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Palestinian youth retrieve books from the rubble of a mosque and buildings which collapsed during Israeli bombardment around the town city of Rafah southern Gaza Strip on 24 January 2024. MOHAMMED ABED / AFP
Politics

Gaza in ruin: lost deeds muddle proof of ownership

Salem Al Rayyes 21 February 2026
People wave independence-era Syrian flags as they gather at Saadallah al-Jabiri Square after the Friday noon prayer in Aleppo on 13 December 2024. Ozan KOSE / AFP
Politics

Syria's civic space opens...but not for everyone

Haid Haid 20 February 2026
Posters published by depositors’ rights groups in Beirut, showing pictures of bank owners and chairmen in the form of 'Wanted' posters on 8 March 2024. AP

Joined at the hip: Lebanon’s bankers and politicians dig in

A new draft law designed to help reform banking in Lebanon and address distrust in the sector is full of loopholes—handy for those who might benefit. Meanwhile, the conflicts of interest remain.

Toufic Chanbour 13 March 2024
After the 7 October attack by Hamas on Israel, Biden now recognises the need to contain Iran and prevent it from causing more unrest in the region. Rob Carter

How Gaza shifted Biden's strategy in the Middle East

After the 7 October attack by Hamas on Israel, Biden now recognises the need to contain Iran and prevent it from causing more unrest in the region

Con Coughlin 13 March 2024
Diana Estefanía Rubio

Submarine cables: The arteries of the global economy

Submarine cables play a pivotal role in the global digital infrastructure, facilitating the transmission of internet data, communications, and artificial intelligence across an extensive network of…

Al Majalla - London 12 March 2024
Jalaluddin Rumi Museum, a Sufi philosopher and Islamic Sufi poet. Shutterstock

From the divan to the digital: A look at Turkey’s rich tradition of poetry

Political, intellectual and social trends have influenced the country's popular literary rhythms from its earliest and deepest roots. This is their story.

Mehmet Hakki Sucin 12 March 2024
Palestinian children carry traditional "fanous" lanterns in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on the eve of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan on March 10, 2024.

Israel's war casts dark shadow on Ramadan in Gaza

The joy normally associated with this holy Muslim month has disappeared from people's faces. Al Majalla speaks to displaced Palestinians who barely have enough food to feed their families.

Salem Al Rayyes 12 March 2024

Ramadan in Gaza

Fares Garabet 11 March 2024
The EU naval mission will help provide security for shipping in the Red Sea but will not partake in air strikes on Houthis in Yemen, who vow to stop attacks when Israel ends its war on Gaza. Pep Boatella

Defence-only naval force reflects deepening EU divisions

The EU naval mission will help provide security for shipping in the Red Sea but will not partake in air strikes on Houthis in Yemen, who vow to stop attacks when Israel ends its war on Gaza

Con Coughlin 10 March 2024
A still image from the film 'Four Daughters' Courtesy of Cannes Film Festival

'Four Daughters' explores themes of femininity under the Islamic State

Film director Kaouther Ben Hania's innovative and unconventional docudrama is part-real, part-fiction. The Tunisian family it depicts is real, as is their pain, and it is scooping up many awards.

Ibrahim Haj Abdi 09 March 2024
Gantz received red carpet treatment in the US and UK as Netanyahu's popularity both inside and outside of Israel is at an all-time low. Peter Csuth

Benny Gantz: The former Israeli army chief who could replace Netanyahu

Gantz received red carpet treatment in the US and UK as Netanyahu's popularity both inside and outside of Israel is at an all-time low

Con Coughlin 09 March 2024
As the future of the US presence in the Middle East is being debated, foreign policy discussions would be incomplete without considering Russia's role in the region. Al Majalla explains. Sam Green

How the Middle East became an arena for Putin's power struggle with the US

As the future of the US presence in the Middle East is being debated, foreign policy discussions would be incomplete without considering Russia's role in the region. Al Majalla explains.

Anna Borshchevskaya 09 March 2024
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Trump has few good options on Iran

16 February 2026

As the US and Iran head to talks in Geneva, competing forces are pulling Trump in opposite directions. There are only two "good" scenarios in front of him, and neither will be easy to achieve.

Michael Horowitz
Reuters / Al Majalla
Business & Economy

Donald Trump answers a Supreme Court rebuke with new tariff threats

21 February 2026

The immediate economic impact will be more uncertainty

The Economist
Reuters-Al Majalla
Politics

Ex-Prince Andrew's arrest rocks the British monarchy

20 February 2026

His arrest is the first for a British royal in modern history and comes after it was revealed he had passed confidential state documents to US financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

Con Coughlin
Aliaa Aboukhaddour
Culture & Social Affairs

The Kuwaiti collector preserving Fairuz's legacy

16 February 2026

Faris Al-Muhanna dreams of one day creating a digital archive to safeguard the history and memory of Lebanon's most iconic artist for future generations

Charbel Khoury
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and SDF Commander Mazloum Abdi @USAMBTurkiye via X
Politics

SDF presence in Munich raises eyebrows in Ankara

18 February 2026

Despite having signed an agreement to integrate into the Syrian state, its leaders attended a key security conference in Germany as a separate delegation from Damascus, in a move that unnerves Türkiye

Omer Onhon

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