The Majalla

Gabriel G. Tabarani served as the deputy managing editor of the Majalla from 1980 to 1984.[12] From 1983 to 1987 the chief editor of the magazine was Othman Al Omeir who owns news portal Elaph.[13] Then Abdel Rahman Al Rashid served as the editor-in-chief of the magazine from 1987 to 1998.[14] Adel Al Toraifi was appointed editor-in-chief of the Majalla in 2010,[1] and the chief editor of the magazine.[15] In July 2012, Toraifi was also appointed deputy deputy chief editor of Asharq Al Awsat, a daily published by SRMG.[16] His term ended in July 2014.[17] Toraifi's term as the editor-in-chief of the magazine ended in July 2014 when Salman bin Yousuf Al Dossary was appointed to the post.[18]His term ended in 2016 when Ghassan Charbel was appointed to the post.[19]

The Majalla offers the readers an overview of the main weekly news, analysis and exclusive reports with a focus on political affairs.[20] The magazine also provides news from USA today, Time Magazine, World Monitor and MEED.[20]

Because of its close connection with the Arab world, The Majalla has often broken stories from sources close to militant groups like Al-Qaeda.[21][22][23] It also publishes articles written by senior Saudi princes like Prince Turki Al Faisal.

The magazine is also well known for its political cartoons, particularly those by the late Mahmoud Kahil.[24] These were often critical of Israel and the United States.[25][26] The Majalla sponsored London's first Festival for Arab Caricature in 1989.

The 1994 circulation of The Majalla was 116,000 copies.[27] The audited circulation of the magazine at the end of the 1990s is stated to be just under 100,000 copies.[6] Its 2009 circulation was 86,961 copies.[20]