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Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa (L) speaks during the Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference in Riyadh on 29 October 2025. RANIA SANJAR / AFP
Business & Economy

Syria's obstacles to investment are many

Haid Haid 20 November 2025
US Ambassador to the UN Michael Waltz and Britain's Deputy Ambassador James Kariuki vote in favour of an international stabilisation force in Gaza, at UN Headquarters in New York City, US, on 17 November 2025. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Politics

Can a Gaza stabilisation force finally bring peace?

Ahmed Maher 19 November 2025
Algeria is the third largest supplier of natural gas to Europe, with a market share of about 8% AFP

Pretence and illusion: Arab countries and privatisation

An analysis of several Arab states' past efforts to privatise certain industries and the obstacles that they encountered.

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 01 January 2024

Will 2024 be as just as miserable for the region?

Fares Garabet 01 January 2024
Eduardo Ramon

Life inside Dutch and German resorts-turned-refugee camps

The final part of a three-part investigative series examines the experience of migrants in Europe.

Mohammed Abi Samra, Zaki Al-Droubi, and Huda Al-Attas 01 January 2024
Banque Franco-Tunisienne (BFT) Reuters

How the international dispute over Tunisia’s first bank failure ended in drama

A high-profile businessman seeking billions of dollars after a botched deal over the famous BFT bank was awarded a tiny fraction by an international panel, in a case with consequences for the country

Kawthar Zantour 31 December 2023
Eduardo Ramon

'When I arrived, I discovered half of the people on the boat suffocated to death'

In Part 2 of a special series, Al Majalla interviews migrants who paid smugglers to get them to Europe, either by sea or by land.

Samer Zreik, Sabr Darwish, and Mohammed Abi Samra 31 December 2023
An armed Houthi fighter walks through the beach with the Galaxy Leader cargo ship in the background, seized by the Houthis offshore of the Al-Salif port on the Red Sea in the province of Hodeidah, Yemen, 05 December 2023 EPA

Can Egypt ease Red Sea tensions?

Egypt and Iran are reportedly close to making a new start after decades of strained relations.

Amr Emam 30 December 2023
The crossings people make from the Middle East and North Africa can cost their life Andrei Cojocaru

Risking a watery grave for a European paradise

First-hand accounts of the process and people involved from those who had been smuggled into Europe.

Mohamed abi Samra 30 December 2023
An Israeli soldier operates in the Gaza Strip in this handout picture released on December 29, 2023. Reuters

Egypt proposal to end Gaza war would see Hamas relinquish control to technocrat government

Al Majalla reveals the terms suggested to stop the war with support from the US, Egypt and Qatar.

Ibrahim Hamidi 29 December 2023
Feurat Alani holds the 2023 Arab Literature Award. Arab World Institute

Feurat Alani’s “I Remember Fallujah”: An exploration of the power of memory

In his award-winning novel, the Iraqi-French author explores the contemporary history of Iraq over more than half a century and the events that led Iraq to where it is now.

Samir Qasimi 29 December 2023
The two warring generals, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti) were promoted by al-Bashir’s military doctrine and were two pillars of his regime.

Can Sudan’s warring generals meet for peace?

Amid fevered talk of a first face-to-face between Al-Burhan and Hemedti since they took the country to war, Sudanese hopes of a breakthrough towards a lasting calm have been rekindled.

Amgad Fareid Eltayeb 29 December 2023
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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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