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A woman tours the calligraphy museum at Sharjah Centre for the Art of Arabic Calligraphy and Ornamentation, in the United Arab Emirates, on 19 December 2021. Giuseppe CACACE / AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

Arabic calligraphy: the Nabataeans' gift to the world

Standing before the archaeological remains of the Nabataean kingdom, with the vast rock-cut façades of AlUla and Mada’in Salih carved into the…

Abdullah Al-Rashid 07 May , 2026
Trump presses pause on Project Freedom
Cartoons

Trump presses pause on Project Freedom

Fares Garabet 06 May , 2026
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan delivers a speech during talks with the French President in Yerevan on 5 May 2026. AFP
Politics

Armenia’s foreign policy to be tested at the ballot box

The war in Ukraine over the past four years and the effects of this year’s Iran war have propelled global energy security to the top of the global…

Omer Onhon 06 May , 2026
Opinion

Israeli demining on Syria's border isn't what it seems

Amid a news cycle dominated by the war on Iran, Israel’s activities in Syria have largely slipped under the radar. One recent development, however,…

Haid Haid 06 May , 2026
Global airfares soar amid ongoing US-Iran turmoil Sara Padovan
Business & Economy

Global airfares soar amid ongoing US-Iran turmoil

Since late February, airline ticket prices have surged for flights taking specific routes, exposing the uneven effects of geopolitical tensions and…

Abdel-Rahman Ayas 06 May , 2026
The shadow fleets reshaping the global oil trade Al Majalla
Infographics

The shadow fleets reshaping the global oil trade

Shadow fleets have evolved from niche sanction-evasion tools into a parallel global shipping system. Today, more than 3,000 vessels operate using…

Al Majalla - London 05 May , 2026

Maimed Gaza artists and poisoned Lebanese land

EYAD BABA / AFP
EYAD BABA / AFP

Areej al-Saafin, who lost her eye as a result of an Israeli military strike, uses charcoal to draw on the wall of her home in the Bureij Palestinian refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on 2 May 2026.

REUTERS/Ayal Margolin
REUTERS/Ayal Margolin

Israel fires what appears to be white phosphorus into Lebanon on 30 April 2026.

 REUTERS/Eva Korinkova
REUTERS/Eva Korinkova

The sun sets over the Prague Castle in Prague, Czech Republic, on 30 April 2026.

JOHN MACDOUGALL / AFP
JOHN MACDOUGALL / AFP

Autonomous robotic dogs are fitted with the hyper-realistic silicone heads of Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg as part of the interactive art installation by by US artist Beeple at the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin on 2 May 2026.

REUTERS/Noel Celis
REUTERS/Noel Celis

Protesters burn an effigy depicting US President Donald Trump and Philippine President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., during a Labor Day demonstration near the US Embassy in Manila, Philippines, on 1 May 2026.

REUTERS/Claudia Daut
REUTERS/Claudia Daut

People march while holding a giant Cuban national flag during a May Day rally in Havana, Cuba, on 1 May 2026.

REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa
REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

A rocket explodes before launch during the annual "Look Noo" rocket launching competition in Pathum Thani province on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, on 3 May 2026.

Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP
Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP

People walk in front of the Vidhana Soudha building during sunset in Bengaluru on 3 May 2026.

REUTERS/Zo Andrianjafy
REUTERS/Zo Andrianjafy

A wrestler gets knocked down by a bull during a traditional Betsileo bull-wrestling event named Savika, in Ambatomirahavavy, Antananarivo, Madagascar, on 3 May 2026.

AP/Martin Meissner
AP/Martin Meissner

Movie dog Hui Buh shows his acting talent during a preview for a dog show in Dortmund, Germany, on 4 May 2026.

Outgoing Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and Prime Minister-designate Ali Zaidi at the Government Palace in Baghdad on 27 April 2026. Reuters
Profiles

Ali Zaidi: Iraq's stopgap prime minister-designate?

Defying months of speculation over who would lead Iraq’s next government, the Coordination Framework, the country’s largest Shiite alliance, named…

Ayad Al-Anbar 05 May , 2026
Al Majalla nabs 14 SND creative design awards
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Al Majalla nabs 14 SND creative design awards

Al Majalla has picked up an impressive 14 Awards of Excellence at the Society of News Design’s 47th Annual Creative Competition. SND has organised…

Al Majalla - London 05 May , 2026
Why a cornered Iran is also a problem for China Axel Rangel Garcia
Politics

Why a cornered Iran is also a problem for China

The world breathed a sigh of relief when US President Donald Trump extended the two-week Iran-US ceasefire, despite no peace agreement having been…

Yang Xiaotong 05 May , 2026
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Politics

Iran war deepens cracks in America’s alliances

31 August 2026

The sense that the US may be less committed to its allies' security is prompting a rethink of long-held assumptions, much to the delight of China and Russia

Christopher Phillips
An aerial view shows houses lying deluged in sludge after flash floods in Devighat, Bidur Municipality, Nepal's Nuwakot district, on 27 August 2026. PRABIN RANABHAT / AFP
Science & Technology

Nepal pays the price for climate change

02 September 2026

Melting glaciers and devastating floods are hitting the Himalayas

Bibek Bhandari
Noelia de Alda
Politics

How Gaza turned US public opinion against Israel

30 August 2026

Supporting Israel used to help politicians get elected, but with Americans far more critical of Tel Aviv's influence on US policy, it has now become a liability at the ballot box

Assal Rad
A woman cools off under a mist sprayer during the annual street music festival 'Fete de la Musique' while taking part in a heatwave in Bordeaux, southwestern France on 21 June 2026. ROMAIN PERROCHEAU / AFP
Business & Economy

As the world grows hotter, a 'cooling economy' emerges

30 August 2026

It is not just a fancy name for the air-conditioning industry, but an intricate system that begins with power stations and extends to the design of buildings and cities

Abdel-Rahman Ayas
Palestinian-German author Alena Jabarine Tim Oehler
Culture & Social Affairs

Alena Jabarine on Palestine advocacy in Germany

01 September 2026

The Palestinian-German author speaks to Al Majalla about the challenges facing Palestinian voices in Germany and how she engages German readers from within their own cultural and political context

Mohammed Magdy

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