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People walk beneath advertisement billboards at Boulevard entertainment city in the Saudi capital Riyadh, late on January 19, 2022. Getty Images
Business & Economy

Economic reforms help insulate Saudi Arabia from global crises

At a time when the world is facing grave economic challenges caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine war, and higher interest rates,…

Shujaa Albogmi 22 February , 2023
In the Turkish province of Antakya, a devastating earthquake has not only crushed bones, but also the hearts and spirits of its residents. Eduardo Ramon
Politics

No homes for the living, no graves for the dead

Antayka/Hatay: "Watch out!" I warned Muhammed, stretching my arms to stop him from stumbling over or stepping on a large black bag that was lying in…

Bissane El-Cheickh 21 February , 2023
Opinion

GCC banking sector needs a more meaningful monetary policy 

Kuwait: Monetary policy is a key pillar of the economy in free market economies. When the US Federal Reserve makes adjustments, such as raising or…

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 21 February , 2023
Opinion

Why social media trends fade just as quickly as they appear

Among the reasons that encouraged French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu to write two lectures titled “On Television”, which he later included in his…

Samer Abou Hawwach 21 February , 2023
Scurati’s latest batch of novels serve as a timely reminder of the dangers of fascism and come at a volatile time in Italy’s modern history. Nicola Ferrarese
Culture & Social Affairs

Literary trilogy recounts the rise and fall of Mussolini

Milan: Antonio Scurati, the contemporary writer, storyteller, and professor at the Institute of Modern Languages at the University of Milan, launched…

Youssouf Waqqas 21 February , 2023
How the IRGC plunders Iraq's money to fund loyalist militias and Hezbollah. Matt Holland
Business & Economy

The Iraqi dinar is fine

Fundamentally, the Iraqi dinar is fine.Its exchange rate is now rising, lifting the purchasing power of the country’s citizens, in a rebound…

Hussain Abdul-Hussain 21 February , 2023
Opinion

Is a visa to Europe becoming a modern-day indulgence?

European countries are making it increasingly difficult for citizens from countries south of the Mediterranean Sea to obtain visas. With this ‘visa…

Abdulsalam Bin Abdulali 20 February , 2023
The capital will have a new jewel on its skyline that will be a residential, cultural, technology and entertainment hub. WAS
Business & Economy

The New Murabba project: The beating heart of Riyadh

Riyadh’s robust infrastructure and promising investment potential provides fertile ground for the new projects that are continuously being launched…

Shujaa Albogmi 20 February , 2023
The descendant of Sharaf al-Din rose to prominence immediately after the 2003 invasion and subsequent occupation of Baghdad. Martin Satí
Profiles

Al-Sadr III: The Sadr legacy lives on through Muqtada

Beirut/Damascus: In 1785, an unknown Shiite prelate from Jabal Amal in today’s southern Lebanon, travelled to the city of Baghdad.Salah Ibn Ibrahim…

Sami Moubayed 20 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 birth pangs of a new world order

Paris: This year the world faces complex challenges, new opportunities and tough questions. Some of these questions surround the relationship between…

Ibrahim Hamidi 20 February , 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
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, and Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 5 October 2026. Turkish Foreign Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
Politics

The Mecca Defence Alliance faces its first practical test

07, Oct 2026

Türkiye and Pakistan have stepped up to help Saudi Arabia after it came under attack from the Houthis. The trio's coordination comes at a crucial time

Kaswar Klasra
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Politics

After October 7: new faces, changing maps

08, Oct 2026

Al Majalla examines this changed landscape—from Israel's domestic political scene to its external ambitions, where it occupies large swathes of new territory in the West Bank, Lebanon and Syria

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Business & Economy

Why Europe’s gold is on the move

07, Oct 2026

Headlines have centred on the flight of bullion while commentators have speculated about the prompts. The reality is a little more nuanced

Abdulfattah Khattab
Culture & Social Affairs

The 9 Arab films vying for an Oscar

08, Oct 2026

From Gaza to Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Jordan, Iraq, and Algeria, this year's Arab Oscar submissions explore stories of conflict, displacement, memory, and survival

Wael Said

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