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A woman twirls a dragon streamer on the Bund promenade along the Huangpu River during sunrise in Shanghai on 14 April 2025, with the city's financial district seen in the background. HECTOR RETAMAL / AFP
Business & Economy

There’s no need to fear China’s economy

The United States appears to be on the ropes in trade negotiations with China. After taking office, the Trump administration threw down the gauntlet…

Theodore Bunzel 16 May , 2026
F-35 vs J-35: the US-China fighter jet contest Raven Jiang
Science & Technology

F-35 vs J-35: the US-China fighter jet contest

In early May, Chinese state television aired footage of the export version of China’s J-35AE fighter jet, in a display that carried more weight than…

Marco Mossad 16 May , 2026
Chadian soldiers march during Flintlock 2014, a US-led training mission for African militaries, in Diffa, Niger, on March 3, 2014. Joe Penney / Reuters
Politics

Why Africans are fighting and dying in Ukraine

The presence of thousands of fighters from the Maghreb and sub-Saharan Africa in the Russian army has long been explained away as a form of Russian…

Sergey Eledinov 16 May , 2026
Amid US-China competition in the Gulf, there is room for cooperation Pete Reynolds
Politics

Amid US-China competition in the Gulf, there is room for cooperation

The last time US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met before this week’s state visit to China was in Busan, South Korea, at…

Charbel Barakat 15 May , 2026
Opinion

Israel's familiar demands and Lebanon's familiar deadlock

Israel has ended negotiations with Lebanon before they have even begun. As it so often does, Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has imposed a fait…

Houssam Itani 15 May , 2026
Emily Dickinson circa 1848 Wikimedia Commons
Culture & Social Affairs

How Emily Dickinson's poems were rescued from oblivion

"As the years passed, her sensitive nature gradually withdrew from almost all contact with the external world, turning ever more deeply towards the…

Asala Lamie 15 May , 2026
A view of buildings on the Alexandria Corniche. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
Culture & Social Affairs

The many faces of Alexandria

Alexandria, nestled on Egypt's Mediterranean coast, has changed hats throughout human history. Interestingly, the quaint city, known as the Bride of…

Yasmin Abdallah 15 May , 2026
Trump-Xi summit: trade tops the agenda in Beijing Efi Chalikopoulou
Business & Economy

Trump-Xi summit: trade tops the agenda in Beijing

Economic considerations weigh heavily on this week’s US-China summit, as both sides push their respective priorities. For its part, Beijing is…

Mohamed Sharki 15 May , 2026
What the new US Fed chair could do differently Eduardo Ramon
Business & Economy

What the new US Fed chair could do differently

From 15 May, there will be a new broom at the world’s most powerful monetary institution, with markets watching closely. After the US Senate approved…

Toufic Chanbour 14 May , 2026
Will China help Trump find an off-ramp over Iran? Al Majalla
Politics

Will China help Trump find an off-ramp over Iran?

US President Donald Trump had wanted to conclude his war against Iran before touching down in China, having already postponed the trip once, but more…

Yang Xiaotong 14 May , 2026
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The World Cup has always been a pitch for global politics

08 June 2026

From Hitler and Mussolini to South American dictators, world leaders have long seen in football's biggest tournament an opportunity to further an agenda

Mohamed Qutob
Olga Aleksandrova
Science & Technology

2026 World Cup: football in the age of AI

09 June 2026

From 3D players to data-transmitting balls, the sport's biggest tournament is awash with technology to help with everything from offside decisions to viewer angles, but does this come at a cost?

Marco Mossad
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Trump started a war he can’t control

09 June 2026

Netanyahu continues to defy calls from Washington to pump the brakes on Israel's offensive in Lebanon, something Iran has linked to a future peace deal

John Haltiwanger
Axel Rangel Garcia
Politics

Why is Iran targeting Kuwait and Bahrain?

10 June 2026

While it could be tied to military calculations related to the current US-Iran war, it also reflects a deeper struggle between two opposing regional visions

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Al Majalla’s Film Watch: football on the big screen

11 June 2026

We highlight some of the most notable movies centred on the world's most coveted sport

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