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Street art, zombie marathons and Ramadan preparations

February, 2025
YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP
YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP

A street performer covered in silver paint takes a break to eat in Jakarta on February 23, 2025.

Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP
Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP

A zombie actor ahead of the Zombie Run Festival, a 5-kilometre-long race where participants must protect three plastic tags attached to their waists from zombies until they reach the finish line, in Jakarta on February 22, 2025.

Mehmet Murat / Getty
Mehmet Murat / Getty

Fatih Municipality teams cleaned the Suleymaniye Mosque as part of the disinfection work carried out before Ramadan in historical mosques in Istanbul, Turkiye, on February 25, 2025.

Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty
Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty

A man sells dates at the market in the Sayyida Zeinab district in preparation for the holy month of Ramadan on February 21, 2025, in Cairo, Egypt. The Islamic holy month of Ramadan begins on February 28.

Roman PILIPEY / AFP
Roman PILIPEY / AFP

Visitors stand next to a makeshift memorial paying tribute to Ukrainian and foreign fighters with flags at the Independence Square in Kyiv on February 23, 2025, ahead of the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

IBRAHIM AMRO / AFP
IBRAHIM AMRO / AFP

Mourners attend the funeral of slain Hezbollah leaders Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine at the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium on the outskirts of Beirut on February 23, 2025.

Simone Risoluti/REUTERS
Simone Risoluti/REUTERS

General view of the mass and ordinations to the diaconate carried out by Archbishop Rino Fisichella, instead of Pope Francis, inside St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, February 23, 2025.

FETHI BELAID / AFP
FETHI BELAID / AFP

A Ruepell's griffon vulture perches on a branch at a bird sanctuary where it is prepared for release after receiving care by volunteers from Tunisia's Wildlife Association (ATVS) in Sidi Thabet on February 22, 2025.

REUTERS/Spasiyana Sergieva
REUTERS/Spasiyana Sergieva

Children spin rings of fire during rituals in celebration of Mesni Zagovezni, the second Sunday before Great Lent, in Lozen, Bulgaria, February 23, 2025.

Philippe LOPEZ / AFP
Philippe LOPEZ / AFP

"The Egypt of the Pharaohs from Kheops to Ramses II" exhibition at the "Bassin des Lumieres", the largest digital art centre in the world, in Bordeaux, Germany, on February 20, 2025.

Syria's interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa addressing representatives and dignitaries of Syrian communities during the National Dialogue Conference called for by the country's new authorities in Damascus on February 25, 2025. AFP
Politics

Syria’s transition takes its first baby step

Syria's national dialogue conference kicked off on Tuesday, 25 February, at the presidential palace in Damascus. It marks the start of a crucial…

Radwan Ziadeh 25 February , 2025
Opinion

Missteps in the making: Syria's National Dialogue risks failure

On 12 February, interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa took an initial step toward organising the much-anticipated National Dialogue Conference by…

Haid Haid 24 February , 2025
The dollar still rules the global economy Diana Estefanía Rubio
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The dollar still rules the global economy

Today, the US dollar is the most prominent currency in the world. This is tied to the fact that the US has the largest economy, along with the dollar…

Al Majalla - London 25 February , 2025
Kuwaiti military helicopters perform during an airshow to mark the country's 63rd Independence Day celebrations in Kuwait City on February 26, 2024. YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP
Business & Economy

At 64, Kuwait still faces many of the same challenges

Kuwait celebrates its National Day on the 25th of February every year, coinciding with the anniversary of the accession of the late Abdullah Al-Salim…

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 25 February , 2025
Katharine Halls Handout
Culture & Social Affairs

Katharine Halls: AI is diluting literary translations

Katharine Halls is an award-winning translator who brings Arabic books to English audiences. Her work on Ahmed Naji’s prison memoir Rotten Evidence…

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 25 February , 2025
US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron shake hands at the end of a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 24, 2025. ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP
Politics

European leaders lobby Trump for a better Ukraine deal

With the Ukraine conflict entering its fourth year, the main diplomatic focus now is on whether the war can be ended through peace talks rather than…

Con Coughlin 25 February , 2025
Opinion

Iran's 'axis' laid to rest at Nasrallah's funeral

The funeral of Hezbollah’s former Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah (along with his designated successor Hashem Safieddine) in Beirut’s southern…

Ibrahim Hamidi 24 February , 2025
Zelenskyy shut out of Ukraine war talks
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Zelenskyy shut out of Ukraine war talks

Fares Garabet 24 February , 2025
New realities in Ukraine awaken old challenges in Europe Axel Rangel Garcia
Politics

New realities in Ukraine awaken old challenges in Europe

The third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine comes at a moment of heightened anxiety for European leaders. Donald Trump’s decision to…

Christopher Phillips 24 February , 2025
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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
Al Majalla
Culture & Social Affairs

Backlash over Macklemore ban shows major US culture shift

16, Sep 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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