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The treasure trove of art that emerged from October tragedies
Culture & Social Affairs

The treasure trove of art that emerged from October tragedies

The poet T.S. Eliot famously described April as the “cruellest month”, but the writer Ray Bradbury may be nearer the truth. He named his collection…

Ismail Ghazaly 18 October , 2024
This file photo from October 10, 1973, shows a building destroyed by an Israeli bombing in Damascus during the 1973 Arab-Israeli War. AFP
Documents & Memoirs

Damascus under bombs: From Ottomans to French to Israelis

On this day exactly 99 years ago, the residents of Damascus awoke to the sound of explosions ripping through their sleeping city. Colonial France,…

Sami Moubayed 18 October , 2024
Opinion

Is US warning to Israel genuine or a campaign push for Harris?

The ultimatum issued by the Biden administration to Israel, warning that military supplies will be cut if the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza is not…

Con Coughlin 17 October , 2024
PIF: The main driver of Saudi Arabia's economic transformation Diana Estefanía Rubio
Infographics

PIF: The main driver of Saudi Arabia's economic transformation

The PIF has been the primary driver for meeting the needs of Vision 2030, attracting foreign investments, and enhancing local content by increasing…

Al Majalla - London 17 October , 2024
The notion that the sophistication of Israel’s air defences makes it immune to penetration is now under serious review in the wake of recent attacks by Iran, Hezbollah and other "resistance axis" allies. Axel Rangel García
Politics

Cracks emerge in Israel's much-touted missile defences

The aura of invincibility enjoyed for years by Israel’s air defences suddenly finds itself under intense scrutiny following the recent successes…

Con Coughlin 17 October , 2024
Saudi Arabia's economy has what it takes to weather any storm Nash Weerasekera
Business & Economy

Saudi Arabia's economy has what it takes to weather any storm

Across the Middle East, there are six active conflict zones and other areas where tensions and grievances could ignite at any time. In such a…

Khaled Kassar 17 October , 2024
Will simmering Middle East tensions boil over?
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Will simmering Middle East tensions boil over?

Fares Garabet 17 October , 2024
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (R) stands with Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant (L) at the Kerem Shalom border crossing with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel on May 1, 2024. Evelyn Hockstein / AFP
Documents & Memoirs

Full text of US letter to Israel: Let aid into Gaza or face consequences

Israel has been put on official notice by the Biden administration in a recent letter leaked by Barak Ravid, an Israeli journalist who works for…

Al Majalla - London 16 October , 2024

Screams of Gaza, colourful forests, and magical bookstores

October, 2024
AFP
AFP

A woman visits a bookstore in Chengdu, in southwestern China's Sichuan province on October 13, 2024.

AP/Vadim Ghirda
AP/Vadim Ghirda

A young man sits in The Colored Forrest, in the village of Poienari, southern Romania, a project by local artists meant to raise awareness of the large-scale deforestation due to excessive logging, Saturday, October 12, 2024.

Philip FONG / AFP
Philip FONG / AFP

People ride on the Diamond and Flower Ferris wheel during the evening hour at Kasai Rinkai Park in Tokyo on October 14, 2024.

Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP
Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP

A monkey is pictured outside the Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple in Dambulla on October 14, 2024.

DIBYANGSHU SARKAR / AFP
DIBYANGSHU SARKAR / AFP

A young girl dressed as Hindu Goddess 'Durga' sits near the deity's idol during the traditional 'Kumari Puja' as a part of the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata on October 11, 2024.

AP/Ramon Espinosa
AP/Ramon Espinosa

People take photos of the spray from waves crashing against the Malecon seawall, brought by the passing of Hurricane Milton in the Gulf of Mexico, in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, October 9, 2024.

REUTERS/Ramadan Abed
REUTERS/Ramadan Abed

People react at the site of an Israeli strike on tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in front of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, October 14, 2024.

REUTERS/Ramadan Abed
REUTERS/Ramadan Abed

The grandmother of Palestinian boy Yaman Al-Zaanin, who was born and killed during Israel's war on Gaza, reacts at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, October 14, 2024.

AP/Hassan Ammar
AP/Hassan Ammar

Rescue workers search for victims at the site of Thursday's Israeli air strike in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, October 11, 2024.

Iranian Army office / AFP
Iranian Army office / AFP

Iranian and Omani soldiers take part in a joint in a military exercise at an undisclosed location in Oman on October 10 2024.

Pakistan's president Asif Ali Zardari receives Saudi investment minister Khalid Al-Falih SPA
Business & Economy

Saudi Arabia's $2.2bn investment deepens economic ties with Pakistan

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have struck fresh trade deals, covering a range of sectors in what could be the first in a series of more accords between…

Kaswar Klasra 16 October , 2024
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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
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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