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A member of the Syrian security forces searches a defunct drug factory inside an abandoned building near the village of Hawik in the countryside of Al-Qusayr on February 12, 2025. LOUAI BESHARA / AFP
Politics

Redefining counter-narcotics in a new Syria

Caroline Rose 07, Jul 2025
From kitchen labs to cyberwars: the rise of Israel's Unit 8200 Al Majalla
Science & Technology

From kitchen labs to cyberwars: the rise of Israel's Unit 8200

Michael Horowitz 06, Jul 2025
Near-complete results showed Erdogan beating secular opposition challenger Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu by four percentage points. Michelle Thompson

Erdoğan wins historic run-off election in Turkey extending his two-decade rule

Near-complete results showed Erdogan beating secular opposition challenger Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu by four percentage points

Omer Onhon 27, May 2023
A new surface-to-surface ballistic missile called Khaibar with a range of 2,000 km, unveiled by Iran, is seen in Tehran, Iran, May 25, 2023. Reuters

Israeli escalation with Iran amid Arab truce

The de-escalation trend being driven by Arab states is undoubtedly an encouraging development for the region, but until the underlying root causes of instability are resolved, crises will continue.

Charles Lister 27, May 2023
In an interview with Iraqi writer, poet, and translator Younis Tawfik, he talks about migrant literature, writing and translating in Italian, and the effect of his best-known works. Oriana Fenwick

Iraqi writer Younis Tawfik: Italian is my language and my homeland

A discussion about migrant literature, writing and translating in Italian, and the effect of his best-known works

Youssouf Waqqas 27, May 2023
Oil reserves in Sudan and South Sudan remain underutilised, largely due to war. Meanwhile, lack of stability has curbed potential foreign investment in East Africa's oil fields. Ewan White

The massive untapped potential of East Africa’s oil reserves

Oil reserves in Sudan and South Sudan remain underutilised, largely due to war. Meanwhile, lack of stability has curbed potential foreign investment in East Africa's oil fields.

Faisal Faeq 26, May 2023
Eduardo Ramon

Beirut’s slow and catastrophic collapse

A description of the physical deterioration of the city and the challenges faced by its remaining inhabitants

Mohamed abi Samra 26, May 2023
Cars burnt in an attack by Israeli settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank town of Hawara. Reuters

With the rise in settler violence, are Israel's far-right groups actually militias?

The rise in settler violence indicates that the extremist ideology has hardened over the years

Ahmed Maher 25, May 2023
Circular 165 is, at first glance, a technical note on procedure from the embattled central bank. But its proposals to attract dollars will have immediate and far-reaching consequences. Jamie Wignall

How an obscure bank circular will worsen Lebanon's financial crisis

Circular 165 is, at first glance, a technical note on procedure from the embattled central bank. But its proposals to attract dollars will have immediate and far-reaching consequences.

Toufic Chanbour 25, May 2023
Jomana Alrashid chairwoman of the Red Sea Foundation(L) and Mohammed Al Turki, Red Sea International Film Festival CEO at the 76th annual Cannes Film Festival. EPA

Red Sea Film Festival shines in the heart of Cannes

This year had the largest Arab presence in the history of Cannes, with nine Arab films featured. The Red Sea International Film Festival supported five of these films, in addition to the opening film.

Mohammed Rouda 24, May 2023
Zahran Alqasm poses with his novel “The Water Diviner,” which won the 2023 International Prize for Arabic Fiction. Supplied

Why Omani novelist Zahran Alqasmi tells the stories of ordinary people

Omani novel 'The Water Diviner' nabs International Prize for Arabic Fiction. Al Majalla sat with Alqasmi to discuss the underlying themes in his award-winning novel.

Abeer Ali 24, May 2023
This state of schizophrenia leaves Sudanese citizens in a state of confusion. They are forced to choose between the warring parties that were, until recently, partners in power. Barbara Gibson

How the war in Sudan produced a state of schizophrenia

This state of schizophrenia leaves Sudanese citizens in a state of confusion. They are forced to choose between the warring parties that were, until recently, partners in power.

Shawgi Abdelazim 23, May 2023
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Iran’s waning influence

27 June 2025

Our July issue features in-depth articles and expert analyses exploring the future of Iran's influence and the long-term reverberations for the region

Al Majalla - London
Lina Jaradat
Culture & Social Affairs

Gaza’s ‘death trap’ aid centres: a real-life Hunger Games

02 July 2025

Israel's commandeering of aid distribution in Gaza forces starving Palestinians to run the gauntlet at centres with biometric monitoring systems, armed security, and life-or-death hazards

Hala Al-Naji
People gather to celebrate after Lebanese parliament elects army chief Joseph Aoun as the new president, on January 9, 2025, in Al-Aaishiyah, Lebanon. Ramiz Dallah/Getty
Politics

Lebanon’s second chance at statehood

02 July 2025

The crippling of Hezbollah's dominance and the Assad regime's fall in Syria have created a narrow but historic opening for the Lebanese people

Paul Salem
Lina Jaradat
Business & Economy

Oman is quietly redefining its development model

29 June 2025

It is no longer the Gulf's quiet outlier but a country quietly setting a new standard for sustainable economic development in the region

Neil Quilliam
Lina Jaradat
Politics

How the Middle East can capitalise on Iran’s regional setback

02 July 2025

The US security umbrella will focus on Iran's direct threats, but regional states should deal with Tehran's residual proxy groups in the region

James Jeffrey

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