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The Egyptian government is betting on cash to fix a broken and expensive food subsidy system, but what impact will it have on the poor? Nesma Moharam
Business & Economy

Egypt to bite the bullet and overhaul its food subsidy regime

Amr Emam 11 July 2026
A member of Iraq's PMF stands in front of a banner depicting slain Iraqi commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis (L) and Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani, on January 2, 2023. AFP
Politics

The week that Beirut and Baghdad broke the Iranian crescent

Maneli Mirkhan 10 July 2026
A protester holds a placard picturing Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an anti-genocide march in central London, on March 15, 2025, calling for an end to Israel’s war and siege on Gaza. HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP

Israel’s ties with its Western allies hit a new low

Israel's non-American Western allies may have broken new ground with their harsh rhetoric, but, without further actions, it is unlikely to produce a breakthrough in Gaza

Christopher Phillips 31 May 2025
Lebanese artist Fatima Jumaa's photos, titled "Between One Soul and Another," depict smokers during wartime in Lebanon. Ibrahim Tutunji

Immersive photography exhibitions in Cairo’s artistic quarter

The fourth edition of Cairo Photo Week, hosted across several remarkable renovated buildings, showcases rare images of the city and explores the history and architectural marvels of Downtown Cairo.

Ibrahim Tutunji 30 May 2025
Aliaa Abou Khaddour

New Syria sanctions relief (and risks) explained

Firms relying on the recent wave of lifted sanctions and exceptive relief will face significant hurdles in verifying that transactions do not benefit excluded actors

Matt Zweig and Max Meizlish 30 May 2025
An Israeli soldier uses an unmanned surveillance drone to monitor Palestinians in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron. HAZEM BADER / AFP

Israel’s use of AI in its war on Gaza is part of a global trend

AI technology has had a huge impact on warfare in recent years, yet the systems are fallible, and concerns are growing, not least in terms of ethics and legality

Mohammed Mansour 29 May 2025
In this file image, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and French President Emmanuel Macron (L) arrive to hold a joint press conference in Jerusalem on October 24, 2023. CHRISTOPHE ENA / AFP

Triple trouble for Israel as its furious allies bail 

Netanyahu has a lethal addiction to crises 

The Economist 28 May 2025

Frederic Hof: Israel-Syria peace is far off, but a truce is crucial

The former US envoy to Damascus tells Al Majalla how to find a path to a lasting settlement and a new place in the Middle East, from his unique perspective and first-hand experience in Assad-era talks

Johaina Khaldieh 28 May 2025

A Jewish family in Damascus, in their ancient Damascene home, in Ottoman Syria in 1901. Wikipedia

The Jews of Damascus: from King Faisal to Hafez al-Assad

Syrian Jews who left the country over the years visited recently following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime. For the first time in decades, they prayed at the historic Al-Franj Synagogue.

Sami Moubayed 27 May 2025
Sara Padovan

It’s time to build a regional climate fund

As global climate finance falters and US support disappears, the MENA region faces a widening funding gap. Now is the time to create a regional climate finance mechanism.

Léa Eid 27 May 2025
Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Taha

Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha: Pulitzer Prize is a recognition of our story

The US-based writer does not hold back in what he pens for American readers, nor is he censored. There is just one word that he is forbidden from using.

Houssam Marouf 26 May 2025
Two women pick eggplants in the Algerian town of Douaouda, May 30, 2024. AFP

Could aquifers turn Algeria’s desert into Africa’s breadbasket?

Big agricultural projects have been launched in Algeria's arid south, home to huge quantities of groundwater held in rock. Exploiting that to feed the region would be an economic boon.

Rabia Abdul Salam 26 May 2025
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Libyan National Army Deputy Commander Saddam Haftar, and Trump advisor Massad Boulos in Washington on 29 June, 2026. @US_SrAdvisorAF/X
Politics

US plan for Libya: unification or management of division?

26 June 2026

A US envoy wants the institutions of western Libya to accommodate the son of an eastern warlord as Libyan president. Is this another doomed effort to unite the feuding factions, or could it work?

Areig Elhag
Dave Murray
Science & Technology

More than a game: a look inside the mind of a football fan

30 June 2026

As the FIFA World Cup 2026 shows, identity, belonging, and tension combine to make football fandom unlike any other sport. So, what is going on in fans' brains?

Alaa Emara
A fighter loyal to Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan holds up a weapon backdropped by the minaret of a mosque, during a graduation ceremony in the southeastern Gedaref state on 27 May 2024. AFP
Politics

The quiet push to finally end Sudan's civil war

29 June 2026

External actors and some domestic parties are believed to be working behind the scenes towards a settlement. Why now?

Shawgi Abdelazim
Chinese President Xi Jinping stands in the centre of the hall during the China-Africa forum at the Great Hall of the People in central Beijing, on 5 September 2024.
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Business & Economy

China doubles down on Africa with its zero-tariff policy

01 July 2026

Beijing's duty-free access for African exports promises mutual economic gains, but more importantly, it deepens its strategic influence across the continent

Rabia Abdul Salam
Eduardo Ramon
Politics

Why siccing Syria's army on Hezbollah is so dangerous

28 June 2026

If Trump's idea is implemented, it would all but certainly further undermine regional stability and US interests in the Middle East

David Schenker

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