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Trade held hostage in the Red Sea

Al Majalla - London 15, Jul 2025
A mother holds a picture of her daughter, Fadima, who is believed to have joined the PKK in the south-eastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir. The group has now voted to dissolve itself. Will it lead to peace? Reuters
Politics

For Turks and Kurds, a decades-long fight may be nearing an end

Omer Onhon 15, Jul 2025
Diana Estefanía Rubio

Iran has enough material to build 10 nuclear bombs

Iran now has enough material for at least 10 nuclear bombs if further enriched to 90%. Reports by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control's Iran Watch…

Al Majalla - London 17, Jun 2025
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men inspect the damage at the site of an Iranian missile strike in Bnei Brak, east of Tel Aviv, on June 16, 2025. OHN WESSELS / AFP

How the Israel-Iran flare-up is impacting the global economy

From spiking crude to dwindling confidence, the sudden and unprecedented escalation between these two regional powers has sent markets into a tailspin

Abdel-Rahman Ayas 16, Jun 2025
Aliaa Abou Khaddour

Five unconventional portrayals of motherhood in Arabic novels

Mothers in literature have typically been saintly figures, yet the truth can be quite different. Finally, literature is catching up with reality in its portrayal of mothers, as seen in these books.

Ibrahim Adel 16, Jun 2025
Axel Rangel García

An Israel-Iran war could unravel the Middle East

Israel's strikes on Iran have turned a simmering rivalry into a volatile confrontation, fuelling fears of a wider regional war with unpredictable consequences

Omer Onhon 16, Jun 2025
Axel Rangel García

Nuclear claims are a smoke screen for hopes of toppling Iran

The Israeli strikes aren't about facilities or centrifuges, but regime change

Jeffrey Lewis 15, Jun 2025
Islamist-led rebels pose for a picture with a Syria army helicopter on the tarmac at the Nayrab military airport in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on December 2, 2024, after a surprise lightning offensive on November 30. AFP

From fighters to farmers, Chinese Uyghurs settle in Syria

Thousands of Uyghurs from Western China spent 12 years in Syria fighting Islamist terrorists and Assad's army. With Assad gone, they are either incorporating into the Syrian military or civilian life.

Subhi Franjieh 15, Jun 2025

Israel-Iran attacks could set the region ablaze

Fares Garabet 15, Jun 2025
Eduardo Ramon

Will Iran-Israel strikes derail Trump's Mideast vision?

Trump and Netanyahu disagree on whether to use military force to stop Iran's nuclear programme, and Israel's punishing attack on Iran places the region on a worrisome trajectory

Robert Ford 14, Jun 2025
Andrei Cojocaru

Defining the Central Bank of Syria’s to-do list

After Donald Trump agreed to lift sanctions, Syria's central bank is now in the spotlight. Its independence needs to be protected from political interference through transparency and accountability.

Toufic Chanbour 13, Jun 2025
After Israel attacked Iran overnight on June 12, Tehran responded with a barrage of missile salvos hitting Tel Aviv, June 13, 2025.

Where is Israel's unprecedented Iran attack taking the region?

While Israel's attack dealt a severe blow to Iran's military and nuclear infrastructure, the long-term impact remains uncertain as Tehran's potential for retaliation introduces new risks

Michael Horowitz 13, Jun 2025
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Iran’s waning influence

27 June 2025

Our July issue features in-depth articles and expert analyses exploring the future of Iran's influence and the long-term reverberations for the region

Al Majalla - London
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Gaza’s ‘death trap’ aid centres: a real-life Hunger Games

02 July 2025

Israel's commandeering of aid distribution in Gaza forces starving Palestinians to run the gauntlet at centres with biometric monitoring systems, armed security, and life-or-death hazards

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People gather to celebrate after Lebanese parliament elects army chief Joseph Aoun as the new president, on January 9, 2025, in Al-Aaishiyah, Lebanon. Ramiz Dallah/Getty
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Lebanon’s second chance at statehood

02 July 2025

The crippling of Hezbollah's dominance and the Assad regime's fall in Syria have created a narrow but historic opening for the Lebanese people

Paul Salem
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Oman is quietly redefining its development model

29 June 2025

It is no longer the Gulf's quiet outlier but a country quietly setting a new standard for sustainable economic development in the region

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How the Middle East can capitalise on Iran’s regional setback

02 July 2025

The US security umbrella will focus on Iran's direct threats, but regional states should deal with Tehran's residual proxy groups in the region

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