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An Israeli soldier uses an unmanned surveillance drone to monitor Palestinians in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron. HAZEM BADER / AFP
Science & Technology

Israel’s use of AI in its war on Gaza is part of a global trend

The prevalence and effect of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies have been felt in every aspect of life in recent years, and their application…

Mohammed Mansour 29 May , 2025
US pauses new sanctions on Russia to keep peace talks alive
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US pauses new sanctions on Russia to keep peace talks alive

Fares Garabet 29 May , 2025
The history of tariffs is still being written Sara Padovan
Business & Economy

The history of tariffs is still being written

Tariffs are the talk of the town, with US President Donald Trump having begun his second term by increasing them on both allies and economic rivals…

Toufic Chanbour 29 May , 2025
Opinion

The Israel-Houthi war achieves nothing and hurts both sides

The attacks and counter-attacks between Israel and the Houthi militia in Yemen, set against the backdrop of the Gaza war, are both futile and…

Anwar Al-Ansi 28 May , 2025
In this file image, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and French President Emmanuel Macron (L) arrive to hold a joint press conference in Jerusalem on October 24, 2023. CHRISTOPHE ENA / AFP
Politics

Triple trouble for Israel as its furious allies bail 

You might think it would be impossible for the inferno in Israel and Gaza to burn hotter. Yet Benjamin Netanyahu is fuelling three parallel…

The Economist 28 May , 2025
How Dutch author Gerda Blees gave the night a voice Gerda Blees
Culture & Social Affairs

How Dutch author Gerda Blees gave the night a voice

Dutch writer Gerda Blees was inspired to write her first novel by a report on the death of a member of a highly unusual commune. The result, We Are…

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 28 May , 2025
Frederic Hof: Israel-Syria peace is far off, but a truce is crucial
Politics

Frederic Hof: Israel-Syria peace is far off, but a truce is crucial

Frederic Hof has played a key role in recent Syrian history, serving as the last Washington diplomat to handle direct mediation between Damascus and…

Johaina Khaldieh 28 May , 2025

Digital art, Chinese farmers and Liverpool Premier League win

 Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP
Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP

An employee cleans mirrored floors at the Mahanakorn Skyverse digital art exhibition at King Power Mahanakorn in Bangkok on May 26, 2025

AFP
AFP

An aerial view shows combine harvesters working a wheat field in Huaian, in eastern China's Jiangsu province, on May 27, 2025.

Paul ELLIS / AFP
Paul ELLIS / AFP

Liverpool supporters climb traffic lights as they celebrate Liverpool's Premier League title win, in Liverpool, north-west England, on May 26, 2025.

REUTERS / Sofiia Gatilova
REUTERS / Sofiia Gatilova

A view shows a church damaged by Russian military strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the frontline town of Kostyantynivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, on May 23, 2025.

Zain JAAFAR / AFP
Zain JAAFAR / AFP

An Israeli army soldier aims his rifle during a raid on a currency exchange shop in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, on May 27, 2025.

AP / Eraldo Peres
AP / Eraldo Peres

A firefighter sets the forest ablaze as part of a controlled plan to prevent wildfires in the Cerrado region, at a national park in Brasilia, Brazil, on May 20, 2025.

Wikus de Wet / AFP
Wikus de Wet / AFP

Russian painter Vladimir Tretchikoff's 'Lady from the Orient' painting in Johannesburg on May 23, 2025, ahead of an auction.

REUTERS / Francisco Loureiro
REUTERS / Francisco Loureiro

A woman stands in front of members of the Argentine Naval Prefecture during the weekly protest of pensioners against President Javier Milei's austerity policies, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on May 21, 2025.

REUTERS / Marcelo del Pozo
REUTERS / Marcelo del Pozo

People work at the 140-year-old Fernandez y Roche Industrias Sombrereras Espanolas factory, which produces Orthodox Jewish Hats, in Salteras, near Seville, southern Spain, on May 23, 2025.

Philip FONG / AFP
Philip FONG / AFP

Shinbashi geishas rehearse at the Shinbashi Enbujo Theatre before the 100th Azuma Odori festival in Tokyo, Japan, on May 20, 2025.

Crude oil hits record low Diana Estefanía Rubio
Infographics

Crude oil hits record low

Average monthly crude oil prices dropped to below $65 per barrel in May 2025, one of the lowest since April 2021. Following an 8.1% increase in…

Al Majalla - London 27 May , 2025

A Jewish family in Damascus, in their ancient Damascene home, in Ottoman Syria in 1901. Wikipedia
Documents & Memoirs

The Jews of Damascus: from King Faisal to Hafez al-Assad

In 1972, two years after Hafez al-Assad assumed power in Syria, a delegation from the Damascene Jewish community visited the office of Prime Minister…

Sami Moubayed 27 May , 2025
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Politics

Houthis seek expansion after reaching Bab al-Mandab

17 September 2026

After rapid advances, the Yemeni rebel group is fortifying its positions along the vital maritime chokepoint, while intensifying pressure in southwestern Taiz, northern Lahj, and Marib

Ibrahim Jalal
Macklemore performs onstage during the ibis RockCorps France 2024 at Accor Arena on 29 May 2024, in Paris, France. Kristy Sparow/Getty Images
Culture & Social Affairs

Backlash over Macklemore ban shows major US culture shift

16 September 2026

The American rapper's removal from Ed Sheeran's tour over his 'Free Palestine' speech and the British singer's meek rebuttal sparked an uproar on social media

Samer Abou Hawwach
Axel Rangel García
Politics

Francesca Albanese: the Palestine question is a global one

16 September 2026

In an interview with Al Majalla, the UN Special Rapporteur says the backlash against her for speaking out against Israel's genocide in Gaza reveals much about the current international order

Elie Kossaifi
Al Majalla
Business & Economy

AI data centres: the costliest infrastructure race in history?

16 September 2026

Investment could reach $50tn by 2050, but electricity, semiconductors and data laws will determine where the factories of the new economy are built

Abdel-Rahman Ayas
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi shares a moment with Russian President Vladimir Putin as Chinese President Xi Jinping looks on during day two of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, on 13 September 2026. REUTERS
Politics

Only China, India, and Russia can end the Iran war

15 September 2026

Washington needs its rivals to create peace on its behalf

Amir Handjani

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