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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (C) speaks with Saudi Arabia's envoy to Lebanon, Yazid bin Farhan, on 14 January 2026. Lebanese Presidency Press Office / AFP
Business & Economy

Lebanon reopens its Gulf gateway as exports return to Saudi Arabia

Thuraya Shahin 21 June 2026
This aerial photograph shows an inundated area in Syria's Deir ez-Zor province on 31 May 2026, following recent flooding as water levels from the Euphrates River rise. BAKR ALKASEM / AFP
Politics

Preventing the next Euphrates flood

Haid Haid 21 June 2026
Last month, the Arab League readmitted Syria after 12 years of regional isolation. But how did it get here? Al Majalla lays out the chronology of significant events that unfolded since 2011. Ewan White

Syria timeline: Protests, war, displacement, isolation and...reintegration

Last month, the Arab League readmitted Syria after 12 years of regional isolation. But how did it get here? Al Majalla lays out the chronology of significant events that unfolded since 2011.

Al Majalla - London 07 June 2023
Ali Shaath and his fiancée Samiha al-Tanir in 1937

Digital archive to help reunite Palestinians in the diaspora

Palestinian Researcher Samar Dewidar is set to launch 'Palestinian Stories' — a digital archive to help bring together Palestinian diaspora families who were separated due to the Israeli occupation

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 07 June 2023
The Earliest Most Complete Hebrew Bible Circa 900_02 Sotheby's

The untold stories of Hebrew manuscripts smuggled out of Syria

The recent sale of the famous Codex Sassoon at Sotheby's Auction House sheds light on other important Hebrew manuscripts. Interestingly, most of these texts settled in Syria but were stolen.

Taissier Khalaf 06 June 2023
North African countries, especially Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, are experiencing a sharp decline in water resources which have fallen by 80% from their averages of the past three decades. Ewan White

North Africa bears brunt of Mena climate change challenges

North African countries, especially Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, are experiencing a sharp decline in water resources which have fallen by 80% from their averages of the past three decades

Mohamed Sharki 04 June 2023
Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser with Local Affairs Minister Abdel Latif Al-Baghdadi (L) and  Armed Forces commander-in-chief Abdel Hakim Amer (R) as they watch a military parade. AFP

The 1967 Naksa relived through the memoirs of Abdel Nasser’s top generals

Days before the war with Israel, Abdel Nasser's generals said they were ready. But, in fact, they were far from ready, and the Egyptian Air Force was annihilated.

Sami Moubayed 04 June 2023
General view of central Damascus, Syria, September 15, 2018. Picture taken September 15, 2018. REUTERS Reuters

Can Europeans and Arabs find common ground to foster a meaningful dialogue in Syria?

New geopolitical realities have highlighted the divide between European and Arab powers on the Syrian file. However, a common reference that can serve as a new starting point already exists.

Daniel Gerlach 02 June 2023
Syrian President Hafez al-Assad and Lebanese President Suleiman Frangieh. Sami Moubayed Archive

Suleiman Frangieh: The president who witnessed the outbreak of Lebanon's civil war

As Suleiman Frangieh junior has emerged as a candidate for Lebanon's presidential vacancy, Sami Moubayed takes a look at the presidency of his grandfather and namesake.

Sami Moubayed 01 June 2023
Rudy Tahlo

A tragic tale: How the Assyrians vanished from Syria

Over the past century, several factors have contributed to the migration of Assyrians from their historic homeland. Rustum Mahmud highlights the five distinct stages of this displacement.

Rustum Mahmud 01 June 2023
The Arabs established observatories in Baghdad, Cairo, Damascus, the metropolises of Andalusia, Maragheh and Samarkand. Getty

‘Astronomical’ achievements: How Arabs left a lasting imprint in the sky

The Arabs predicted solar and lunar eclipses and proved the Earth's sphericity and rotation; today we can hardly find any astronomical tool without a deep Arab fingerprint

Abdullah Al-Rashid 01 June 2023
A man waits to cast his ballot during Turkish presidential and parliamentary elections in Diyarbakir, Turkey, May 14, 2023. Reuters

Dissecting Turkey's Kurdish vote: Turnout, trends and alliances

Despite the surge in nationalist rhetoric, Kılıçdaroğlu won the majority in 12 out of 15 Kurdish-majority provinces, demonstrating the Kurds' determination to oust Erdogan

Rustum Mahmud 31 May 2023
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Trump’s 2026 Iran deal differs from Obama’s 2015 JCPOA

18 June 2026

Although an MOU will be officially signed on 19 June, there are already significant differences a decade later, despite the US aim being largely similar. Could Trump open Iran like Nixon opened China?

Robert Ford
Sara Gironi Carnevale
Science & Technology

A smarter ball, or a safer one? The header dilemma facing world football

11 June 2026

The official World Cup ball showcases the latest advances in football technology, but new research questions whether future designs should prioritise brain safety as well as performance

Marco Mossad
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian holding a memorandum of understanding he and US President Donald Trump signed to end the US-Iran war on 17 June, 2026. IRINN Iranian state television/AFP
Politics

How a US-Iran deal will impact Gulf relations with Tehran

17 June 2026

As a costly war draws to a close, Tehran has the chance to chart a new course in relation to its neighbours, but that requires a change of mindset

Zaid bin Ali al-Fadhil
Stefano Summo
Culture & Social Affairs

World Cup songs: from local themes to global industry

11 June 2026

Football's biggest tournament has come to adopt a single soundtrack every four years to give each offering a distinct identity. Is this genuine culture, or a mass marketing technique?

Najeeb Mubarak
Al Majalla
Politics

How Pakistan quietly brokered the historic US-Iran deal

16 June 2026

Islamabad kept both sides talking even as missiles were being launched. That tenacity looks to have paid dividends in a way that could yet reshape the Middle East's power dynamics.

Kaswar Klasra

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