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Shipping traffic through the Suez Canal is gradually increasing, almost three years after the Houthi militia in Yemen began targeting merchant vessels. Reuters
Business & Economy

Traffic slowly returns to Egypt’s Suez Canal despite Houthi threat

Sharif Mohammad 14 July 2026
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Culture & Social Affairs

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Wael Said 13 July 2026

Netanayhu's attempts to subvert the Gaza ceasefire

Fares Garabet 06 February 2025
US President Donald Trump (R) meets with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 4, 2025. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP

What to make out of Trump's comments on US 'owning' Gaza

In a presser with Netanyahu, the US president said 'Gaza is no place for people to be living' and they should "settle permanently in a beautiful area" outside of Gaza where they can "be happy"

Michael Horowitz 05 February 2025
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 28, 2020. Mandel Ngan/AFP

Good optics, but empty pockets

Netanyahu visits Washington in a much weaker position, and Trump will take advantage of that

Daniel C. Kurtzer and Aaron David Miller 04 February 2025
Alexandra España

Ahmed Sharaa: Closing ranks

One of his most pressing priorities as Syria's interim president will be to integrate its myriad armed military factions into a unified army

Al Majalla - London 04 February 2025
Axel Rangel Garcia

Will Syria's myriad militias unite under one national army?

Some are happy to do so, some may need coaxing, and others have completely ruled it out. Al Majalla gives an overview of the different armed factions and what they want.

Abbas Sharifa 04 February 2025
The most famous of the militias who fought in the American Revolution was the Minutemen, who played an important role in the initial years of the war effort against the British. Shutterstock

Militias in history: From ancient roots to modern might

HTS's recent overthrow of the Assad regime recalls the key role militias played throughout history—from Sudan's recent civil war all the way back to the American Revolution. Al Majalla explains.

Steve Hewitt 04 February 2025
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From Quwatli to Sharaa: The history of Syrian-Saudi relations

The visit of a Syrian president to Saudi Arabia in 1945 ushered in a new era in the region. Will the visit of Syria's new president on 2 February also be the start of a new chapter?

Sami Moubayed 03 February 2025
Lina Jaradat

How Umm Kulthum changed the landscape of Arabic music

The Egyptian diva's collaboration with Mohamed el-Qasabgi was a game-changer. Between them, they gently rewrote the rules around structure and performance, paving the way for the next generation.

Fadi El-Abdallah 03 February 2025
Children eat bread on a street near a flag adopted by the new Syrian rulers after the ousting of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 24, 2024. REUTERS

The state of play for sanctions in Syria

The US can either undertake major sanctions relief that allows for significant cash flow and economic normalisation for the new Syria or utilise it as leverage against the new HTS-led government

Caroline Rose 03 February 2025
In an unprecedented attack, Israeli forces carry out several simultaneous explosions in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, destroying at least 20 houses on February 2, 2025. REUTERS/Mohammed Torokman

With Gaza on backburner, Israel turns its military might on Jenin

Israel blew up 20 homes in the West Bank refugee camp of Jenin just as Netanyahu travelled to Washington to meet with Trump, who has suggested Jordan and Egypt absorb Palestinians into their countries

Asaad Ghanem 03 February 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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