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Artist Elias Izoli returns with an exploration of balance Supplied
Culture & Social Affairs

Artist Elias Izoli returns with an exploration of balance

After a hiatus of over four years, Syrian visual artist Elias Izoli has returned with a highly anticipated new exhibition in Dubai. Titled "From the…

Mimoza Al-Arrawi 01 October , 2025

UN walkouts, environmental protests and more

R. Satish BABU / AFP
R. Satish BABU / AFP

A SpiceJet aircraft flies past a rainbow during the dusk in Chennai, India, on September 29, 2025.

 REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs
REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to a nearly-empty hall at the UN General Assembly in New York on September 26, 2025, after a walkout by most delegates.

Chanakarn Laosarakham / AFP
Chanakarn Laosarakham / AFP

A parody Mount Rushmore sculpture depicts the faces of Russia's President Vladimir Putin, China's President Xi Jinping, North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un, and US President Donald Trump in Bangkok on September 24, 2025.

AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman
AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman

A Houthi supporter chants slogans as he carries a rocket replica during an anti-US and anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen, on Friday, September 26, 2025.

Zain JAAFAR / AFP
Zain JAAFAR / AFP

An Israeli soldier stands guard as Palestinians protest a new road under construction for the use of Israeli settlers near the Palestinian village of Beit Ur al-Fauqa, near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on September 29, 2025.

REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

People attend the 'Love the Environment' Festival, held on the Ciliwung River (one of the world's most polluted) in Jakarta, Indonesia, September 28, 2025.

REUTERS/Remo Casilli
REUTERS/Remo Casilli

Greenpeace activists stage a protest at a UN conference to call for a just transition from industrial agriculture outside the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) headquarters in Rome, Italy, on September 29, 2025.

Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP
Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP

Migrants wait to cross the English Channel off the beach of Gravelines, northern France, on September 27, 2025.

Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP
Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP

Devotees visit a 'pandal' (a temporary structure for worship) decorated with used plastic bottles, dedicated to the Hindu goddess Durga, in Kolkata on September 24, 2025, ahead of the Durga Puja festival.

Olga MALTSEVA / AFP
Olga MALTSEVA / AFP

Cadets of the Admiral Makarov State University of sea and river fleet take part in the cadet initiation ceremony on Dvortsovaya Square in Saint Petersburg on September 27, 2025.

Opinion

Syria's return to the world stage helps speed up its recovery

For most countries, it was an ordinary occurrence. But for Syria, it was truly momentous. For the first time in 58 years, a Syrian head of state…

Alia Mansour 30 September , 2025
Armed and dangerous: a history of women in the Mossad Sara Padovan
Documents & Memoirs

Armed and dangerous: a history of women in the Mossad

In the Israeli TV show Tehran, a female Mossad agent infiltrates Iran to carry out a dangerous mission in the heart of the Islamic Republic. Though…

Michael Horowitz 30 September , 2025
Crypto crossroad: the Middle East faces a digital dilemma Ewan White
Business & Economy

Crypto crossroad: the Middle East faces a digital dilemma

After the total value of digital assets recently exceeded $4tn, there is no doubting the global growth of cryptocurrencies over the past decade. The…

Sharif Mohammad 30 September , 2025
A woman walks past a mural depicting late former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela July 27, 2024. Maxwell Briceno / Reuters
Politics

From friends to foes: the unravelling of US-Venezuela ties

For much of the second half of the 20th century, Venezuela and the United States were not just partners but close allies in security matters. In the…

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra 30 September , 2025
Pharmaceutical outsourcing makes the US vulnerable
Infographics

Pharmaceutical outsourcing makes the US vulnerable

The geography of US drug manufacturing reveals a striking paradox: while America is home to the world’s leading pharmaceutical innovators, the…

Al Majalla - London 30 September , 2025
Opinion

Modern-day deterrence: different landscape, similar logic

The recent phone call between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping wasn't just about TikTok; it was about the unfolding rivalry…

Ibrahim Hamidi 29 September , 2025
The historic Greek café "Sofianopoulo" from the colonial era in Alexandria.
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Culture & Social Affairs

Alexandria’s old-world charm lives on in its khawagat cafés

The 19th century Egyptian scholar, minister, author, and historian Ali Pasha Mubarak was renowned for a reason: he helped establish the country’s…

Yasmin Abdallah 29 September , 2025
AFRICOM changes show US policy shift on the continent Eduardo Ramon
Politics

AFRICOM changes show US policy shift on the continent

US policy on Africa appears to be in flux because Washington’s overall strategy for the continent is currently being reformed. Integral to this…

Sergey Eledinov 29 September , 2025
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A plume of smoke rises following a reported explosion in Tehran on 28 February 2026 as US and Israeli attacks on the country commence. ATTA KENARE / AFP
Politics

US-Israel attack Iran but end goal remains unclear

27 February 2026

Military strategists have long warned that war should be waged only if those waging it know what they want to achieve. Herein lies a problem: Washington's war aims in Iran are incoherent.

Futoshi Matsumoto
Al Majalla
Politics

Iran’s strategy for war with the US

25 February 2026

Tehran isn't likely to easily fold if/when Trump attacks. This means that the longer a military confrontation drags out, the more untenable Washington's position becomes.

Bilal Saab
Pete Reynolds
Politics

Ukraine: the war that shook the world

23 February 2026

The conflict has forced Russia to scale back its global footprint and NATO to boost its defence spending. Meanwhile, China and Middle powers have emerged as key beneficiaries.

Christopher Phillips
AFP / Al Majalla
Science & Technology

Renewables on track to redefine global energy

23 February 2026

Natural resources like solar, wind, and water are set to provide 36% of global electricity production this year. Even for sceptics like Donald Trump, the trends are unmistakable.

Mohammed Mansour
Gregori Saavedra
Politics

Was Jeffrey Epstein a spy?

24 February 2026

Some point to his possible links to Mossad through his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, whose father was a known Israeli spy, and assert that he blackmailed powerful figures to exert influence

Al Majalla - London

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