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Test of wills: Iran’s ability to outlast the US blockade Axel Rangel Garcia
Business & Economy

Test of wills: Iran’s ability to outlast the US blockade

Alex Vatanka 27 April 2026
Assad to be tried in absentia
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Assad to be tried in absentia

Fares Garabet 26 April 2026
taken on March 08, 2019 People wave Algerian national flags in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. AFP

France and Algeria's 'special' relationship is being tested once again

A migration accord between Algeria and its former colonial ruler struck in 1968 is now at the heart of the political reaction to riots following a police killing of a youth of Algerian descent

Rabie Khreis 17 July 2023

Sudanese blood continues to spill as conflict rages

Fares Garabet 17 July 2023
Members of the Syrian Democratic Forces Delil Souleiman

Why adept Kurdish rule in Syria's northeast worries Ankara

Competent administration of the autonomous regions of north-east Syria has Ankara concerned about precedents the Kurds are setting for self-government

Rustum Mahmud 16 July 2023
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War of words over Syria erupts in UN Security Council: What does it mean politically?

Al Majalla obtains exclusive Syrian, Russian and Western draft resolutions being circulated in the international body

Ibrahim Hamidi 15 July 2023
Members of the Turkish-backed Libyan army at a graduation ceremony. Getty

In Libya, foreign interference knocks on an open door

While foreign actors have exploited Libya's fragility, blame also lies with the country's ruling elite for being overly eager to cheaply barter their country's sovereignty

Stephanie Williams 15 July 2023
From Mahmud II to its current victorious ruler, the country’s politicians have attempted to strike the perfect balance between secular forces and its traditional heritage Nesma Moharam

Erdoğan’s recipe for success is rooted in a history laced with contradictions

Throughout Turkey's history, politicians have attempted to strike the perfect balance between secular forces and its traditional heritage

Houssam Itani 14 July 2023
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Italian Arabist Paolo Branca on the harmony between Mediterranean civilisations

In a wide-ranging interview with Al Majalla, the distinguished academic discussed the history of relations between Islam and Italy and the areas of clarity and discord between two intertwined cultures

Youssouf Waqqas 13 July 2023
To maintain power, the Houthis foment tension and division, spread fear and terror, practice discrimination, and exact revenge. EPA/Majalla

Draconian Houthi rule in Yemen looks a lot like internal colonialism

To maintain power, the Houthis foment tension and division, spread fear and terror, practice discrimination, and exact revenge.

Mohamed abi Samra 13 July 2023

First AI-authored Arabic novel explores new literary frontier

"A Treason in Morocco" is the debut AI-authored Arabic novel published in book form. Al Majalla interviewed Ahmad Lutfi about how he put it together and what this new literary frontier means.

Houssam Marouf 11 July 2023
Clashes with Kyiv grab the headlines, but Damascus is part of Putin's plans as wider geopolitics resonate as the war goes on Eduardo Ramon

Beyond Ukraine: How Syria remains integral to Russia’s military strategy

Clashes with Kyiv grab the headlines, but Damascus is part of Putin's plans as wider geopolitics resonate as the war goes on

Anton Mardasov 11 July 2023
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Trump has lost the Iran war, but how badly?

20 April 2026

While all the effects of this conflict may take time to fully realise, short and medium-term signs expose the limits of US power and see America's rivals benefiting

Christopher Phillips
Jason Lyon
Business & Economy

The Iran war is reshaping the China-Gulf economic model

21 April 2026

Closing the Strait of Hormuz has shown how the Gulf should shift from an oil-export model to a digital and distribution hub. Will this trigger the long-delayed free trade agreement with China?

Charbel Barakat
Pete Reynolds
Politics

Lebanon and Israel: negotiations and the end of Hezbollah

23 April 2026

Building on the ten-day ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump, time will tell if these talks are a one-off or the beginning of a different path for Lebanon.

Al Majalla - London
Grace Russell
Science & Technology

Saving the soldiers: robots as Ukraine’s new weapon

22 April 2026

The war in Ukraine is becoming an open laboratory for testing advanced military technologies that may yet redefine the very meaning of combat

Marco Mossad
Nesma Moharam
Culture & Social Affairs

New book tackles the fading art of Koranic recitation

20 April 2026

Egyptian heritage researcher Haytham Abu Zayd sheds light on how the art form grew, excelled, and then declined over the years and ends by offering a path to revival

Fadi El-Abdallah

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