel is making Gaza uninhabitable which some believe to be an attempt to ethnically cleanse Palestinians from their land, 75 years after the Nakba of 1948. Majalla

The Middle East's long history of displacement casts dark shadow on Gaza

The Middle East is no stranger to displacement. Al Majalla highlights case studies in Lebanon and Syria as a potential template for the future of Gaza.

Lina Khatib 03 February 2024
Ships are steering clear of the Suez Canal for fear of Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, which is hitting Egypt's currency. Shutterstock

Taking a pounding: Egypt's economy hit by regional tension

The Egyptian Pound is weak, and the country is losing income from Houthi missiles, causing ships to avoid the Suez Canal. The timing is bad, as Cairo asks the IMF for $750mn in loans.

Marcelle Nasr 02 February 2024
Starving civilians is an ancient military tactic. Although it is now considered a war crime, there are plenty of modern-day examples of its utilisation, the most recent of which is in Gaza. Nash Weerasekera

Starvation as a weapon of war: An all too familiar horror in history

Starving civilians is an ancient military tactic. Although it is now considered a war crime, there are plenty of modern-day examples of its utilisation, the most recent of which is in Gaza.

Steve Hewitt 02 February 2024
Affectionately known as Al-Fedayeen, the Palestinian national football team reminded the world of a people's ambitions for statehood – and revealed the wider extent of demands for peace in Gaza.  Eduardo Ramón

Palestinian team – and cause – shines at Asia Cup

Affectionately known as Al-Fedayeen, the national football team reminded the world of a people's ambitions for statehood – and revealed the wider extent of demands for peace in Gaza. 

Mohamed Qutob 02 February 2024

Gaza's last lifeline under threat after UNRWA funding pulled

Fares Akkad 01 February 2024
Western support for the Palestinian cause is increasing, but not in the corridors of power. Prominent Palestinian-American historian Rashid Khalidi speaks to Al Majalla on Gaza's war and its global implications. Al Majalla

Rashid Khalidi: We’re not even close to a Palestinian solution

Western support for the Palestinian cause is increasing, but not in the corridors of power. A prominent Palestinian-American historian speaks to Al Majalla on Gaza's war and its global implications.

Samer Abou Hawwach 02 February 2024
Cameron leaves 10 Downing Street in November Reuters

The Palestinian state: When good intentions aren’t good enough

Realism, not wishful thinking, is needed when addressing the prospects for a two-state solution

Ahmed Maher 31 January 2024
There is growing unemployment after Israel revoked work permits and withheld tax revenue from the PA. Meanwhile, it continues its brutal war on Gaza, heightening emotions at a tense time. Al Majalla

Tensions mount as economic crisis grips West Bank

There is growing unemployment after Israel revoked work permits and withheld tax revenue from the PA. Meanwhile, it continues its brutal war on Gaza, heightening emotions at a tense time.

Sherine Younes 31 January 2024
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US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman pose for a picture at the White House in Washington, DC, US on 18 November 2025. REUTERS/Jessica Koscielniak
Politics

Saudi Arabia, the US, and the renewal of partnership

17 November 2025

Trump elevates Saudi Arabia to 'major non-NATO ally' status, just hours after the Saudi crown prince announced he would increase his investments in the US to nearly $1tn.

Al Majalla - London
Sara Padovan
Politics

Is support for Israel becoming toxic at the ballot box? 

11 November 2025

As Americans rethink the moral—and strategic—calculus of US support for Israel, politicians are scrambling to keep pace

Alfred J. Naddaff
This handout photograph released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on 10 November 2025, shows US President Donald Trump (L) shaking hands with Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House in Washington DC. SANA / AFP
Politics

Syria-US rapprochement sees cooperation surge

13 November 2025

Since Trump began lifting sanctions in May, no time has been wasted. US investment delegations have been flocking to Damascus, and security cooperation has already started.

Charles Lister
Al Majalla
Business & Economy

From oil to AI: a century of Saudi-US partnership

17 November 2025

The Saudi-US alliance is entering a new phase—one characterised by maturity, equilibrium, and a shared vision attuned to a world increasingly shaped by technology

Omar Harkous
Lina Jaradat
Politics

Israel's Olive War aims to uproot more than just trees

09 November 2025

The olive tree is no longer just a source of sustenance for West Bank Palestinians, but a silent witness to their profound struggle between permanence and erasure

Mohammed Najib

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