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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
Billions deposited by the Lebanese people haven’t disappeared but won’t be found simply by asking. Al Majalla

Restoring Lebanon's depositors' frozen funds needs an international court, not the IMF

Billions deposited by the Lebanese people haven't disappeared, but won't be found simply by asking.

Toufic Chanbour 29 December 2023
Eduardo Ramon/Majalla

The lives of Palestinian Christians only 76 kilometres from Gaza

Al Majalla in a journey to Christianity's holiest places to figure out what holds Palestinian Christians together today

Ahmed Maher 28 December 2023

Gaza's children need more than social media likes

Fares Garabet 28 December 2023
This general view shows an Ethiopian national flag flying in front of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in Guba, Ethiopia, on February 19, 2022. AFP

Ethiopia pushes Egypt into tight corner after Nile dam talks collapse

Cairo reserves its right under international charters to defend its water source as a matter of national security in the event of harm, raising the spectre of military conflict.

Amr Emam 27 December 2023
An armed Yemeni sits on a boat in front of the Galaxy Leader cargo ship, seized by the Houthis, 05 December 2023. EPA

Maintaining a defensive-only posture in the Red Sea is risky

Experienced former US naval officers outline to Al Majalla what can be done to protect a vital sea lane, now and in the future.

Kevin Donegan and Sam Mundy 26 December 2023
Credit: Nesma Moharam

Could Hezbollah win over Lebanon’s Sunni community?

An examination of the historic and recent trends relating to Sunni-Shiite relations in Lebanon and the influencing factors.

Elie Kossaifi 25 December 2023
Fares Garabet

Santa mourns Gaza children

Fares Garabet 25 December 2023
Two men watch a ship crossing the Suez Canal towards the Red Sea in Ismailia, Egypt, 22 December 2023 EPA

Understanding the logic of the Saudi position on Red Sea naval force

The Kingdom is justified in questioning why its effort to secure the Red Sea as a strategic imperative wasn't taken seriously in recent years

Hesham Alghannam 25 December 2023
Egyptian star Leila Murad AFP

Navigating societal norms and upheaval: The life of Egyptian star Layla Murad

A Q&A interview with Prof. Hanan Hamad about her book and research into Layla Murad.

Wael Tawfik 24 December 2023
On 25 December 1991 — 32 years ago — Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as Soviet Union leader, ceding power to his 59-year-old successor, Boris Yeltsin. Sara Gironi Carnevale

How the Soviet Union collapse impacted the Arab world

On 25 December 1991 — 32 years ago — Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as Soviet Union leader, ceding power to his 59-year-old successor, Boris Yeltsin.

Sami Moubayed 24 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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