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Destruction in Gaziantep Imad Bezzi
Politics

Earthquake survivor recounts psychological ‘aftershocks’

After the Beirut port bombing on 4 August 2020, young Lebanese political activist Imad Bezzi was exasperated over the collapse, disintegration, and…

Mohamed abi Samra 23 February , 2023
Opinion

Palestinian politicians are the makers of their own tragic demise

The Palestinians hold countless heated and bitter debates about their conditions, choices, and destinies. This has been the case for about a hundred…

Majed Kayali 23 February , 2023
Moroccan writer and academic Abdelfattah Kilito in Strasbourg. Supplied
Profiles

Abdelfattah Kilito: A modernist with a passion for Arab heritage

Moroccan novelist and critic, Abdelfattah Kilito, was recently awarded the 2023 King Faisal Prize in Arabic Language and Literature for his work…

Haitham Hussein 23 February , 2023
British wartime Prime Minister Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, left, U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, center, and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin sit in the grounds of the Livadia Palace, Yalta. Getty Images
Documents & Memoirs

There is hope now for Ukraine in how Yalta helped end World War II

Today’s world needs many things. One of them may well be another Yalta conference. The resort city on the south coast of the Crimea is famous for…

Sami Moubayed 22 February , 2023

Saudi Arabia enjoys day off as Kingdom celebrates Founding Day

February, 2023
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Citizens and residents in Saudi Arabia are enjoying a day off on Wednesday to mark Founding Day as celebrations across the country are underway.

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The Kingdom is celebrating its second Founding Day holiday after it was declared as an annual day off last year.

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The history of Founding Day goes back to three centuries ago when the first Saudi state was established in 1727 during the leadership of Imam Muhammad bin Saud.

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Celebrations began across the country on Tuesday night with air show performance held at the eastern province city of Jubail.

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The show by Saudi Hawks stunned people with their acrobatic performances that also paid homage to the Kingdom.

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Spectators watch the Saudi hawks perform on the occassion of Saudi Founding Day.

During the reigns of Abdulaziz bin Muhammad and Saud bin Abdulaziz, Diriyah became the most important city the Arab world, second only to the two Holy Mosques Nash Weerasekera
Politics

Diriyah: The capital of the first Saudi state

It is not an overstatement to say that the greatest event in the Arabian Peninsula’s history in the last millennium was the establishment of the…

Abdullah Al-Rashid 22 February , 2023
Opinion

One Saudi state since the beginning

An honourable royal order was issued last year by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, to mark 22 February as…

Khalid al-Ghannami 22 February , 2023
More than 500 high-level international decision-makers meet at the 59th Munich Security Conference in Munich during their annual meeting from 17 to 19 February 2023 to discuss global security issues.  EPA
Politics

Absence of Russia and Iran from Munich Security Conference casts shadow over talks

The recently held Munich Security Conference was overshadowed by the ongoing war in Ukraine, which also eclipsed an array of other international…

Houssam Itani 22 February , 2023
Diplomat and former Lebanese Minister of Culture Ghassan Salame poses for a photo session at the Palais Brongniart during the fifth edition of the Paris Peace Forum, on November 12, 2022. Getty Images
Politics

Ghassan Salamé: The Arab world is on the verge of tremendous change

Paris: The former Lebanese Minister of Culture, professor of international relations, and the former UN envoy Ghassan Salamé tells Al Majalla about a…

Ibrahim Hamidi 22 February , 2023
Not only is cultural development great for citizens, but it is expected to add more than 5% to the GDP by 2030. Albane Simon
Culture & Social Affairs

Why Saudi Arabia is investing in culture

Saudi Arabia is shining with advances in cinema, culture, music and entertainment — exceeding expectations and goals set in the Saudi Vision 2030.In…

Abeer Albraheem 22 February , 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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