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Lebanese artist Maral Dir Bogosian on capturing Beirut's essence Supplied
Culture & Social Affairs

Lebanese artist Maral Dir Bogosian on capturing Beirut's essence

Mimoza Al-Arrawi 17 September 2025
Butterfly effect: can the Palestine protest movement turn the tide? Lina Jaradat
Politics

Butterfly effect: can the Palestine protest movement turn the tide?

Bryn Haworth 16 September 2025
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty (L) and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio attempt to shake hands during a photo opportunity ahead of a meeting in the US State Department Building on February 10, 2025, in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker / AFP

Egypt treads fine line as it pushes for alternative Gaza plan

Cairo hopes an upcoming Arab summit can come up with a different proposal to counter Trump's plan to turn Gaza into the 'Riviera of the Middle East', but this push comes with great political risk

Amr Emam 19 February 2025
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Khaddam Files: ‘I urged Hariri to leave before he was killed’

In the final of a three-part series, Syria's late former Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam reveals that Bashar al-Assad's brother Maher misled Rafic Hariri before his assassination.

Al Majalla - London 19 February 2025
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Al Majalla at 45: Cover stories and digital platforms

Since its establishment in February 1980, Al Majalla has featured influential voices and diverse perspectives. Today, it leverages social media to engage with younger audiences.

Al Majalla - London 18 February 2025
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Al Majalla: 45 years of excellence in journalism

Since its founding in 1980, Al Majalla has held a prestigious position in the Arab media landscape as a reliable source of news analysis. Today, it delivers the same quality but with a modern touch.

Al Majalla 18 February 2025
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Khaddam Files: Bashar tells Hariri, 'I decide who governs Lebanon'

In Part 2 of a three-part series, Syria's former Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam recalls a stormy meeting between the Syrian and Lebanese leaders just months before Hariri was killed

Al Majalla - London 18 February 2025
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Arab students' futures in limbo after USAID funds freeze

The shuttering of aid has caused huge problems for students in Lebanon and Egypt on US scholarships. What does the future hold?

Joudy El-Asmar 17 February 2025
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Khaddam Files: My first dealings with Bashar al-Assad

In Part 1 of a three-part series, Al Majalla presents exclusive excerpts from the memoirs of the late Syrian Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam, including how he helped replace one Assad with another.

Al Majalla - London 17 February 2025

Israel receives 2,000-pound bombs cleared by Trump

Fares Garabet 17 February 2025
Yusra Na'im

Al-Sharaa is the latest Arab leader to swap fatigues for a suit and tie

A change in dress has heralded a shift in the form of leadership before, in Syria and the Arab world, and dressing like a statesman can crown a moment in history

Sami Moubayed 16 February 2025
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Al Majalla's Book Watch

Our fortnightly round-up of the latest Arabic books, covering a wide range of topics, reflecting some of the trends and thinking in the Arab world

Khodr Al Agha 15 February 2025
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Trump's visit tests 'special' US-UK relationship

16 September 2025

Despite Trump's often hostile engagement with traditional US allies, Starmer has trodden a careful path to keep him on side. But is this sustainable?

Christopher Phillips
Opinion

'The Voice of Hind Rajab' shows cries for justice are only getting louder

07 September 2025

A 24-minute standing ovation at the film premiere was more than a symbolic gesture of justice for Israel's murder of little Hind, but a heartfelt cry of real anguish over the ongoing genocide in Gaza

Samer Abou Hawwach
Armed men from the MSA, an armed political movement in Mali's Azawad region, gather in the desert outside Menaka on March 14, 2020. AFP
Politics

The Sahel's paramilitary problem

09 September 2025

Armed groups are being formed in places like Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, where state militaries cannot defeat jihadists and separatists alone. Once formed, however, they seldom stay loyal.

Sergey Eledinov
Egyptian writer May Telmissany poses during a portrait session held on April 15, 2014, in Paris, France. Ulf Andersen/Getty
Culture & Social Affairs

May Telmissany: writing is an act of resistance against the ugliness of the world

14 September 2025

The acclaimed Egyptian writer talks love, betrayal, autobiography, and the lack of Arab literary identity

El-Sayed Hussein
Lina Jaradat
Politics

Butterfly effect: can the Palestine protest movement turn the tide?

14 September 2025

For nearly two years, protests around the world calling for an end to Israel's war on Gaza haven't fizzled out, but grown. Their geographic reach and longevity appear to have no precedent in history.

Bryn Haworth

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