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Iranians chant slogans and wave national flags as they celebrate a ceasefire between Iran and Israel at Enghlab Square in the capital Tehran on June 24, 2025. ATTA KENARE / AFP
Politics

Now that the guns have fallen silent, what next for Iran?

Wahid Abdel Maguid 27, Jun 2025
A worker inspects pipes at the Amal oil field in eastern Libya, October 7, 2011. Reuters
Business & Economy

The Israel-Iran war dealt another economic blow to North Africa

Kawthar Zantour 27, Jun 2025
People erect tents amidst the rubble of destroyed buildings as displaced Palestinians return to the northern areas of the Gaza Strip in Jabalia on January 23, 2025, during a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was reached. Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP

After truce, Gazans find nothing—or no one—to return back to

Palestinians rejoiced when the news broke last week that a ceasefire was finally reached, but many didn't get the chance to celebrate with their loved ones who Israel killed before the deal took hold

Salem Al Rayyes 25, Jan 2025
Al Majalla / AFP / Reuters

Murhaf Abu Qasra on building a new army and Syria's future

In Part 2 of a two-part interview with Al Majalla, Syria's interim defence minister says he wants to build an army for the Syrian people—one that doesn't meddle in its neighbours' affairs

Ibrahim Hamidi 24, Jan 2025
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune shakes hands with European Union Council President Charles Michel during their meeting, on September 5, 2022. Council of the European Union

Algeria makes the case for a better EU trade deal

With Algeria's hand strengthened by its relatively new status as Europe's leading gas supplier, economic experts say its poised to clinch a more favourable trade deal with its neighbour to the north

Rabia Abdul Salam 24, Jan 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a press conference after a mini-war cabinet meeting on October 28, 2023. AFP

Will Israel’s Netanyahu survive the ceasefire?

The Israeli premier's political survival skills are renowned, but this time, he is boxed in tightly by Trump, the far right, and the Haredim. March will be an interesting month.

David E. Rosenberg 24, Jan 2025
Al Majalla / AFP / Reuters

Syria defence chief Murhaf Abu Qasra on the plan to oust Assad

Al Majalla speaks to the Major General, who was integral to the operation. In part 1 of a two-part interview, he explains how he helped turn rebel groups into a sophisticated and organised army.

Ibrahim Hamidi 23, Jan 2025
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How music helps bring hope and healing to Gaza's war-torn

Palestinians have always clung to their traditions. Music is one of them. Amid the death and destruction, Gaza's displaced find solace in songs of resistance and steadfastness.

Houssam Marouf 23, Jan 2025

Sudan faces starvation crisis of historic proportions

Fares Garabet 23, Jan 2025
Three-time president Hashim al-Atassi presided over the drafting of Syria’s first charter in 1920, its second in 1928, and its third in 1950, earning him the moniker "Father of the Constitution" Wikipedia

Syria's constitutional history: Past charters and future prospects

Three-time president Hashim al-Atassi presided over the drafting of Syria's first charter in 1920, its second in 1928, and its third in 1950, earning him the moniker "Father of the Constitution"

Sami Moubayed 22, Jan 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian after signing the association treaty in the Kremlin on January 17, 2025.
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Russia and Iran stand side by side...for now

The 'strategic partnership' signing could have been timed to send a message, but a deeper examination reveals it to be a pragmatic alliance borne of a shared enemy rather than shared interests

Samer Elias 22, Jan 2025
Turkish strikes on October 5 on the Kurdish-controlled region of Hasakeh in northeastern Syria hit a car, killing two people, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. AFP

Stakeholders vie for oil and gas control in a post-Assad Syria

Control over Syria's oil and gas reserves comes with major economic and political benefits. Both Israel and Türkiye will be lobbying the US to sway events in their respective favours.

Giorgio Cafiero 21, Jan 2025
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Politics

Shaky Israel-Iran ceasefire points to unfinished business

24 June 2025

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

Michael Horowitz
Emergency workers check the damage caused to a building from an Iranian missile strike in Beersheba in southern Israel on June 24, 2025. John Wessels / AFP
Business & Economy

Counting the cost of the Israel-Iran war

24 June 2025

The recent Israel-Iran war is not just a regional flashpoint; it is a mirror reflecting the fragility and interdependence of the modern global economy

Abdel-Rahman Ayas
Lina Jaradat
Politics

Attacks on Iran make a nuclear bomb more likely

20 June 2025

Iran's nuclear programme is damaged, but its determination is heightened

Eric Brewer
Opinion

Israeli and Iranian claims of victory ring hollow

25 June 2025

Netanyahu did not realise his goal of ending Iran's nuclear programme and regime change, and Iran stood alone in its war with Israel, as global and regional allies left it to fend for itself

Houssam Itani
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
Profiles

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

21 June 2025

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

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