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The Kuwaiti collector preserving Fairuz's legacy Aliaa Aboukhaddour
Culture & Social Affairs

The Kuwaiti collector preserving Fairuz's legacy

Charbel Khoury 17 February 2026
Trump has few good options on Iran Reuters / Al Majalla
Politics

Trump has few good options on Iran

Michael Horowitz 16 February 2026
Children stand on a hill overlooking the camp of Atme for displaced people, on the outskirts of Idlib in northwestern Syria, on February 5, 2025, nearly two months after Islamist-led rebels toppled Syrian president Bashar al-Assad. Bakr ALKASEM / AFP

Idlib rises from the rubble, but sanctions still sting

Al Majalla spent several days talking to civilians, fighters, and the former interior minister in the province where Syria's new leaders honed their modes of governance

Shelly Kittleson 18 March 2025
Mo Amer in 'Mo' Eddy Chen/Netflix

‘Mo’: a rare humanization of Palestinians on mainstream TV

Now streaming on Netflix, Season 2 delves deeper into the fight for freedom far from Palestine, shining a light on refugee pain and their longing for the homeland

Nawwar Jabbour 17 March 2025
People walk past damaged vehicles, as Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa grapples with the fallout from reported mass killings of Alawite minority members, in Jableh, Syria March 12, 2025. REUTERS/Karam al-Masri

Syria coastal violence: A critical test for Sharaa's government

The legitimacy of Sharaa's government will depend on whether it upholds the rule of law or reverts to the same repressive tactics as the Assad regime that he toppled

Haid Haid 17 March 2025

Trump authorises deadly strikes on Yemen

Fares Garabet 17 March 2025
‭A sign depicting Syrian Druze leader Sheikh Hikmat al-Hajri is seen in Sweida, Syria, on February‬ 25, 2025. Yamam al Shaar /Reuters‬

Attempts to revive the Syrian Druze "state project" in history

The issue of the Druze mountain predates the modern Syrian state itself, but has resurfaced following recent Israeli statements about their intent to "protect" Syria's Druze

Sami Moubayed 16 March 2025
US Envoy for Hostages Adam Boehler speaks during a US hostage and wrongful detainee flag raising ceremony at the State Department in Washington, DC, on March 6, 2025. Jim WATSON / AFP

Direct US-Hamas talks ruffle feathers in Israel

Despite the closeness between the two administrations, Trump's team is not afraid of disagreeing with Netanyahu, and even crossing Israel's red lines if necessary

Michael Horowitz 16 March 2025
A member of the former rebel group Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham stands guard near an image of Syria's Bashar al-Assad at the fourth division headquarters in Damascus, Syria, January 23, 2025. REUTERS/Yamam Al Shaar

My Syria visit: Rays of hope and fears for the future

In his first visit in 13 years, former US ambassador to Syria Robert Ford shares his reflections about the war-torn country following Assad's fall

Robert Ford 15 March 2025

Al Majalla's Book Watch

A tour of the latest releases from Arabic publishing houses on topics covering fiction, philosophy, science, history, and politics

Khodr Al Agha 15 March 2025
Ahmed al-Sharaa and Mazloum Abdi during the signing of the agreement to integrate the SDF into state institutions, Damascus, March 10, 2025. AFP

Reading between the lines of the Sharaa-Abdi deal

Al Majalla's exclusive interview with YPG commander Mazloum Abdi gives great insight into a landmark deal reached between Damascus and Syria's Kurds. This is my take on what Abdi really meant.

Omer Onhon 14 March 2025
Eduardo Ramon

A new regional security order in the Middle East?

Clarity in US Middle East policy will determine how—or if—this will take shape

Bilal Saab 13 March 2025
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Trump has few good options on Iran

16 February 2026

As the US and Iran head to talks in Geneva, competing forces are pulling Trump in opposite directions. There are only two "good" scenarios in front of him, and neither will be easy to achieve.

Michael Horowitz
AFP / Al Majalla
Politics

Back to Qandil: PKK fighters finally leaving Syria

12 February 2026

More than 40 years after PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan began building networks of trained operatives in Syria's north-east to infiltrate Türkiye, they have been sent packing

Ibrahim Hamidi
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Army Chief and Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir pose with US President Donald Trump (C) at the White House in Washington, DC on 26 September 2025. AFP
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Pakistan proves its utility as a key US intermediary

12 February 2026

Islamabad emerges as a key bridge in tricky conflicts from Iran to China

Kamal Alam
AFP/Reuters/Al Majalla
Politics

Bigger than Maduro: Trump’s real designs on Latin America

09 February 2026

Christophe Ventura, a French expert on Latin America, speaks to Al Majalla about Venezuela, Cuba, Colombia, and China's role in a continent that the US president considers his backyard.

Elie Kossaifi
Scarlett Yang
Culture & Social Affairs

The benefits and flaws of child social media bans

10 February 2026

Whether to legislate against Under-16s accessing a big part of contemporary society is a complex question involving law, technology, privacy, rights, and the nature of a child's development

Hala Al-Naji

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