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The rich relationship between Arabs and the stars began with the need to navigate and then deepened into a detailed intellectual endeavour to understand. Muhammad Mustafa
Science & Technology

The stars: The Arabs' map in the sky

The famous Turkish scholar and researcher Fuat Sezgin is a dedicated defender of the reputation of Arab science. He realised at a young age that its…

Abdullah Al-Rashid 12 June , 2023

US East Coast sees worst air quality in years due to Canada wildfires

June, 2023
Reuters
Reuters

Smoke rises from Cameron Bluffs wildfire on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, June 9, 2023 in this screen grab obtained from a social media video.

AFP
AFP

A jogger wears a face mask due to a code orange air quality alert because of smoke from Canadian wildfires on June 9, 2023 in Washington, DC.

AFP
AFP

This June 8, 2023, handout still image from a video by British Columbia Wildfire Service, shows an aerial view of the West Kiskatinaw River wildfire located 10kms (6 miles) east of Tumbler Ridge, Canada.

Reuters
Reuters

Traffic crosses the Benjamin Franklin Bridge over the Delaware River between Pennsylvania and New Jersey as haze and smoke caused by wildfires in Canada hang over the Philadelphia skyline in Pennsylvania, U.S., June 8, 2023.

AFP
AFP

This June 8, 2023, handout still image from a video by British Columbia Wildfire Service, shows an aerial view of the West Kiskatinaw River wildfire located 10kms (6 miles) east of Tumbler Ridge, Canada.

AFP
AFP

A man wears a face mask during the morning commute due to a code orange air quality alert because of smoke from Canadian wildfires on June 9, 2023 in Washington, DC.

Reuters
Reuters

Downtown Washington, D.C. is seen shrouded in haze and smoke caused by wildfires in Canada, in Washington, U.S., June 8, 2023

Reuters
Reuters

An aerial view shows West Kiskatinaw River wildfire in British Columbia, Canada, June 9, 2023 in this screen grab obtained from a social media video.

Golestan Palace, a UNESCO Heritage Site in Tehran, Iran Shutterstock
Politics

Iran’s plan to sell historic sites sparks 'monumental' controversy

There is widespread outrage in Iran, where the authorities have put a range of historical archaeological sites up for sale.The proposed online…

Rustum Mahmud 11 June , 2023
The Kingdom already has already had success with sports investments, helping Newcastle United to the Champions League. Now it is bringing that approach home to the Saudi Pro football league. Andy Edwards
Business & Economy

Saudi football kicks off bid for world-class growth

Saudi Arabia’ s move into the global business of sport is gathering speed, with the launch of a high-profile initiative to boost the industry in the…

Shujaa Albogmi 11 June , 2023
Robert Ford, the US ambassador to Syria under Obama, gives a behind-the-scenes account of the run-up and aftermath of the former US president's infamous red line over chemical weapons attacks in Syria. Eduardo Ramon
Politics

Obama’s hesitation in Syria: The red line that never was

Nothing symbolises the inability of the United States to pressure the Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad and limit the atrocities in the civil war…

Robert Ford 11 June , 2023
Hayv Kahraman, Kurdish Women Christies Middle East
Culture & Social Affairs

Middle Eastern art?

It’s never easy to divine whether the labels attached to artworks describe reality. Museums and galleries habitually attach such labels, because they…

Bryn Haworth 10 June , 2023
Opinion

The IEA: A champion of sustainable errors

“There is an organisation called the International Energy Agency; I think it has proven that it takes a really special talent to be consistently…

Faisal Faeq 10 June , 2023
Al Majalla reveals the last communications between Khaddam and Hafez al-Assad before he passed away and also the unheeded advice he gave to Bashar al-Assad after becoming Syrian president. Eduardo Ramon
Documents & Memoirs

Khaddam memoirs detail run-up and aftermath of Hafez al-Assad's death

On 10 June 2000, President Hafez al-Assad passed away, marking a new phase in contemporary Syrian history, as Bashar al-Assad assumed power.Over the…

Ibrahim Hamidi 09 June , 2023
Starmer was elected as an MP only in 2015, after a successful career as a human-rights barrister. Al Majalla profiles the man pegged to be the UK's next prime minister, effectively ending the Tories' long run in power. Matt Holland
Profiles

Keir Starmer: Former human rights lawyer and next UK premier?

When Britain holds its next general election, which is expected to take place sometime next year, the ruling Conservative Party will have been in…

Con Coughlin 08 June , 2023
Prince Harry leaves the High Court after giving evidence in London, Wednesday, June 7, 2023. AP
Politics

Prince Harry takes on British tabloids in historic court case

One of the undoubted advantages of not being rich – or, more to the point, famous – is the ability to forget about the existence of tabloid…

Bryn Haworth 08 June , 2023
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Politics

Iran-Houthi escalation could backfire. Here is how

05, Oct 2026

The more Iran and its regional allies try to corner Yemen's government, the more international support it is getting to fight back

Ibrahim Jalal
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
The leaders of Egypt, Somalia, Sudan and Eritrea met in Alamein Egypt on 4 October to discuss regional tensions. Eritrea Ministry of Information via X
Politics

Have Ethiopia's neighbours formed an alliance against it?

06, Oct 2026

The leaders of Egypt, Somalia, Sudan, and Eritrea met in Alamein on Sunday, which some interpret as a formation of a loose security alliance aimed at influencing the geopolitics of the Horn of Africa

Amr Emam
A digital billboard displays fuel prices at a petrol station in Berlin on 2 October 2026. John MACDOUGALL / AFP
Business & Economy

G7 agrees to release 100 million barrels of reserve diesel

03, Oct 2026

Analysts believe that Trump is hoping to lower domestic fuel prices before the November midterm elections, which could see Democrats win a majority of seats in Congress

Alexandra Sharp
A supporters of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva holds a Brazilian flag after a closing campaign rally, one day before the general election, in Sao Paulo, on 3 October, 2026. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
Politics

Who will be Brazil’s next president?

04, Oct 2026

Neither Lula nor Bolsonaro won an outright majority, so the two men will face off on 25 October in an election that could serve as a bellwether of Donald Trump's influence in Latin America

The Economist

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