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The US and China are locked in a smart Cold War Al Majalla
Politics

The US and China are locked in a smart Cold War

In an essay posted on 12 September, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called on the AI industry to “pace the frontier” of artificial intelligence, arguing…

Shirley Ze Yu 17 September , 2026
AI data centres: the costliest infrastructure race in history? Al Majalla
Business & Economy

AI data centres: the costliest infrastructure race in history?

From the outside, a data centre looks much like a vast industrial building: a warehouse surrounded by fences and security systems. What happens…

Abdel-Rahman Ayas 17 September , 2026
Will AI destroy mankind?
Cartoons

Will AI destroy mankind?

Fares Garabet 16 September , 2026
Yuval Abraham and Rachel Shor receive the Special Jury Prize for the film 'NAZA' at the closing of the Venice Film Festival, 12 September 2026. REUTERS
Culture & Social Affairs

'NAZA' and the battle over who gets to tell the story

The Israeli film NAZA, screened at the latest Venice Film Festival, has stirred the beginnings of a debate among Palestinians and Arabs over the…

Samer Abou Hawwach 16 September , 2026
Is climate change changing the taste of cheese? Eduardo Ramon
Science & Technology

Is climate change changing the taste of cheese?

The connection between a heatwave sweeping across a cattle farm and cheese served months later may seem remote, but cheesemaking is a chain of…

Alaa Emara 16 September , 2026

Air stunts, volcanoes and pepper farms

September, 2026
REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

The Egyptian Air Force aerobatics team "Silver Stars" performs during the second international air show and aerospace expo at El Alamein International Airport in El Alamein, Egypt, on 9 September 2026.

 ARNOLD WELIANTO / AFP
ARNOLD WELIANTO / AFP

Molten lava spews from the crater of Mount Ili Lewotolok, as seen from Laranwutun village in Lembata Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, on 11 September 2026.

AFP
AFP

A farmer rakes chilli peppers drying in a village in Qianxi, in China’s southwest Guizhou province, on 9 September 2026.

BASHAR TALEB / AFP
BASHAR TALEB / AFP

A Palestinian girl carries a child against the backdrop of smoke rising from a house that was targeted by an Israeli strike in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, on 9 September 2026.

KENT NISHIMURA / AFP
KENT NISHIMURA / AFP

US President Donald Trump gestures as he departs the stage after concluding his remarks during the Republican National Midterm Convention at the American Airlines Centre in Dallas, Texas, on 9 September 2026.

AP Photo/Hussein Malla
AP Photo/Hussein Malla

Smoke billows from an Israeli-controlled detonation in the village of Mansouri, as is seen from Hanniyeh village, southern Lebanon, on 11 September 2026.

Ryan MURPHY / AFP
Ryan MURPHY / AFP

The 'Tribute in Light' public art installation commemorating the 9/11 terrorist attacks shines up from the skyline of Manhattan ahead of the 25th anniversary, in New York City, on 10 September 2026.

Johan ORDONEZ / AFP
Johan ORDONEZ / AFP

Two one-year-old white lions (Panthera leo) from South Africa are seen during a press presentation at La Aurora Zoo in Guatemala City on 9 September 2026.

Tiziana FABI / AFP
Tiziana FABI / AFP

Activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla fly kites bearing the Palestinian flag in support of Gaza on the beach of the Hotel Excelsior during the 83rd Venice International Film Festival at Venice Lido on 11 September 2026.

PRAKASH MATHEMA / AFP
PRAKASH MATHEMA / AFP

A woman walks past damaged houses in the aftermath of flash floods at Trishuli in Nepal's Nuwakot district on 11 September 2026.

El Niño: the climate phenomenon in the Pacific disrupting the world Diana Estefanía Rubio
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El Niño: the climate phenomenon in the Pacific disrupting the world

The Panama Canal has scaled back its daily ship transits from 36 to 32 as of 15 September, as declining rainfall threatens its water supply. At the…

Al Majalla - London 15 September , 2026
An Iranian-flagged vessel MT Arman 114 (top L, in front) beside the Cameroon-flagged ship MT S Tinos conducting a suspected illegal transhipment in the waters of Indonesia's exclusive economic zone in the Natuna Sea on 7 July, 2023. AFP/ Majalla
Business & Economy

Iran’s shadow economy can adapt. But not indefinitely

On 24 August, Washington launched Operation Economic Outcast, an additional set of measures aiming to further suffocate Iran’s economy. At the time,…

Lina Khatib 14 September , 2026
Europe's far right inches closer to power
Cartoons

Europe's far right inches closer to power

Fares Garabet 13 September , 2026
Chinese President Xi Jinping shaking hands with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi before their meeting in Cairo, Egypt, on 2 September 2026. AP
Politics

Xi puts China in the Middle East security equation

Shortly after Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi bid farewell to Chinese President Xi Jinping at Cairo Airport on 2 September, he called Saudi…

Charbel Barakat 13 September , 2026
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Sara Padovan
Politics

A landslide for Democrats. A rebuke to Donald Trump

04, Nov 2026

Republicans face a tumultuous new era

The Economist
Russian President Vladimir Putin greets Rwanda's Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva during a welcoming ceremony for participants of the Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, Russia, on 28 October 2026. Igor Ivanko/REUTERS
Business & Economy

Russia-Africa summit: ambitions and challenges

29, Oct 2026

Amid competition for influence and resources, Russia knows that Africa is a market with potential. For African states, Russian companies are still of interest, but the value equation needs to change

Rana Freifer
Pete Reynolds
Politics

Israel election: musical chairs for parties, not policies

29, Oct 2026

Whoever forms the next government, Benjamin Netanyahu's tenure and effect have been such that, on the key issues, there will be little to no diversion from his policy path

Majed Kayali
Vasya Kolotusha
Science & Technology

Humanoid robots: the industry set to reshape our lives

02, Nov 2026

Engineering and mechanics have helped these products of the future move. Now AI is helping with understanding and autonomous action. Big developments are unfolding across the world

Marco Mossad
QatarEnergy headquarters in the capital, Doha, on 8 November 2022.
 AFP
Business & Economy

Can China's $3bn loan to QatarEnergy revive LNG exports?

03, Nov 2026

While the financing does not mean Beijing has bought Doha's political loyalty, it demonstrates the growing interdependence between the two countries

Abdel-Rahman Ayas

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