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The ghost of the dotcom bubble haunts artificial intelligence Sara Padovan
Business & Economy

The ghost of the dotcom bubble haunts artificial intelligence

There were few winners from the 2008 global financial crash triggered by an implosion in the US housing market, but investor Michael Burry was one…

Abdulfattah Khattab 22 November , 2025
Asaad al-Shaibani lead picture for part 2 Al Majalla
Politics

Asaad Shaibani: no deal with Israel without troop pullback

In Part 2 of Asaad al-Shaibani’s conversation with Al Majalla, which was conducted on 13 November, the talk turns to the moment that changed Syria’s…

Ibrahim Hamidi 22 November , 2025
A still from the film Neon
Culture & Social Affairs

'It Was Just An Accident' takes on the morality of revenge

It Was Just an Accident is an Iranian tragicomedy revenge film that follows a group of ordinary people, all tortured by the same man during…

Maram Abou Hawach 21 November , 2025
Al Majalla's Editor-in-Chief Ibrahim Hamidi interviews Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani on 13 November 2025. Axel Rangel Garcia
Politics

Asaad Shaibani on how Syria untangled its Russian knot

Few could have imagined that within a year, Ahmed al-Sharaa would go from a designated international terrorist to meeting leaders of the five…

Ibrahim Hamidi 21 November , 2025
US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman stand with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and others at the Saudi-US Investment Forum in Washington, DC. on 19 November, 2025. SPA
Business & Economy

US-Saudi Investment Forum takes economic ties to greater heights

In international diplomacy, the trajectories of grand alliances are often condensed into symbolic moments that transcend the scope of traditional…

Abdullah F. Alrebh 21 November , 2025
Opinion

A new Ukraine peace plan surfaces out of the blue

Just when it seemed that US President Donald Trump had lost interest in the Ukraine conflict, a new peace plan has emerged that might bring…

Con Coughlin 20 November , 2025
Trump mulls war with Venezuela
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Trump mulls war with Venezuela

Fares Garabet 16 November , 2025
Opinion

Born too soon: our responsibility on World Prematurity Day

The World Health Organisation marked World Prematurity Day on 15 November this year to draw attention to the 13 million babies born too soon. In the…

Hanan Balkhy 16 November , 2025
Hot Air Balloon Festival over Mada'in Saleh (Hegra) ancient site, AlUla, Saudi Arabia. was taken in 2020 Mar 18 Shutterstock
Business & Economy

TOURISE to take Saudi tourism to greater heights

Saudi Arabia held its first TOURISE Summit last week to facilitate opportunities to contribute to the sector’s growth and development both…

Sharif Mohammad 16 November , 2025
US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman exchange a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) during a ceremony at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 May 2025. REUTERS / Brian Snyder
Politics

US-Saudi ties are the cornerstone of Trump’s Mideast policy

When Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits the White House to meet with US President Donald Trump on 18 November, there will be no shortage…

Brian Katulis 16 November , 2025
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Business & Economy

The tiny waterway that put the global economy into a chokehold

18 April 2026

Disruption in the Hormuz can have major implications for global trade, but it also creates opportunities for smaller nations like Iran to become global political players

Steve Hewitt
Pete Reynolds
Politics

Glimpses of Bush's Iraq debacle appear in Trump's Iran war

15 April 2026

The Iraq war was viewed as disastrous in retrospect, while the Iran war was unpopular from the get-go. Al Majalla highlights the similarities and differences between the two.

Robert Ford
Al Majalla
Business & Economy

The US plan to turn Syria into an oil transit hub

16 April 2026

Pipelines have a chequered history in the Middle East, but the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has led US Tom Barrack to conclude that a new route through Syria could solve some problems.

Al Majalla - London
An Iranian woman flashes the V-sign as she takes part in a rally to pay tribute to women killed during war, in Tehran on 17 April 2026. AFP
Politics

Has Iran's ideology actually hardened?

16 April 2026

The change in tone and presentation of policy isn't a fundamental redirection, but rather the consolidation of a system under pressure

Alex Vatanka
Egyptian director Daoud Abdel Sayed holds two awards during the opening ceremony of the Alexandria Film Festival for Mediterranean Countries in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria, late on 14 September 2010. AMR AHMAD / AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

Daoud Abdel Sayed and the cinema of quiet rebellion

16 April 2026

Throughout his career, the renowned Egyptian film director challenged authority, rejected easy answers, and remained rooted in lived experience

Hazem Massoud

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