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Can the Houthis be defeated? Stefano Summo
Politics

Can the Houthis be defeated?

Al Majalla - London 15 October 2026
Members of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) arrive at the Moroccan side of the border crossing between Morocco and Mauritania in the Guerguerat area of Western Sahara on 25 November, 2020 AFP
Politics

Western Sahara's MINURSO faces an uncertain future

Rabia Abdul Salam 15 October 2026
Al Majalla

Bunker-busting bombs could also be targeting Hezbollah cash reserves

Israel is not only targeting Hezbollah leaders and weapons but also its finances, those who run them, and access to foreign currency, piling pressure on its supporters in Lebanon's cash-based economy

Toufic Chanbour 05 October 2024
A US-built Egyptian Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft is displayed during the first Egypt International Airshow at Alamein International Airport in Alamein in northern Egypt on September 4, 2024. Khaled DESOUKI / AFP

Egypt arms shipments to Somalia part of a wider picture

Tension in the Horn of Africa is not new, but the rivalry between Cairo and Addis Ababa has escalated, as Ethiopia forges ahead with projects that threaten Egypt's national security

Amr Emam 04 October 2024

Israel takes hits after invading Lebanon

Fares Garabet 03 October 2024

The Beirut centre that helped the PLO understand Zionism

US academic Jonathan Gribetz asks why Palestinian nationalists in Lebanon set up a research centre on Zionism, why it was important, what fate had in store for it, and what lessons can be drawn

Emad al-Ahmad 03 October 2024
Head of the Executive Council of Hezbollah, Hashem Safieddine on August 13, 2017. AFP

Hashem Safieddine: The drum-beating cleric pegged as Nasrallah's successor

Israel claims to have targeted the man who many have described as 'Lebanon's Yahya Sinwar'

Shadi Alaa Aldin 03 October 2024
People stand on top of the remains of an Iranian missile in the Negev desert near Arad on October 2, 2024, in the aftermath of an Iranian missile attack on Israel. Menahem KAHANA / AFP

Can the US still prevent an all-out Middle East war? 

As Israel plans its response to Iran, Biden is attempting a diplomatic Hail Mary

Michael Hirsh 03 October 2024
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan (L) gives a joint press conference with his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty (R) at Tahrir Palace in the centre of Cairo on September 10, 2024. Khaled DESOUKI / AFP

An initial $5bn from Riyadh bolsters Saudi-Egyptian relations

New investments from the sovereign wealth fund and bilateral trade of $33bn means these two pivotal Arab states can continue enjoying mutually beneficial ties

Marcelle Nasr 02 October 2024
Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets after Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, October 1, 2024 REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Iran missile salvo: Has Israel bitten off more than it can chew?

Just after Israel invaded Lebanon, Hezbollah fired missiles at the Mossad headquarters in Tel Aviv. Hours later, Iran followed with over 200 missiles. Now, the region waits for Israel's next move.

Con Coughlin 01 October 2024
Mourners march with a symbolic coffin during a memorial service for Hassan Nasrallah who was killed in an Israeli air strike in Beirut days earlier, in Baghdad's Sadr City on September 29, 2024. AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP

Iraqi militias open a cautious front to help Hezbollah

On Monday, three rockets were fired at the Victoria military base in Baghdad hosting US troops. A day earlier, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq claimed a drone attack on the Israeli port city of Eilat.

Salam Zaidan 01 October 2024
Women use their mobile phones as ambulances carrying the bodies of three Palestinian leaders who were killed in an Israeli strike in Beirut's Kola district on September 30, 2024. REUTERS/Omar Ibrahim

Could Israel cut off Lebanon's internet and telecoms?

After Israel avoided prevention measures and sent tens of thousands of messages to Lebanese citizens, fears have grown over the security of a key part of the country's infrastructure

Abdulfattah Khattab 01 October 2024
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Operation Dawn of Yemen: a domestic fight with regional implications

12, Oct 2026

Al Majalla tracks a rapidly shifting battlefield where stamina, not speed, will determine the ultimate victor

Ibrahim Jalal
Helena Perez Garcia
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Ms. Rachel, Gaza, and the power of education

13, Oct 2026

As YouTube star Accurso's influence grew, she transitioned from educator to child advocate. But it only became 'controversial' when she spoke up for Palestinian kids

Hala Al-Naji
US President Donald Trump (L) and China's President Xi Jinping shake hands as they leave after their talks at the Gimhae Air Base, located next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan on 30 October 2025. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP
Politics

Eight tests for the Trump-Xi 2026 détente

12, Oct 2026

The achievements of September's US-China summit are underwhelming: a short trade truce extension, a reciprocal tariff reduction, a coal purchase, talks on AI, and two pandas. The rest is what matters

Shirley Ze Yu
Al Majalla
Business & Economy

Why Europe’s gold is on the move

07, Oct 2026

Headlines have centred on the flight of bullion while commentators have speculated about the prompts. The reality is a little more nuanced

Abdulfattah Khattab
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The 9 Arab films vying for an Oscar

08, Oct 2026

From Gaza to Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Jordan, Iraq, and Algeria, this year's Arab Oscar submissions explore stories of conflict, displacement, memory, and survival

Wael Said

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