"Development" is the buzzword being repeated by Syria's new president, Ahmed al-Sharaa. He has made it a top priority of his administration,…
Barbara Gibson
When Jerome Powell took the stage at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium in Wyoming this August, investors were already on edge. A year of…
African wildlife, tea in the sky and more from the world
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January Gweshe, a senior animal caregiver, feeds an orphaned elephant named Kadiki (The Little One) at Wild is Life, in Harare, Zimbabwe, on August 14, 2025.
REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed
Saudi men have their afternoon tea amid cooler temperatures in the mountains of Rijal Almaa, Saudi Arabia, on August 20, 2025.
REUTERS/Umit Bektas
A drone view shows pro-Palestinian demonstrators on boats unfurling a banner on the water during a protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza and to protest against Israel, in Istanbul, Türkiye, on August 23, 2025.
REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori
A Libyan man wearing a traditional costume rides a horse dressed in traditional trappings during an Al-Miz performance in Suluq, near Benghazi, Libya, on August 17, 2025.
REUTERS/Toby Melville
Performers take part in the Children's Day Parade during the Notting Hill Carnival in London, Britain, on August 24, 2025.
REUTERS/Sharafat Ali
Ghulam Qadir, 75, fixes the pulley at his workshop, where he, along with other artisans, weaves Kashmiri hand-knotted carpets in Srinagar, Indian Kashmir, on August 26, 2025.
OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP
The Milky Way’s galactic centre is seen above the ancient ruins of Palmyra in central Syria on August 23, 2025.
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Volunteer porters carry bags of sorghum during an aid distribution exercise in exchange for food, as most no longer qualify for aid themselves, in Maban, South Sudan, on August 20, 2025.
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A man hangs strings of flags to prepare for Vietnam's national day celebration under a cloudy sky caused by Typhoon Kajiki in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Monday, August 25, 2025.
AP Photo/ Vadim Ghirda
Aviation enthusiasts gather near the Heroes' Cross on Caraiman Peak, atop the Bucegi Mountains, to observe a display of military and acrobatic aviation in Busteni, Romania, on Tuesday, August 26, 2025.
In response to a question from Al Majalla, Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa affirmed that his strategy centres on “zero-problems and resolving…
Shortly after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Western countries imposed a vast array of sanctions aimed at crippling Russia…
Days after Assad fell and fled, Syria’s new president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, received then-Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati. During this meeting, a…
After the downfall of Libya’s long-time ruler Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, the nation drifted into a civil war between east and west. The west, based in…
In his recently published book The Genocide in Gaza: A Legal Reading in the Custody of the International Court of Justice (Arab House of Science…
The landmark meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska laid bare geopolitical realities, but perhaps…
In Syria’s post-Assad transition, investment announcements have become a fixture of the official news cycle. From glittering real estate ventures to…
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