ع
Sections
  • Politics
  • Culture & Social Affairs
  • Business & Economy
  • Science & Technology
  • Documents & Memoirs
Regions
  • Gulf
  • MENA
  • Europe
  • USA
  • Asia
  • World
More
  • Videos
  • Cartoons
  • World in photos
  • Infographics
  • Profiles
  • Newsletter

LATEST ISSUE

Latest Issue
Magazine Archive
النسخة العربية
  • Politics
  • Culture & Social Affairs
  • Business & Economy
  • Science & Technology
  • Tag
  • weapons
An Israeli mobile artillery unit fires a shell from a border
position in southern Israel toward the Gaza Strip on May 8,
2024 AFP

For some, today’s Middle East is a giant military testing ground

Better than any simulator, multiple conflicts throughout the war-torn region are proving to be a boon for the testing and showcasing of weapons, and the battle-hardening of fighters

Lina Khatib 18, Dec 2024
Diana Estefana Rubio

US still reigns as top global arms dealer

In 2022, Lockheed Martin was the world's largest arms-producing and military services company, with arms sales amounting to nearly $60bn. Except for three European companies and one Russian, all the…

Al Majalla - London 19, Dec 2023
A Russian military transport plane at the Dubai Air Show on November 15, 2021. Reuters

How do the Ukraine and Gaza wars affect Russian arms exports?

The Ukraine war has shrunk Russia's ability to export weapons, but Western sanctions and Moscow's damaged global image have also made importers more reluctant to buy Russian arms.

Anton Mardasov 27, Nov 2023
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and United States President Joe Biden (L) seen during a bilateral meeting in New York, USA, when Biden was vice-president on September 25, 2014.

Tension Mars US-Turkish relations Despite Truc

Despite the relentless attempts by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to restore his country's foreign relations after their worsening for years, he recently launched a verbal war against the…

Jiwan Soz 29, May 2021
  • Popular
  • Editor's Pick
Nash
Politics

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
Emergency workers check the damage caused to a building from an Iranian missile strike in Beersheba in southern Israel on June 24, 2025. John Wessels / AFP
Business & Economy

Counting the cost of the Israel-Iran war

24 June 2025

The recent Israel-Iran war is not just a regional flashpoint; it is a mirror reflecting the fragility and interdependence of the modern global economy

Abdel-Rahman Ayas
Adrián Astorgano
Politics

Shaky Israel-Iran ceasefire points to unfinished business

24 June 2025

What Trump has dubbed the '12-Day War' could be just the opening salvo of a much longer conflict

Michael Horowitz
Al Majalla - Getty - AFP - Reuters
Science & Technology

Behind the bombs: the Israel-Iran cyberwar

25 June 2025

Images of rocket trails, explosions, and destruction were broadcast worldwide, but a quieter war in cyberspace was also being waged, and it was no less important

Marco Mossad
Yusra Naim
Profiles

Zohran Mamdani: New York City's first Muslim mayor?

27 June 2025

His supporters say his mayoral primary victory could be an inflexion point in American politics that shows the electoral viability of left-wing policies and support for Palestinian rights

Con Coughlin

Sign up for the Weekly Newsletter

Get the best of Al Majalla, straight to your inbox.

Your newsletter subscriptions are subject to Al Majalla privacy policy and terms and conditions.

OPINIONS

Iran’s economic losses shatter any illusions of victory

Khaled Kassar
Khaled Kassar

European countries vow to pay more for NATO

Fares Garabet
Fares Garabet

What the war took from Iran and what it spared

Majed Kayali
Majed Kayali

Al Majalla's Book Watch

Khodr Al Agha
Khodr Al Agha
MORE FROM OPINIONS
logo
  • Politics
  • Culture & Social Affairs
  • Business & Economy
  • Science & Technology
  • Documents & Memoirs
  • Gulf
  • MENA
  • Europe
  • USA
  • Asia
  • World
  • Videos
  • Cartoons
  • World in photos
  • Infographics
  • Profiles
  • About Al Majalla
  • Al Majalla Team
  • Terms of Service
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact us
logo

© Al Majalla Magazine. All Rights Reserved.

0:00:00
0:00:00