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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 Kurdish man walks past debris following a missile strike launched by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on the Kurdistan region’s capital of Arbil, on January 17, 2024. AFP

Is Iraqi Kurdistan turning into an arena to settle regional scores?

Friday's drone attack on one of Iraq's largest gas fields has led to a temporary suspension of production, resulting in major power cuts across the country's northern Kurdistan region.

Rustum Mahmud 27 January 2024
‘Telegram 29’ shows Algeria’s determination to win out in a bitter battle with Morocco to control lucrative trade flows in a vital strategic region at a time of wider turmoil. Majalla

Leaked directive reveals depths of Algeria and Morocco’s ‘port war’

'Telegram 29' shows Algeria's determination to win out in a bitter battle with Morocco to control lucrative trade flows in a vital strategic region at a time of wider turmoil

Kawthar Zantour 26 January 2024
US troops patrol on the roads of the Syrian town of al-Jawadiyah, in the northeastern Hasakeh province, near the border with Turkey, on December 17, 2020. AFP

The dangers of a US withdrawal from Syria

Without US military presence, the vice currently around the neck of IS in northeastern Syria would be loosened considerably, if not removed altogether.

Charles Lister 26 January 2024
Despite a crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood and the jailing and exile of many of its leaders, the spectre of an Islamist revival continues to loom in Egypt, 13 years after Mubarak's downfall. AlMajalla

Egyptians have little to celebrate on 2011 revolution anniversary

Despite a crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood and the jailing and exile of many of its leaders, the spectre of an Islamist revival continues to loom in Egypt, 13 years after Mubarak's ouster.

Amr Emam 25 January 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands at an overview of the Israeli settlement of Har Homa (background) on February 20, 2020. AFP

Netanyahu centres reelection bid on burying two-state solution

As his popularity plummets, Netanyahu wants to portray himself as the only figure who can fend off growing US pressure to return to peace track.

Michael Horowitz 25 January 2024
The countries of the Arab Maghreb Union have ambitious plans for 2024 as they try to return to the kind of robust expansion seen before inflation and global geopolitical turbulence hit. Jamie Wignall

North Africa in a race against time for growth and development

The countries of the Arab Maghreb Union have ambitious plans for 2024 as they try to return to the kind of robust expansion seen before inflation and global geopolitical turbulence hit.

Mohamed Sharki 25 January 2024
A picture taken from a position in southern Israel along the border with the Gaza Strip on January 18, 2024, shows Israeli army vehicles driving on a road in Gaza amid continuing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas. AFP

Israel’s bid to take Philadelphi Corridor comes with great risk

Israeli calls to retake control of Egypt's border with Gaza have been sharply rejected in Cairo. If Israel goes it alone, could its peace treaty with Egypt be at risk?

Amr Emam 24 January 2024
A woman holding a girl reacts after Israeli air strikes hit Ridwan neighbourhood of Gaza City, Gaza on October 23, 2023 Getty

A shattered Gaza dominates cultural debate in a shocked Arab world

War and violence are breathing new life into old grievances. It has always been the job of art and culture to help make sense of what we see. Is it still a reliable guide in this tumultuous world? 

Mohamed abi Samra 23 January 2024
Palestinians protest during a visit by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on January 10, 2024. AFP

The US project for Gaza's 'day after' and conditions for peace

Al Majalla reviews the US roadmap for ending Israel's war on Gaza and puts forth a more realistic and comprehensive resolution for a lasting peace in the region.

Hesham Alghannam 22 January 2024

Palestinians in Gaza wait for their turn to die

Fares Garabet 22 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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