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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 Russian fighter plane flying close to a US MQ-9 Reaper drone before deploying flares from a position directly over the drone on July 23, 2023, damaging its propeller. AFP

Deterring Russia's horizontal escalation in Syria

Moscow has interpreted recent US policy decisions to mean that it cares little about its Syria policy and that the time is ripe to push American forces out. Here is what Washington can do about it.

Andrew Tabler 03 August 2023
Palestinian actors perform in the play "Suicide Note from Palestine” directed by Nabil Al-Raee on April 4, 2013 at The Freedom Theatre in the refugee camp of the West Bank city of Jenin. SAIF DAHLAH / AFP

Jenin's Freedom Theatre rises from the ashes of Israel's brutal assault

The Freedom Theatre, once a cultural oasis in Jenin dedicated to the celebration of life, turned into a dungeon of terror, murder and death overnight. But renovations are already underway.

Houssam Marouf 03 August 2023
Saddam's invasion of Kuwait disrupted economic development domestically and regionally. Ewan White

How Iraq's invasion of Kuwait dealt a lasting economic blow to the region

The human cost and development disasters caused by the August invasion in 1990 remain after Kuwait became hooked on high public spending to recover. Financial and economic reform is needed.

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 02 August 2023
An ageing Europe needs young, skilled workers, drawing thousands toward perilous voyages which all too often end in tragedy. There is a better way. Nicola Ferrarese

Dark side of migration exposed as more die in pursuit of European dream

An ageing Europe needs young, skilled workers, drawing thousands toward perilous voyages which all too often end in tragedy. There is a better way.

Mohamed Sharki 02 August 2023
In an exclusive interview with Al Majalla, Ümit Özdağ reveals his plans to solve the refugee 'problem' as well as his intention to run in the next elections. Al Majalla

Ümit Özdağ: Syrian refugees pose 'existential' threat to Turkey

In an exclusive interview with Al Majalla, the key Turkish opposition figure reveals his plans to solve the refugee 'problem' as well as his intention to run in the next elections.

Ibrahim Hamidi 01 August 2023
Lebanon's outgoing central bank governor Riad Salameh. Reuters

Salameh gives farewell interview steeped in contradictions

Lebanon's central bank governor leaves office after three decades, leaving depositors and the fate of their life savings in the hands of a crude ruling elite

Toufic Chanbour 31 July 2023
Eduardo Ramon

Nizar Qabbani's poetic legacy garners greater appreciation in an increasingly superficial world

On the centenary of his birth, Al Majalla takes a look at his immense contribution as the world he belonged to, and helped shape, no longer seems to exist

Shadi Alaa Aldin 30 July 2023
Experts stress the need to abandon traditional methods of forest management in exchange for sustainable management and an integrated early warning system in Algeria. shutterstock

In Algeria, devastating spate of wildfires prompts calls for better preparedness

Experts stress the need to abandon traditional methods of forest management in exchange for sustainable management and an integrated early warning system

Rabia Khreis 30 July 2023
The US Air Force shows the "Thunderbirds" and the United States Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, debut the Super Delta formation consisting of six F-16  Fighting Falcons and six F/A-18 Super Hornets. AFP

Effectiveness, not size, key to US involvement in Middle East

The United States doesn't need more troops or hardware to rebuild trust with its regional partners. It just needs to be more effective, innovative, and consistent with what it already has.

Bilal Saab 29 July 2023
A woman stands with a sign during a protest by the Depositors Solidarity Union group protesting against the Lebanese Central Bank's monetary policies and the deteriorating economic situation, outside bank headquarters in Beirut. AFP

Lebanon crisis back under world spotlight

A trio of high-profile political or diplomatic institutions have looked again at Beirut but without enough attention on the financial aspect of its woes

Toufic Chanbour 29 July 2023
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Politics

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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