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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 Shaibani: no deal with Israel without troop pullback

Ibrahim Hamidi 22 November 2025
Eiko Ojala

The astronomical $700bn price tag of Syria's war

The economic devastation wrought on Syria by war is outmatched by a horrendous human cost. Changing its trajectory will be harder while those responsible for the plight remain in power.

Rabie Nasser 14 June 2023
As the prestigious university turns 100 this year, Al Majalla looks back at its evolution and most significant influences. Eduardo Ramon

The fascinating history of Damascus University

As the prestigious university turns 100 today, Al Majalla looks back at its evolution and most significant influences

Sami Moubayed 13 June 2023
A proposal by the Autonomous Administration of North-East Syria (AANES) would also help to ease Arab fears of a Turkish incursion in northern Syria Shutterstock

Syria's Kurds offer solution for Syria

The primary focus of this initiative is to emphasise Syria's need for a second independence and to present nine key provisions for a comprehensive solution.

Sihanouk Dibo 13 June 2023
Afghan children working in a coal mine. AFP

Small hands carry big burdens: Why child labour has only gotten worse

Millions of children are being exploited globally. Covid has made the problem worse and so could climate change.

Mohamed Sharki 12 June 2023
Turkish soldiers are seen during the farewell ceremony ahead of going for their duty in jarabulus district of syria. Getty Images

Our haunting tour of Hama during the onset of Syria's uprising

Ömer Önhon, Turkey's last ambassador to Syria, gives a first-hand account of what he saw in Hama, recounting the stories people had shared with him of the atrocities they experienced.

Omer Onhon 12 June 2023
'Museum room' in Popular Mobilisation Units base in Karbala, Iraq. December 21, 2022. Shelly Kittleson

Iraq militias churn out threats but little violence, for now

These threats have come from Iran-led 'resistance' factions, as well as self-declared but previously unknown shadowy "brigades" making their Telegram debuts.

Shelly Kittleson 12 June 2023
A teaser image for "Day 13", which has taken Egyptian cinemas by storm.

First Arab 3D horror movie “Day 13” rakes in record ticket sales

Al Majalla reviews the film discussing its strengths and shortcomings. All in all, it is a valiant effort that finally does away with the misogyny often found in horror films.

Areej Jamal 12 June 2023
Golestan Palace, a UNESCO Heritage Site in Tehran, Iran Shutterstock

Iran’s plan to sell historic sites sparks 'monumental' controversy

Proposed auctions for a range of cultural and architectural treasures are being opposed by experts and the public alike. There are fears that the plans could be the first of a wave of privatisations.

Rustum Mahmud 11 June 2023
Robert Ford, the US ambassador to Syria under Obama, gives a behind-the-scenes account of the run-up and aftermath of the former US president's infamous red line over chemical weapons attacks in Syria. Eduardo Ramon

Obama’s hesitation in Syria: The red line that never was

Robert Ford, the US ambassador to Syria under Obama, gives a behind-the-scenes account of the run-up and aftermath of the former US president's infamous red line over chemical weapons attacks in Syria

Robert Ford 11 June 2023
Hayv Kahraman, Kurdish Women Christies Middle East

Middle Eastern art?

The works in Christie's latest sale often seem to elude geography

Bryn Haworth 10 June 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 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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