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A child infected with cholera receives treatment in the cholera isolation centre at the refugee camps of western Sudan, in Tawila city in Darfur, on August 12, 2025 AFP
Science & Technology

Cholera is more than a medical challenge—it’s a political one

The last outbreak of cholera in the United Kingdom was in 1866; the United States has not had an outbreak since 1911. And yet today, outbreaks of…

Hakainde Hichilema and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus 25 October , 2025
Why Gen Z is so mad Lina Jaradat
Politics

Why Gen Z is so mad

Generation Z has morphed from a joke into a threat. Frequently ridiculed in the Western media because of their heavy reliance on technology and…

Steve Hewitt 25 October , 2025
Could a sports boycott of Israel work? Al Majalla
Politics

Could a sports boycott of Israel work?

As a keen Aston Villa fan, I have been closely following the debate about the possible expulsion of Israeli clubs from UEFA competitions, given that…

Christopher Phillips 25 October , 2025
Romanian novelist Doina Ruști Supplied
Culture & Social Affairs

Doina Ruști: in literature, everything is personal

Romanian novelist Doina Ruști is known as one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary literature. She is prolific and widely translated,…

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 25 October , 2025
Opinion

West Bank annexation could upend the region

When King Abdullah II told the BBC in mid-October that the Middle East is “doomed” without a credible peace process and a Palestinian state, it was…

Alice Gower 25 October , 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
Politics

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

It seems likely that Egypt will be given command of the international stabilisation force being envisaged for the Gaza Strip as part of Phase II of…

Amr Emam 24 October , 2025
Saudi entertainment: a soft but growing economic power Andy Potts
Business & Economy

Saudi entertainment: a soft but growing economic power

Just a few years ago, the entertainment industry in Saudi Arabia was little more than a footnote. Most cities lacked cinemas and recreational centres…

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 24 October , 2025
Trump-Xi meeting is about much more than trade AFP_Reuters_Al Majalla
Politics

Trump-Xi meeting is about much more than trade

*This article was first published on 22 October, and has been updated to reflect the 30 October meeting**The leaders of the world’s two largest…

Shirley Ze Yu 24 October , 2025
Opinion

Will the latest US sanctions on Russia tip the scales?

US President Donald Trump's decision to impose hard-hitting sanctions against Russia's leading oil companies is an indication of his deepening…

Con Coughlin 23 October , 2025
To work together or warn against? That is the AI question Grace Russell
Science & Technology

To work together or warn against? That is the AI question

The world is witnessing an unprecedented convergence of international efforts to develop artificial intelligence (AI), alongside a deepening reliance…

Marco Mossad 23 October , 2025
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Eduardo Ramon
Politics

China is not scared of Trump’s squeeze on Iran

04 September 2026

Beijing has plenty of leverage to deter Washington

Henry Tugendhat
Underwater image of a diver among fish at the North Seymour Island dive site in the Galapagos archipelago, Ecuador, taken on 8 March 2024. ERNESTO BENAVIDES / AFP
Business & Economy

The global race for rare earths reaches the ocean floor

07 September 2026

A critical mineral found on Japan's seabed has caught US attention, and the two are teaming up to see whether it can yield future benefits and reduce their dependence on China

Abdulfattah Khattab
Raven Jiang
Politics

From the war on terror to networked security

07 September 2026

The main change since 9/11 is that military security has become one component of a much wider security ecosystem

Lina Khatib
Japanese director Takashi Miike at an event for the film 'Shumei: The Living Legacy of Kabuki' IMDb
Culture & Social Affairs

Takeshi Miike's new Kabuki documentary surprises critics

06 September 2026

For a filmmaker who has spent decades challenging norms, a film about traditional Japanese theatre seems like an odd choice. At the Venice Film Festival, he explains to Al Majalla why it is not.

Leila Amar
Sara Padovan
Politics

Donald Trump and the new Latin American right

04 September 2026

Across Central and South America, a raft of right-wingers borrow from each other's playbooks and ride on the US president's coattails to win elections and power. Is it ideology or practicality?

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra

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