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Palestine 36 recalls the sordid history behind Israel's creation

Annemarie Jacir crafts a human drama that strikes unerringly at its political themes, showing how today's events are directly linked to the events of 90 years ago

Samer Abou Hawwach 07 February 2026
Axel Rangel Garcia

The UN is dead: Chemillier-Gendreau on the collapse of international law

In an interview with Al Majalla, the prominent French jurist discusses Israeli and Western duplicity, their violation of international law, and why Israel bears the cost of Gaza's reconstruction

Elie Kossaifi 16 January 2026
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Al Majalla's Book Watch

A tour of the latest releases from Arabic publishing houses on topics covering fiction, philosophy, science, history, and politics

Khodr Al Agha 30 November 2025
Go Nagai with a 'Grendizer' poster
 AL MAJALLA/ AFP

50 years on, 'Grendizer' still stirs Arab hearts

The Arab world's connection to the cartoon series remains uniquely intimate. No other animated comic hero has achieved the same level of fame, resonance, and longevity.

Shadi Alaa Aldin 25 November 2025
Jo Underhill, Barbican Art Gallery

Mona Hatoum meets Giacometti in London exhibition

A contemporary Palestinian artist grapples with the same existential questions that Italian sculptor Alberto Giacometti once posed

Farouk Yousif 19 November 2025
AFP-Reuters-Axel Rangel Garcia

What Arthur Balfour's grandnephew gets wrong

His belief that Palestine was an uninhabited land—a blank canvas devoid of people or history—betrays a mindset just as colonial as his grand uncle, Arthur Balfour

Hussein al-Sharaa 07 November 2025
Hamas fighters secure an area before handing over an Israeli-American hostage to a Red Cross team in Gaza City on February 1, 2025, as part of the fourth hostage-prisoner exchange. Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP

With few cards left, Hamas faces tough choices ahead

Having lost most of its weaponry, fighters, and supply lines, the group can no longer respond as it once did. It no longer cites the right to resist, nor does it seek to impose a deterrent.

Majed Kayali 07 November 2025
Eduardo Ramon

'The effects of the Balfour Declaration couldn't be foreseen'

Al Majalla speaks with Lord Roderick Balfour, the great-grand nephew of the man whose name is attached to one of the most consequential edicts in the world, issued over a century ago

Ibrahim Hamidi 01 November 2025
Members of the Egyptian Special Forces during their deployment at the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip in Rafah, October 20, 2023. AFP

Egypt’s possible command of Gaza force is fraught with risk

Cairo understands that what sounds like a reputation-enhancing regional role is in fact a poisoned chalice

Amr Emam 24 October 2025
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Palestinian artist breathes life and meaning into Jaffa’s shoreline shards

Mohammad Qundus uses the fragments of former lives in his latest exhibition that seeks to reaffirm the Palestinian presence of today and its connection to the past

Houssam Marouf 05 October 2025
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Unpacking Netanyahu’s rush to Washington

11 February 2026

His meeting with Trump on 11 February, moved up a full week from its original date and just after talks began between Iran and the US, isn't a routine consultation between allies—it's an intervention

Michael Horowitz
Opinion

Why Saudi Arabia is against escalation with Iran

05 February 2026

Its position reflects a political outlook grounded in strategic foresight and a steadfast commitment to national interest

Saud Al-Masaud
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Politics

Bigger than Maduro: Trump’s real designs on Latin America

09 February 2026

Christophe Ventura, a French expert on Latin America, speaks to Al Majalla about Venezuela, Cuba, Colombia, and China's role in a continent that the US president considers his backyard.

Elie Kossaifi
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio greets Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan (L) prior to meetings at the State Department in Washington, DC, on 13 January 2026. SAUL LOEB / AFP
Business & Economy

Russia keeps a wary eye on US-backed Caucasus corridor

07 February 2026

While the Armenian government is hailing the developments around TRIPP and JD Vance's upcoming visit, many wonder whether Moscow will acquiesce so easily as its hold on the region weakens

Nazareth Seferian
Culture & Social Affairs

Palestine 36 recalls the sordid history behind Israel's creation

03 February 2026

Annemarie Jacir crafts a human drama that strikes unerringly at its political themes, showing how today's events are directly linked to the events of 90 years ago

Samer Abou Hawwach

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