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People gather outside the municipality building in the southern Lebanese border village of Blida in the aftermath of an Israeli army raid on the village, on 30 October 2025. MAHMOUD ZAYYAT / AFP
Politics

Israel's three options on Hezbollah disarmament

Michael Harari 22 November 2025
Asaad al-Shaibani lead picture for part 2 Al Majalla
Politics

Asaad al-Shaibani: no deal with Israel without troop pullback

Ibrahim Hamidi 22 November 2025
Al Majalla reveals the details of secret presidential discussions between Washington and Damascus during a time of flux in the Middle East as the region was remade. Eduardo Ramon

How George HW Bush reached out to Hafez al-Assad amid Soviet Union collapse

Al Majalla reveals the details of secret presidential discussions between Washington and Damascus during a time of flux in the Middle East as global dynamics shifted

Ibrahim Hamidi 28 August 2023
In an interview with Al Majalla, Dr. Maha Bali says she surrenders to the idea that artificial intelligence cannot be stopped but stresses the importance of shaping it to advance our values — not destroy them. Axel Rangel Garcia

AI is a wolf in sheep's clothing, says expert

In an interview with Al Majalla, Dr. Maha Bali says she surrenders to the idea that the technology cannot be stopped but stresses the importance of shaping it to advance our values — not destroy them

Alfred J. Naddaff 27 August 2023
Yellow jackets have become an inescapable nightmare for Moroccans. Jamie Wignall

Who are the 'yellow jackets' plaguing Moroccan drivers?

Back in the day, valets were harmless. But a new generation of yellow jackets – who are mostly young men with criminal records – push unwelcome services onto unsuspecting drivers across Morocco.

Abdelaziz Rachidi 26 August 2023
Algeria has some ways to go before being able to meet the requirements to join BRICS, one of which is a strong GDP. To this end, Algeria has set its sights on doubling its oil and gas production. Shutterstock

Algeria's road to BRICS is not paved

Algeria has some ways to go before being able to meet the requirements to join BRICS, one of which is a strong GDP. To this end, Algeria has set its sights on doubling its oil and gas production.

Rabia Khreis 24 August 2023
An undated picture from the early 1920s shows Saad Zaghloul (L), the leader of Egypt's 1919 revolution against the British occupation, attending a parliament session. AFP

Remembering Saad Zaghloul, one of Egypt's most influential leaders

Saad Zaghloul was undoubtedly one of the great leaders of contemporary Egypt. In his own lifetime, he shaped the cornerstone of Egyptian nationalism during the first half of the 20th century.

Sami Moubayed 23 August 2023
A supporter of Niger's National Council of Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP) holds a placard of Niger's new military ruler, General Abdourahamane Tiani, as they gather at Place de la Concertation in Niamey on August 20, 2023. AFP

Niger coup: Lessons learned and the dark road ahead

ECOWAS member states are well aware that an armed conflict would worsen the region's existing instability. The mere mention of a military intervention has been enough to divide West African nations.

Khaled Hamadeh 23 August 2023
Men, probably Arab American food vendors, in an area of Manhattan's lower west side known as the "heart of New York's Arab world." Library of Congress

Welcome to 'Little Syria': A missing historical piece of New York’s ethnic mosaic

At the turn of the 20th century, New York's Syrian Quarter was a vibrant residential, cultural, and commercial hub for immigrants from Ottoman Syria. In 1945, most of it was rendered obsolete.

Taissier Khalaf 22 August 2023
Lebanese soldiers remove boxes from an overturned truck, right, to a military truck, left, in the Christian town of Kahaleh, Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023 AP

A tale of two trucks: One deadly incident ignited Lebanon's civil war; the other could start a new one

The back-to-back events of al-Kahaleh and Ain al-Hilweh have brought Lebanon on the verge of what many fear could lead to a repeat of the tragic events that triggered the civil war back in 1975

Sami Moubayed 21 August 2023
The USS Bataan (LHD 5) amphibious assault ship transits the Suez Canal. More than 3,000 US military personnel have arrived in the Red Sea aboard two warships, part of a beefed-up response after tanker seizures by Iran. AFP

What is behind Washington's stepped-up Gulf presence?

This month's arrival of 3,000 US marines in the Red Sea stirs debate over US intentions. Is it an attempt to reassure allies or a bid to curb Chinese influence? Al Majalla explains.

Khaled Hamadeh 21 August 2023
Morocco has unexpectedly emerged as a new giant in uranium production, thanks to the recent discovery of vast reserves of phosphate and its derivatives. Shutterstock

Morocco stands to win big in the global race for uranium

Morocco has unexpectedly emerged as a new giant in uranium production, thanks to the recent discovery of vast reserves of phosphate and its derivatives.

Mohamed Sharki 20 August 2023
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and US President Donald Trump at the White House, Washington, on 18 November 2025.
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Politics

Saudi Arabia scores ally upgrade in Washington

19 November 2025

Trump elevates Saudi Arabia to 'major non-NATO ally' status, but bigger issues of normalisation with Israel and a binding security treaty need more time. Nonetheless, this is a huge step forward.

Abdullah F. Alrebh
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
Al Majalla's Editor-in-Chief Ibrahim Hamidi interviews Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani on 13 November 2025. Axel Rangel Garcia
Politics

Asaad al-Shaibani on how Syria untangled its Russian knot

18 November 2025

In Part 1 of a two-part interview with Al Majalla, Syria's foreign minister explains how the Assad regime fell and how President Ahmed al-Sharaa went from a wanted man to a world leader

Ibrahim Hamidi
Opinion

A new Ukraine peace plan surfaces out of the blue

20 November 2025

Kyiv looks to be under renewed pressure amid reports that Russia and the US have been secretly drafting a 28-point peace plan to put an end to the conflict

Con Coughlin
A still from the film Neon
Culture & Social Affairs

'It Was Just An Accident' takes on the morality of revenge

19 November 2025

Acclaimed Iranian director Jafar Panahi tells the story of a group of ordinary people, all tortured by the same man, grappling with whether or not to take justice into their own hands

Maram Abou Hawach

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