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An Israeli Humvee military vehicle drives past destroyed buildings in southern Lebanon as seen from across the border at a location in northern Israel on 7 May 2026. AFP
Politics

Unpacking Israel's incoherent strategy in Lebanon

Michael Harari 22 May 2026
Cracks in the RSF front Grace Russell
Politics

Cracks in the RSF front

Al Majalla - London 21 May 2026

US-Iran war: an explosive powder keg

Fares Garabet 09 March 2026
A boy plays with his sheep next to an unexploded missile that landed in an open field on the outskirts of Qamishli, eastern Syria, on 5 March 2026. DELIL SOULEIMAN / AFP

Syria may escape war but not its economic fallout

Even if it stays on the sidelines of the US-Iran war, the country is fragile. Unlike larger economies that can absorb shocks in global markets, it has little room to cushion the impact.

Haid Haid 09 March 2026
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian is greeted by Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi during the D-8 summit in Cairo, Egypt, on 19 December 2024. AFP

Egypt fears an unrestrained Israel if Iran collapses

Cairo and Tehran have been at loggerheads since 1979, but the Iranian threat has always acted as a check on Israeli ambitions. If Iran is completely defeated, Israel will reign supreme.

Amr Emam 09 March 2026
AFP / Al Majalla

Ali Larinjani: Iran’s wartime leader isn’t a dealmaker

Iran vows 'decisive' retaliation after Israel kills its security chief in an air strike

Ali Alfoneh 08 March 2026
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Al Majalla's Film Watch

For International Women's Day 2026, we tour the newest movie releases by female directors, while also reviewing an older classic for good measure

Wael Said 07 March 2026
Axel Rangel Garcia

Alternative security models for Syria amid US pullout

The announcement last week that the US was pulling its 1,000 troops there has sparked worry, as American presence is seen as crucial for integrating the Kurds and fighting IS

James Jeffrey 07 March 2026
An Iranian military truck carries surface-to-air missiles past a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a parade on the occasion of the country's annual army day on 18 April 2018, in Tehran. ATTA KENARE / AFP

In US-Iran war, willpower could trump firepower

Washington and Tel Aviv may think the key to ending Iran's regime is to kill its missile bank and capabilities, but sometimes strategy matters more than hardware

Bilal Saab 06 March 2026
Yusra Naim

After Khamenei: will the Islamic Republic survive?

Al Majalla examines what his killing means for Iran, its proxies, and the greater region

Al Majalla - London 06 March 2026
AFP/Reuters/Axel Rangel Garcia

Israel’s long penetration war pays off

Its killing of Iran's Supreme Leader shows how patient recruitment and mapping created an opportunity for a decisive blow

Michael Horowitz 06 March 2026
Grace Russell

The stubborn revolutionary: Ali Khamenei's last stand

Iran's assassinated Supreme Leader fought till his last breath for what many saw as a failed cause

Arash Azizi 06 March 2026
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Politics

Lebanon-Israel talks: diplomacy under bombs

20 May 2026

Beyond Israel's immediate security aims lies a much larger struggle over Lebanon's future—one that will unfold over years, in multiple stages, and cannot be reduced to a simple question of force.

Michael Horowitz
Lamine Yamal raises the Palestinian flag during Barcelona's celebrations of their Spanish League title in Barcelona, ​​2026. AP
Culture & Social Affairs

How Gaza pushed Israel out of Europe’s moral order

18 May 2026

Football star Lamine Yamal's hoisting of Palestine's flag, and the Eurovision audience's booing of Israel's contestant, show how Israel has lost its PR edge

Shadi Alaa Aldin
Axel Rangel Garcia
Politics

Why the US clings to a failed siege strategy in Cuba

15 May 2026

Crippling US sanctions on Havana were designed to force regime change, but six decades of crippling embargo have only cemented it

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra
A gas facility off the Suez Desert Road outside Cairo, Egypt, on 1 September 2020.
 Reuters
Business & Economy

Egypt repays energy firms with an eye on self sufficiency

19 May 2026

Cairo hopes to gain the trust of partners through its regular payments to energy firms, so that they will be more inclined to invest in gas exploration activities

Sharif Mohammad
Mark Smith
Politics

The philosopher king of Palantir: Alex Karp says the quiet part out loud on X

18 May 2026

The tech CEO's manifesto, where he champions US military dominance and the use of AI weapons, has been described by some as the 'ramblings of a supervillain'

Bryn Haworth

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