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Politics

Special ops: Trump’s go-to foreign policy tool

Kamal Alam 27 February 2026
Iran’s strategy for war with the US Al Majalla
Politics

Iran’s strategy for war with the US

Bilal Saab 25 February 2026
A pro-Iranian Hezbollah cleric and his family pass near heavy artillery during a military exhibition in the eastern Lebanese city of Baalbek in the Bekaa valley. DPA

Is a new Israel-Hezbollah war looming?

Heartened by unprecedented internal strife in Israel, Hezbollah has ramped up its provocations against Israel. It has faced little repercussions, which has emboldened it even more.

David Schenker 09 September 2023
In the September issue of Al Majalla, we take a deep dive into the US-Saudi negotiations with a wide array of articles and interviews that dissect the issue from various angles. Mona Eing & Michael Meissner

Saudi and Israel: Normalisation?

The American Big Deal: Nuclear, Defence, China, and Iran

Al Majalla - London 07 September 2023
Fighters ride in a vehicle moving in a military convoy accompanying the governor of Sudan's Darfur State during a stopover in the eastern city of Gedaref while on the way to Port Sudan on August 30, 2023. AFP

What does "victory" look like in Sudan's ongoing conflict?

Eradication of rebels? Removal of remnants of the old regime and the transfer of authority to civilians? History shows us that many proposed outcomes from either faction in the conflict seem unlikely.

Shawgi Abdelazim 07 September 2023
Tribal members in northwestern Syria have declared a general mobilization and are demanding the opening of roads to Deir ez-Zor. Getty Images

Recent flare-up shows why Deir ez-Zor is Syria's next flashpoint city

The arrest of a local leader has highlighted tensions over which groups are in control of a fragmented and war-torn land. More violence now looks likely as political faultines are revealed

Rustum Mahmud 07 September 2023
Diana Estefana Rubio

Syria earthquake: Economic impact to be felt for years to come

Seven months after the earthquake that struck southern Turkey and northwestern Syria — the area that suffered the most from marginalisation policies before the Syrian conflict — the heavy cost of the…

Al Majalla - London 05 September 2023
Druze militiamen of the pro-Syrian Progessive Socialist Party, on 28 April 1985 in the Christian village of Jiyeh, celebrate their victory over the rebel Christian militia of the LF, backed by Maronite Christian Kataeb.

The Mountain War in Lebanon: 40 years of lessons

The 40th anniversary of the Mountain War – a fierce military confrontation between the Druze and Maronites, two founding groups of modern Lebanon – teaches us the importance of letting go of the past.

Makram Rabah 05 September 2023
A new report highlights the huge economic costs of the quake which ate up a third of Syria's national 2022 GDP.  Also, 6,392 were killed and 170,000 were displaced. Mari Fouz

February's catastrophic earthquake cost Syria $5.85bn in economic losses

A new report highlights how the damage caused by the quake ate up a third of Syria's national 2022 GDP. Also, 6,392 people were killed and 170,000 displaced in the catastrophe.

Rabie Nasser 05 September 2023
The recent launch of the Asharq Documentary channel fills an important gap in Arab media. Al Majalla sheds light on the latest addition to SRMG's portfolio of leading regional media brands.

SRMG launches Asharq Documentary: Revisiting global issues from an Arab perspective

The recent launch of the Asharq Documentary channel fills an important gap in Arab media. Al Majalla sheds light on the latest addition to SRMG's portfolio of leading regional media brands.

Shadi Alaa Aldin 04 September 2023

Sudan's deadly war enters sixth month

Fares Garabet 04 September 2023
A handout image posted on the Sudanese Armed Forces's Facebook page on August 31, 2023, shows army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan gesturing as he walks among other army members during a tour of a neighbourhood in Port Sudan. AFP

Lifting the curtain on al-Burhan's departure from Khartoum. What now for Sudan?

Sudan's de facto leader appeared in public to refute links with Islamists and an international deal to get him out of the capital. The priority now should be UN help for a proper peace process.

Amgad Fareid Eltayeb 04 September 2023
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Iran’s strategy for war with the US

25 February 2026

Tehran isn't likely to easily fold if/when Trump attacks. This means that the longer a military confrontation drags out, the more untenable Washington's position becomes.

Bilal Saab
Opinion

Deal or no deal? Iran's fate hangs in the balance amid US military buildup

26 February 2026

Iran says it is willing to make some concessions on its nuclear programme, but zero uranium enrichment is off the table

Con Coughlin
Pete Reynolds
Politics

Ukraine: the war that shook the world

23 February 2026

The conflict has forced Russia to scale back its global footprint and NATO to boost its defence spending. Meanwhile, China and Middle powers have emerged as key beneficiaries.

Christopher Phillips
AFP / Al Majalla
Science & Technology

Renewables on track to redefine global energy

23 February 2026

Natural resources like solar, wind, and water are set to provide 36% of global electricity production this year. Even for sceptics like Donald Trump, the trends are unmistakable.

Mohammed Mansour
Gregori Saavedra
Politics

Was Jeffrey Epstein a spy?

24 February 2026

Some point to his possible links to Mossad through his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, whose father was a known Israeli spy, and assert that he blackmailed powerful figures to exert influence

Al Majalla - London

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