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The Saudi film industry had a blockbuster year but there is room for improvement. Lina Jaradat
Culture & Social Affairs

Saudi cinema’s blockbuster year still leaves room for improvement

By any standard, Saudi Arabia’s cinema industry has had a blockbuster year.The number of Saudi short- and full-length films screened across the…

Obaid al-Tamimi 16 April , 2024
The 22nd Amendment, ratified in 1951, limited the presidential term to two terms only. But not every president was a fan. If Trump wins, some worry that he could try to rescind it. AFP
Documents & Memoirs

Presidential precedents: Trump could be second to serve two non-consecutive terms

Many say the upcoming presidential elections will set two precedents in US history. One is that it would be the first time a former president seeks…

Sami Moubayed 16 April , 2024
Opinion

Iran’s drone armada packed more insight than punch

It was always going to come, and we were always going to learn things from it.In the end, Iran’s response to Israel’s bombing of the Iranian…

Ibrahim Hamidi 16 April , 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a press conference after a mini-war cabinet meeting on October 28, 2023. Reuters
Politics

Why an Israel-Iran war is a lifeline for Netanyahu

Just days ago, much of the world’s attention was on the impending famine in Gaza and on Israel’s failure to achieve its war objectives of toppling…

Mairav Zonszein 16 April , 2024
Opinion

There’s still time to avert the worst and protect the health of Sudan’s people

It’s been one year since the conflict in Sudan first broke out, and away from the headlines and the international community’s attention, the country…

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus 15 April , 2024
Regional war: Theatre or real possibility?
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Regional war: Theatre or real possibility?

Fares Garabet 15 April , 2024
The al-Assad government’s embrace of the neoliberal market involves privatisation and subsidy cuts, which are causing widespread suffering and only benefitting the elite Ewan White
Business & Economy

Already struggling Syrians brace for more austerity measures

There is growing concern in Syria over looming economic reform from President Bashar al-Assad, who looks determined to cut social support and…

Joseph Daher 15 April , 2024
Netanyahu vs Sinwar: Egocentrism personified in Gaza war Marco Lawrence/Majalla
Politics

Netanyahu vs Sinwar: Egocentrism personified in Gaza war

The war in Gaza has shown how political discourse can turn a falsehood into a media narrative to help Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and…

Ahmed Maher 15 April , 2024
An anti-missile system operates after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel April 14, 2024. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
Politics

Iran’s attack does little to strengthen its deterrence posture

Iran warned Israel and the US Sunday of a much larger response if there is any retaliation for its mass drone and missile attack on Israeli territory…

Julien Barnes-Dacey 14 April , 2024
Rahul Gandhi (L) has been a thorn in the side of Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R), who is nevertheless expected to win the country's 2024 general election Marco Lawrence
Profiles

Rahul Gandhi: The thorn in the side of Modi

It is fair to say that Rahul Gandhi, India’s opposition leader, comes from a fairly impressive political dynasty.His great-grandfather was India’s…

Shakir Husain 14 April , 2024
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Lina Jaradat
Politics

The Houthis: the new Hezbollah?

24, Sep 2026

Just as Iran used Hezbollah to expand its influence in the Levant, it is now using the Houthis to give it leverage in Bab al-Mandab and the Red Sea amid its war with the US

Al Majalla - London
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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
A rebel fighter seen behind a Kingdom of Libya flag near the front line along the western entrance gate of Ajdabiyah, on 18 April 2011. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
Politics

A tale of two Libya's: internal division meets external unity

19, Sep 2026

In Libya today, things have never been better. They have also never been worse. Just depends on who you ask

Tarek Megerisi
Axel Rangel García
Politics

Francesca Albanese: the Palestine question is a global one

16, Sep 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
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, Sep 2026

Washington needs its rivals to create peace on its behalf

Amir Handjani

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