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Men recover at the Karm al-Louz Hospital following an explosion at the Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib Mosque, in Homs, on 26 December 2025. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP
Politics

Alawite protests return. But this time, they turn deadly.

Haid Haid 03 January 2026
US President Donald Trump (R) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) speak to reporters upon Netanyahu's arrival at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on 29 December 2025. JIM WATSON / AFP
Politics

A closer look at the Trump-Netanyahu meeting reveals gaps

Elie Kossaifi 02 January 2026
Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa (L) speaks during the Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference in Riyadh on 29 October 2025. RANIA SANJAR / AFP

Syria's obstacles to investment are many

Ambition is key to recovery, but so is realism about the road ahead. Lingering sanctions, legal ambiguity, poor transparency, and weak institutions continue to deter serious investment.

Haid Haid 20 November 2025
US Ambassador to the UN Michael Waltz and Britain's Deputy Ambassador James Kariuki vote in favour of an international stabilisation force in Gaza, at UN Headquarters in New York City, US, on 17 November 2025. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

Can a Gaza stabilisation force finally bring peace?

A UN Security Council resolution calls for an international force to ensure Hamas and Israel adhere to the ceasefire terms. But without a political solution, such a mission will likely fail.

Ahmed Maher 19 November 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

Syria after Assad: reclaiming a national identity lost to regional overreach

The Assads bound Syria to regional power plays far beyond its means. As the country embarks on a new path, hollow rhetoric must be replaced with a vision grounded in freedom, equality, and sovereignty

Majed Kayali 19 November 2025
US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman pose for a picture at the White House in Washington, DC, US on 18 November 2025. REUTERS/Jessica Koscielniak

Saudi Arabia, the US, and the renewal of partnership

Trump elevates Saudi Arabia to 'major non-NATO ally' status, just hours after the Saudi crown prince announced he would increase his investments in the US to nearly $1tn.

Al Majalla - London 18 November 2025
Al Majalla

From oil to AI: a century of Saudi-US partnership

The Saudi-US alliance is entering a new phase—one characterised by maturity, equilibrium, and a shared vision attuned to a world increasingly shaped by technology

Omar Harkous 18 November 2025
Supporters of the Reconstruction and Development Coalition celebrate after preliminary election results were announced in Baghdad, Iraq, on 12 November 2025. Reuters

Iraq's establishment triumphs over hopes for change

A revised electoral law and the fragmentation of civil groups contributed to an election result that saw no clear parliamentary majority and the return of established parties

Ayad Al-Anbar 17 November 2025
Hot Air Balloon Festival over Mada'in Saleh (Hegra) ancient site, AlUla, Saudi Arabia. was taken in 2020 Mar 18 Shutterstock

TOURISE to take Saudi tourism to greater heights

Saudi Arabia held its first TOURISE summit, aimed at facilitating the tourism sector's growth both domestically and internationally

Sharif Mohammad 16 November 2025
Reuters / Al Majalla

The US draft resolution on Trump's Gaza Plan falls short

Amendments are needed to avoid cementing the very divisions that have made peace elusive for generations. On Friday, Russia proposed just that.

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy 15 November 2025
Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa (R) meets with the Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, on the sidelines of their official visit to Washington DC on 11 November 2025. SANA / AFP

Why Hakan Fidan attended the Trump-Sharaa meeting

The US wants the Kurdish-majority Syrian Democratic Forces to be integrated into the Syrian army, but needs Türkiye to be on board

Omer Onhon 15 November 2025
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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 November 2025
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Richard N. Haass, Senior Counsellor, Centerview Partners, speaks onstage during the Reindustrialise Conference 2025 on 17 July 2025, in Detroit, Michigan. TASOS KATOPODIS / AFP
Politics

Richard Haass on America’s changing global role

31 December 2025

In an interview with Al Majalla, the senior US diplomat says that while the US may no longer play the role of world policeman, it is not isolationist either

Ibrahim Hamidi
An aerial view shows pigeons flying over the Marjeh square in Syria's capital Damascus on 12 December 2024. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

The history of Damascus pulses through Marjeh Square

30 December 2025

If anywhere encapsulates the Syrian capital in recent decades, it is this enigmatic and iconic public space, which has seen more than its fair share of changes

Khalil Sweileh
Politics

2025 highlights and what to look out for in 2026

30 December 2025

Al Majalla reflects on this year and the first quarter of the 21st century, highlighting standout achievements, events and trends

Al Majalla - London
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Business & Economy

AI in 2026: from performance to power and privilege

30 December 2025

Going forward, the key question won't be what AI can do, but how we will power it and who will be granted the privilege of working alongside it

Omar Harkous
US President Donald Trump (R) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) speak to reporters upon Netanyahu's arrival at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on 29 December 2025. JIM WATSON / AFP
Politics

A closer look at the Trump-Netanyahu meeting reveals gaps

01 January 2026

The two appeared to be in lockstep in many areas, but dig deep, and you will see where they don't align. So, what does this mean for the region? Al Majalla explains.

Elie Kossaifi

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