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A work from Syrian artist Shadi Abu Saada's latest exhibition, 'Migrants'. Mark Hachem Gallery

Shadi Abu Saada’s take on the migrant experience

The Syrian artist's works on display in Beirut consider the hopes and dreams of migrants, the walls they face, and their eventual arrival in a safe harbour

Mimoza Al-Arrawi 02 December 2025
An Algerian official carries a child in a transit camp as Nigerien migrants in Algeria are repatriated by Algerian authorities back to Niger on June 29, 2018, in Laghouat, northern Algeria. AFP

Niger and Algeria draw battle lines over illegal migrants

Niger accuses Algeria of mistreating EU-bound Nigeriens by dumping them back in the desert. Algeria accuses Niger of opening the floodgates. Neither is backing down.

Rabia Khreis 30 April 2024
Eduardo Ramon

Life inside Dutch and German resorts-turned-refugee camps

The final part of a three-part investigative series examines the experience of migrants in Europe.

Mohammed Abi Samra, Zaki Al-Droubi, and Huda Al-Attas 01 January 2024
Eduardo Ramon

'When I arrived, I discovered half of the people on the boat suffocated to death'

In Part 2 of a special series, Al Majalla interviews migrants who paid smugglers to get them to Europe, either by sea or by land.

Samer Zreik, Sabr Darwish, and Mohammed Abi Samra 31 December 2023
In the 70s, Britain accepted a degree of responsibility for the Ugandan Asians' plight, and Western states accepted their role in the suffering of the Indochinese. Today things are much different. AlMajalla

Why the West is increasingly abandoning its responsibility toward refugees

The Syria and Ukraine crises show that if refugees are from the 'right' place and the 'right' conflict, then the welcome mats are rolled out.

Christopher Phillips 16 October 2023
Venezuelan migrants, some expelled from the U.S. to Mexico under Title 42 and others who have not yet crossed after the new immigration policies, camp on the banks of the Rio Bravo river, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico October 25, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

First Plane Repatriating Venezuelan Migrants in Mexico Departs for Caracas, Sources Say

A first flight carrying Venezuelan migrants voluntarily returning to their homeland from Mexico departed on Tuesday, according to two Mexican officials. Mexico is dealing with a major increase in…

26 October 2022
Venezuelan migrants, some expelled from the U.S. to Mexico under Title 42 and others who have not crossed yet, receive used clothing by members of a Christian church near the Paso del Norte International border bridge, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico October 20, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

Repatriation of Venezuelan Migrants From Mexico By Air to Begin Soon -Sources

Voluntary returns of Venezuelan migrants in Mexico by plane back to their homeland are likely to begin in the next few days, four people familiar with the matter said. Mexico is grappling with a…

21 October 2022
Although European countries have not issued accurate data about the number of workers in “black labor”, estimates by economists indicate that their number amounts to millions. (AFP)

Black Labor: Migrants’ Source of Living in Europe

In an increasingly remarkable scene in Europe’s streets, people meet at modest coffee shops at night to complain about being ill-treated by their employers. On speaking to media or meeting…

Jiwan Soz 11 October 2021

Migrants are Being Plunged into a Deadly Rescue Gap 

The mysterious British street artist Banksy, known for his political or social-commentary graffiti that has popped up in cities around the world, made a powerful statement by funding a migrant boat…

Yasmine El Geressi 04 September 2020
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Gulf states should steer clear of attritional war traps

01 April 2026

The US-Israeli war against Iran aims to draw in Gulf states, but history has shown that entering wars is far easier than exiting them. Prudence is needed now more than ever.

Khairuldeen Al Makhzoomi
Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin speaks at a press conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on 25 August, 2025. Luka Dakskobler / Getty
Politics

'Israel is exploiting Iran war to kill a Palestinian state'

01 April 2026

PA Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin tells Al Majalla that Israel is taking advantage of the fact that the world is distracted by the US-Iran war to create irreversible facts on the ground

Ahmed Maher
Ewan White
Politics

Iraq's internal battle for influence comes to a head

31 March 2026

New fronts have opened up across the region in light of the US-Israeli war on Iran, as non-state actors with links to Tehran fear for their futures

Rustum Mahmud
People gather during a celebration called by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) at the Umayyad Square, after the ousting of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, 20 December, 2024. Reuters / Ammar
Business & Economy

US-Iran war gives Syria's global economic pitch more urgency

01 April 2026

Given the effective closure of the Hormuz Strait and Houthi threats to close off the Red Sea, Syria may emerge as a corridor and conduit to bypass these embattled maritime chokepoints

Charles Lister
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Politics

Farid al-Madhan: Assad's fingerprints were on every picture

31 March 2026

A former army forensics employee who later became known as Caesar tells Al Majalla how he risked his life to expose the torture and killing of countless Syrians in regime prisons

Ibrahim Hamidi

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