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Israeli and American bombing has dealt the biggest blow to Iran in decades. Will Gulf Arab states make the most of this window of opportunity? Al Majalla
Politics

What the Gulf states must do to establish deterrence over Iran

Kevin Donegan 09, Jul 2025
A member of the Republican March Band poses for photo before at the ceremony for the inaugural energy production at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in Guba, Ethiopia, on February 20, 2022. AFP
Politics

No Egyptian cheers for Ethiopia’s Blue Nile dam completion

Amr Emam 09, Jul 2025
Vehicles of forces loyal to Libya's Tripoli-based Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh are parked along the waterfront in the capital Tripoli on May 17, 2022, hours after forces of the rival Tobruk-based government withdrew. Mahmud Turkia / AFP

Libya's divide runs deeper than its military line

Thirteen years after its revolution, Libya is divided between east and west, each with its own respective administrations, foreign backers and tribal rivalries

Tarek Megerisi 01, Jun 2024
Israeli female soldiers pose for a photo with the ruins of Gaza in the background on February 19, 2024. AP

Gaza war is a big win for Israel's far right

The more Palestinians endure abuse, the stronger Israeli extremists become

Ahmed Maher 01, Jun 2024
Eduardo Ramon/Getty Images

Are global tech giants facilitating Israel’s war on Gaza?

With $1bn+ deals for vital services like cloud computing and AI software, some say the tech community is complicit in Israeli crimes against Palestinians. The truth is still emerging.

Marco Mossad 31, May 2024

Bloodbath begins: Israel intensifies Rafah offensive

Fares Garabet 30, May 2024
Palestinians fleeing with their belongings ride atop their vehicle in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on May 29, 2024. Bashar TALEB / AFP

In Rafah, Gaza's displaced are caught between tanks and tents

Reporting from the besieged city, Al Majalla speaks to Palestinians having to move yet again, as Israel's army rolls into a city in a ground invasion that even its friends warned it against.

Salem Al Rayyes 30, May 2024
Displaced Palestinian children chat with an Egyptian soldier standing guard behind the fence between Egypt and Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on April 26, 2024. MOHAMMED ABED / AFP

Egypt-Israel border shooting: Casus belli or red flag?

Tensions have been piling up between Egypt and Israel since the latter started its assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah and occupied the Gaza side of the crossing on 7 May

Amr Emam 29, May 2024
Iraqis in Tahrir Square in central Baghdad. AFP

Agree to disagree: Just how 'national' are Iraq's national days?

In a country where nationalism is subordinate to religious and ethnic identity, a new law could have helped build a sense of 'Iraq'. If only its political class were not so addicted to disagreement.

Ayad Al-Anbar 28, May 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Algeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune deliver a statement following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow on June 15, 2023. Mikhail METZEL / AFP

Is Wagner driving a wedge between Russia and Algeria?

The two countries' relationship goes back decades and they often see eye-to-eye, but on the issue of Russia's mercenary activities in Algeria's southerly and easterly neighbours, they are at odds.

Rabia Khreis 27, May 2024
The electricity crisis is both a symptom and a driver of Syria's economic decline. The country is caught in a vicious downward spiral. Shutterstock

Dark times: Syria struggles with increasingly longer power cuts

Electricity cuts are both a symptom and a driver of Syria's economic decline. The country is caught in a vicious downward spiral. Somehow, it needs to turn the tide.

Joseph Daher 27, May 2024
Damage to the Al-Omari Mosque in Gaza City, which is the oldest mosque in Gaza, as a result of the Israeli bombing. AFP

Gaza's ancient ruins may be ruined forever

Bombing archaeological and cultural heritage sites shows the Israeli army's disregard for humanity and ranks it alongside the Taliban, al-Qaeda, and IS for wanton historical vandalism.

Taissier Khalaf 27, May 2024
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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
Lina Jaradat
Culture & Social Affairs

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

Hala Al-Naji
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
Lina Jaradat
Business & Economy

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

Neil Quilliam
Lina Jaradat
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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

James Jeffrey

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