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From kitchen labs to cyberwars: the rise of Israel's Unit 8200 Al Majalla
Science & Technology

From kitchen labs to cyberwars: the rise of Israel's Unit 8200

Michael Horowitz 06, Jul 2025
Art critic Azeddine Bourkia on our relationship with images AlMajalla_Ezzeddin Bourka
Culture & Social Affairs

Art critic Azeddine Bourkia on our relationship with images

Imad Eddine Moussa 05, Jul 2025
Adrián Astorgano

Shaky Israel-Iran ceasefire points to unfinished business

What Trump has dubbed the '12-Day War' could be just the opening salvo of a much longer conflict

Michael Horowitz 24, Jun 2025
Diana Estefanía Rubio

Behind the bombs: the Israel-Iran cyberwar

Cyberwarfare has the potential to disrupt critical infrastructure, commercial networks and global supply chains, and during the 12-day Israel-Iran war, cyberattacks were being carried out in parallel…

Al Majalla - London 24, Jun 2025
A man walks past a billboard displaying photos of senior Iranian leaders and scientists killed in Israeli strikes, Tehran, June 13, 2025. AP

The rise and fall of Iranian intelligence

Tehran's spies and generals built an impressive network of eyes and ears from Mount Lebanon to the Hindu Kush. In a game of cat-and-mouse, they always seemed two moves ahead. Not so now.

Kamal Alam 24, Jun 2025
Whether the new Syrian government possesses the necessary expertise to handle the complex border issue remains to be seen, but some good-faith assistance could be helpful. Shutterstock

Why defining Lebanon's border with Syria is so important

The absence of a set border curtails the ability of both states to enforce security. A clearly defined border can bring stability to a region that has been mired in conflict for decades. Here's how.

Frederic C. Hof 23, Jun 2025
A man looks at blood stains as rescuers inspect the damage at the site of a reported suicide attack at the Saint Elias church in Damascus' Dwelaa area on June 22, 2025.

St. Elias targeted in first church attack in Syria since 1860

It has been over a century and a half since a church has been so overtly attacked in the country. Al Majalla takes a look at the history.

Sami Moubayed 23, Jun 2025

Netanyahu succeeds in dragging the US into war with Iran

Fares Garabet 22, Jun 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian after signing the association treaty in the Kremlin on January 17 2025. AFP

Will a US-Israel war on Iran affect the battle in Ukraine?

Tehran's military support to Moscow could be disrupted the longer the war drags out

Con Coughlin 22, Jun 2025
Al Majalla

A US-Israel war on Iran could lock the region into a costly limbo

After less than two weeks, the estimated cost of warfare between these two sworn enemies is easily into the billions of dollars. How are they placed to weather the economic storm?

Mohamed Sharki 22, Jun 2025

Syria reinforces its borders to stop any Israel-Iran spillover

Smugglers and militias have been active along the country's boundaries in recent days, which could attract unwanted conflict. With resources stretched, Damascus is keen to contain things.

Subhi Franjieh 21, Jun 2025
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addresses Iranians on the occasion of the 36th anniversary of the death of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (portrait), in Tehran on June 4, 2025. KHAMENEI.IR / AFP

Ali Khamenei: the guardian of Iran's strategic patience doctrine

For decades, Iran's supreme leader—first Khomeini, then Khamenei—pursued a strategy of backing regional militias to fight Israel, but with the 'resistance axis' in tatters, Iran is left to fight alone

Arash Azizi 21, Jun 2025
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Iran’s waning influence

27 June 2025

Our July issue features in-depth articles and expert analyses exploring the future of Iran's influence and the long-term reverberations for the region

Al Majalla - London
Lina Jaradat
Culture & Social Affairs

Gaza’s ‘death trap’ aid centres: a real-life Hunger Games

02 July 2025

Israel's commandeering of aid distribution in Gaza forces starving Palestinians to run the gauntlet at centres with biometric monitoring systems, armed security, and life-or-death hazards

Hala Al-Naji
People gather to celebrate after Lebanese parliament elects army chief Joseph Aoun as the new president, on January 9, 2025, in Al-Aaishiyah, Lebanon. Ramiz Dallah/Getty
Politics

Lebanon’s second chance at statehood

02 July 2025

The crippling of Hezbollah's dominance and the Assad regime's fall in Syria have created a narrow but historic opening for the Lebanese people

Paul Salem
Lina Jaradat
Business & Economy

Oman is quietly redefining its development model

29 June 2025

It is no longer the Gulf's quiet outlier but a country quietly setting a new standard for sustainable economic development in the region

Neil Quilliam
Lina Jaradat
Politics

How the Middle East can capitalise on Iran’s regional setback

02 July 2025

The US security umbrella will focus on Iran's direct threats, but regional states should deal with Tehran's residual proxy groups in the region

James Jeffrey

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