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From Mesopotamia, credited with inventing cuneiform writing and having a thriving economy, to today's burdened Iraq, there is still an opportunity for economic reform and societal development. Majalla/Agencies
Business & Economy

Unlocking the massive potential of Iraq's economy: Obstacles and opportunities

In ancient times, Iraq was called ‘Mesopotamia’ – the land between the two rivers. This ancient land had a far more advanced and developed…

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 22 September , 2023
Artificial intelligence has consequences for humanity on the scale of Columbus' discovery of America. But how will this powerful new technology impact the Arab world? Al Majalla explains. Nesma Moharam
Politics

From Satellite TV to social media and now AI: How different tech revolutions shaped the Arab world

The Arab world is currently approaching uncharted territory, and what happens next could prove as transformational as one of the most significant…

Houssam Itani 22 September , 2023
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman speaks with FOX News Channel, in an interview aired September 21, 2023, in Neom, Saudi Arabia. SPA
Politics

Mohammed bin Salman's blockbuster interview with Fox shows Saudi Arabia's growing global role

Nothing better illustrates the new self-assertive mood in Saudi Arabia than the wide-ranging interview given to Fox News by its Crown Prince Mohammed…

Con Coughlin 21 September , 2023
Trump races to the presidency despite criminal charges
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Trump races to the presidency despite criminal charges

Fares Garabet 21 September , 2023
There are promising signs of a national readiness to embrace the technological revolution sweeping the world but can Egypt's labour market accommodate young graduates in the field? Andy Potts
Business & Economy

Egypt has embraced AI, but can its labour market accommodate the ambitions of its youth?

Cairo: Times are changing in Egypt, where people have long resisted the advance of technology into everyday life.Until a few years ago, Egyptians…

Marcelle Nasr 21 September , 2023
Gibran Kahlil Gibran. Getty Images
Culture & Social Affairs

Did the Baha'i faith inspire Kahlil Gibran to write 'The Prophet'?

It’s been a century since the seminal work The Prophet by Lebanese-American poet, artist, and philosopher Gibran Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931) was…

Taissier Khalaf 21 September , 2023
Nine years ago today, the Houthis overran Sana'a. Al Majalla spoke to a Yemen expert about the 'tragic' impact this had on the country, the roots of the conflict and the path to peace. Majalla/Agencies
Politics

Yemen’s rolling tragedy is rooted in its warlike mountain tribes

On 21 September 2014, Yemen set course for what would become a devastating tragedy for the country and its people.The Houthi militia took control of…

Mohamed abi Samra 21 September , 2023
Saudi Crown Prince: Palestinian issue is very important, talks not suspended Fox News
Politics

Saudi Crown Prince: Palestinian issue is very important, talks not suspended

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman said Wednesday that the Palestinian issue is "very important" in US-brokered talks of normalising…

Ahmed Maher 21 September , 2023
Opinion

What a moment of promise – and one of peril – reveal about a world in flux

Two significant events in recent days have been profoundly revealing about changing global political dynamics and the very different ideas that are…

Alia Mansour 20 September , 2023
Smoke rises from artillery strikes on a hilltop outside Stepanakert, the capital of the Armenian-populated separatist region within Azerbaijani borders on September 19, 2023. AFP
Politics

Recent flare-up shows geopolitical drivers of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

Amid brewing tensions, fighting has flared up once again in Nagorno-Karabakh between Azerbaijanis and Armenians.Three years ago, Azerbaijan, who had…

Omer Onhon 20 September , 2023
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A US Navy sailor directs a Eurocopter AS-332 Super Puma helicopter on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which is supporting US military operations in the war with Iran on 16 August 2026. US. Navy/REUTERS
Politics

US troops leave Iraq, but double down in the region

30, Sep 2026

Why 30 September should be understood less as a US exit from the Middle East than as the end of a particular model of American intervention

Caroline Rose
Eduardo Ramón
Documents & Memoirs

Exclusive interview with the man who caught Eli Cohen

30, Sep 2026

Ibrahim Hamidi spent years following the story of Mossad's 'spy in Damascus ', but some secrets remained untold. He then learned that the man who could answer them was still alive

Ibrahim Hamidi
Moroccan Foreign Minister Bourita & Israeli Foreign Minister Sa'ar agreed to advance their
relationship on security, trade, and regional integration on 16 September 2026. @USAmbUN/X
Politics

Morocco expands ties with Israel: why now?

28, Sep 2026

After months of behind‑the‑scenes talks, Rabat and Tel Aviv are deepening ties under a new phase of the existing Abraham Accords, with Western Sahara being dangled as an incentive

Mohamed Sharki
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping view portraits of former US presidents at the White House, Washington, DC, on 24 September 2026. Reuters
Politics

US-China summit: did Xi get what he wanted?

29, Sep 2026

Why the Chinese president's visit to Washington could be considered a success, despite no big movement on trade, Taiwan, and technology

Charbel Barakat
Soldiers from the Ethiopian National Defence Force chant slogans after completing their training at an officers' training ground 70 kilometres northeast of the city of Gondar, Ethiopia, on 14 September 2021. AFP
Politics

Turmoil in Tigray: the view from Ethiopia's neighbours

30, Sep 2026

While many would like to see Addis Ababa distracted, they also worry about a refugee spillover should a civil war break out. It might be a case of 'be careful what you wish for'

Sergey Eledinov

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