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Culture & Social Affairs

Mathias Ospelt: crime fiction offers refuge in an unjust world

From a small European principality nestled between Switzerland and Austria, with a population of just over 40,000, Liechtenstein has become a vast…

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 24 August , 2026
Global warming is turning sleep into a global health crisis Sara Padovan
Science & Technology

Global warming is turning sleep into a global health crisis

In Chicago on 13 July 1995, in the middle of a heatwave, the city recorded a temperature of 41.1 degrees Celsius (°C), while the heat index (the …

Alaa Emara 24 August , 2026
The battle for Hormuz is a test of wills
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The battle for Hormuz is a test of wills

Fares Garabet 24 August , 2026
An Iraqi Kurdistan without an American umbrella Al Majalla
Politics

An Iraqi Kurdistan without an American umbrella

On 17 August, the private office of Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani and the headquarters of the region’s foreign intelligence service…

Rustum Mahmud 23 August , 2026
Opinion

Fedorov emerges as a potential political rival to Zelensky

At a time when Ukraine appears to be making significant progress on the battlefield in its long-running war with Russia, mounting concerns suggest…

Con Coughlin 22 August , 2026
A Ukrainian soldier carrying a Stinger anti-aircraft missile aboard a maritime guard boat in the northwestern part of the Black Sea on 18 December 2023.
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Business & Economy

Could the Black Sea become the "Hormuz of food"?

No wheat carrier needed to sink, and no Russian grain silo needed to be destroyed, for wheat prices on European exchanges to jump by about 4% on 10…

Abdel-Rahman Ayas 23 August , 2026
Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies during a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic hearing on Capitol Hill, in Washington, DC, on 3 June 2024. Jim WATSON / AFP
Profiles

Anthony Fauci and the politics of expertise

On 29 July 2026, Anthony Fauci returned to Capitol Hill in circumstances strikingly different from those in which he became known. For many, Fauci…

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra 22 August , 2026
Is an Israel-Syria pincer attack on Hezbollah in the works? Al Majalla
Politics

Is an Israel-Syria pincer attack on Hezbollah in the works?

There was understandable intrigue raised by US President Donald Trump’s suggestion that the Syrian army may be best placed to disarm Hezbollah in…

Elie Kossaifi 22 August , 2026
Opinion

What if Türkiye shot down an Israeli jet?

The latest Israeli strikes on Abu al-Duhur airbase in northern Syria destroyed its runways, yet they came dangerously close to igniting something far…

Ibrahim Hamidi 22 August , 2026
Four new Saudi films tackle themes of death and renewal Al Majalla
Culture & Social Affairs

Four new Saudi films tackle themes of death and renewal

Death has long been a mystery. People have tried to explain it, imagine what comes after, and confront its finality through rituals that express its…

Abdullah Al Duhailan 22 August , 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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