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
Jordan's foreign minister says "ethnic cleansing" is unfolding in the north of Gaza, telling Blinken "it has got to stop". Is Israel implementing 'The Generals' Plan'?
Synonymous with the country and closely associated with communal Yemeni life, Khat consumption has increased of late, with increasingly harmful effects on the environment, health, and families
Drug production and abuse have wreaked havoc in all corners of the world. In the Middle East, Captagon has emerged as a lucrative business, threatening the social fabric of many parts of the region.
The Middle East and Central Asia have been major opium production centres for millennia but the growing legitimate and illegitimate use of these powerful drugs is also causing big problems
The country was virtually bankrupt before Israel's war displaced more than a million people. Lebanese hope a Paris donor conference will deliver in their hour of need.
Since his threat to hit his foe hard, Benjamin Netanyahu has been weighing up both its method and timing. To understand what has been on his mind, it helps to know what it is he is trying to do.
The Iranian foreign minister has just concluded a regional tour, working out who is still a friend, who is frosty, and who might help in other ways in its hour of need
On the 11th visit to the region in a year since the Gaza war began, the outgoing US Secretary of State gives his last push for a ceasefire that Netanyahu was perhaps never really interested in
A flurry of diplomatic activity accompanied Israel's war on Lebanon in the summer of 2006. Fast-forward to today, there has been a lacklustre response to end the war. Why? Al Majalla explains.
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
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
Tensions reach a boiling point as an IAEA report finds Tehran in breach of its nuclear obligations. Meanwhile, US personnel are ordered out of the region in a sign that escalation may be imminent.
Al Majalla unpacks this new chapter in Middle East diplomacy, exploring the history behind the silence, present-day stakes, and the uncertain road ahead
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